22nd Oct 2007 14:00
Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), a global provider ofperformance analysis and service management solutions, today announcedthat it signed a formal partnership agreement with Alcatel-Lucent(ALU) to provide Triple Play testing solutions that enhance operationsof Alcatel-Lucent's global IP Transformation Center (IPTC). The IPTCis the industry's only state-of-the-art operation dedicated to theadvancement of triple play, IPTV, IMS and FMC deployment projectsacross the globe. £ Alcatel-Lucent's IPTC develops, integrates, tests and conformsend-to-end IP networking solutions towards sustained KPI's and KQI's.This helps operators and enterprises, faced with a highly competitiveenvironment, to transform their networks to a full IP-basedarchitecture. Through this partnership, Alcatel-Lucent and Spirenthelp advance the interoperability of collaborative IP networkingsolutions up to end to end service delivery. £ "Shortening the IP transformation period and ensuring seamlesscustomer network migration is the prime objective of our global IPTransformation Center," said H. Derrey, vice president of NetworkIntegration & Convergence - Wireline at Alcatel-Lucent. "Spirent'striple play and IPTV testing solutions coupled with its professionalservices expertise make it an ideal partner to help us meet thechallenges of next generation networks and the requirements of theIPTC." £ Alcatel-Lucent's IPTC recently deployed Spirent TestCenter(TM)along with the Spirent TestCenter GUI, which easily converts testcases into automated scripts for around-the-clock testing.Alcatel-Lucent also uses Spirent TestCenter with the L4-7 Triple Playbundled solutions to test with real H.264 video, real voice using SIP,and real application data. £ "The Alcatel-Lucent IPTC was developed as a showcase for NextGeneration Network (NGN) and IP transformation technologies andservices and plays an important role in the development efforts forboth Alcatel-Lucent and Spirent," said Rob Piconi, president and chiefoperating officer of Spirent Communications. "This new partnership isa very positive step for Spirent TestCenter and we are pleased to be aformal partner in what is proving to be an accelerator for seamlessnetwork transformation in our industry." £ Spirent TestCenter delivers significant improvements in testingproductivity during every stage of product development and servicecreation to accelerate time to market and reduce operational andcapital expenses. The new platform was built on the all-new InspireArchitecture(TM) in response to the market's growing demand for a testsystem that improves time to market and reduces product developmentcosts while ensuring the highest subscriber quality of experience(QoE). £ About Alcatel-Lucent £ Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutionsthat enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide,to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users.As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IPtechnologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers theend-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications servicesfor people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in morethan 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with globalreach. The company has the most experienced global services team inthe industry, and one of the largest research, technology andinnovation organizations in the telecommunications industry.Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive officeslocated in Paris. (All figures exclude impact of activitiestransferred to Thales). For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent onthe Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com £ About Spirent Communications plc £ Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technologycompany focused on delivering innovative systems and services to meetthe needs of customers worldwide. We are a global provider ofperformance analysis and service assurance solutions that enable thedevelopment and deployment of next-generation networking technologiessuch as broadband services, Internet telephony, 3G wireless and webapplications and security testing. 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