Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Italy’s leading telecommunications company, Tiscali to deploy a 100G terrestrial optical backbone infrastructure and upgrade existing submarine links to support its fast growing internet traffic and its Digital Growth initiative, which includes upgrading digital connectivity for public institutions such as schools and hospitals. Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its Agile optical networking DWDM solution with integrated optical transport network (OTN) switching, using its 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) family.
According to Alcatel-Lucent, the new 1830 Photonic Service Switch platform will allow Tiscali to increase both data capacity and data transmission speeds in response to growing demand for high-bandwidth, video and Internet services from existing business customers and consumers. Alcatel-Lucent will also upgrade two submarine cable links between Olbia in Sardinia and Civitavecchia, on the Italian peninsula, and between Cagliari in Sardinia and Mazara del Vallo in Sicily.
Andrea Podda, CTO, Tiscali
We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Alcatel-Lucent, a long-term partner that has always understood the needs of our network. Tiscali has been significantly contributing to the development of Internet in Italy among citizens and companies. Today more than ever we pursue this goal, in order to ensure our residential and business customers the benefits of the most recent and advanced technologies, both in terms of cost and functionalities, to help speed up digitization process in Italy, and make it an effective cultural evolution.
Roberto Loiola, SVP, South & Centre Europe, Alcatel-Lucent
We are proud that our WDM technology is gaining further traction in the Italian market. Our 1830 PSS family has now been adopted by almost every service operator and by a growing number of large enterprises operating in industries where there is a strong need for mission critical networks.
