Telkom turns to Alcatel-Lucent for superfast broadband
Telkom SA is expanding its superfast broadband services to subscribers throughout South Africa and Alcatel-Lucent will supply the network equipment to enable this network transformation.
The project – which is part of Telkom’s strategic ‘Network Transformation Initiative’ – includes upgrading the existing access network with new-generation VDSL2 technology serving 4.4 million subscribers.
Where commercially viable Telkom says it will also include the introduction of gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technologies to support fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) capabilities.
These new technologies will be key enablers for potential future services such as Video on Demand, IPTV, and high quality voice services
Alcatel-Lucent said in a press statement that it is providing Telkom SA with its Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) product family, which supports passive optical networking (PON) and digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies on the same platform.
“With Alcatel-Lucent’s ISAM product family, Telkom SA can support a mix of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH), fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) and fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) deployment models. The ISAM family is a cornerstone of Alcatel-Lucent’s High Leverage NetworkTM architecture,” stated Alcatel-Lucent.
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