Samart Telcoms selects Alcatel-Lucent to power TOT 's IP broadband project

This contract will support TOT's IP broadband project, and is the largest transmission deal in Thailand and in the Southeast Asian region.

Alcatel-Lucent will provide Samart Telcom s with an integrated, end-to-end solution allowing TOT to meet the increasing number of users while supporting the bandwidth demands driven by next-generation 3G services . Samart Telcoms will benefit from Alcatel-Lucent 's unparalleled experience in network roll-outs, project execution and network maintenance.

"Alcatel-Lucent's customer focus and leadership gives us confidence that their optic al transport solutions are future-proof and the services delivered at the highest standard. Trusted partnership and reliability are essential in TOT's IP broadband project  as it is crucial to the country's development and the knowledge-society we are building," said Watchai Vilailuck, Chief Executive Officer of Samart Telcoms Public Company Limited.

 "This project is a major step in our relationship with both Samart Telcoms, the JJS consortium and TOT," said Sean Dolan, Asia-Pacific President, Alcatel-Lucent. "Our end-to-end solution and services will help lay the foundation for the development of new social and economical opportunities in the country."

Alcatel-Lucent was recently recognized for the second consecutive year as " Optical Vendor of the Year " in Asia Pacific during the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards.   The award further confirms Alcatel-Lucent's leading innovation capabilities in optics, including intelligent optical core with more than 1,600 ASON/GMPLS-enabled optical cross-connects rolled out worldwide.