Turk Telekom, the incumbent telecommunications fixed- network operator, selected Alcatel to supply an additional 200,000 lines for its broadband network. The deployment, which will occur in two equal phases, will extend the DSL network coverage to 2000 remote sites throughout the country. The rollout, which should be completed in 2004, will use the Alcatel 7300 Advanced Services Access Manager and the Alcatel 5523 DSL Work Station Element Management system. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Alcatel has supplied the majority of Turk Telekom’s core Internet infrastructure network TTnet, 100 percent of its narrowband communications access network, as well as its initial DSL network deployment. http://www.alcatel.com
