Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:www.alcatel-lucent.com.
Hitachi Cable has been a leading company in the Carrier Ethernet Switch market over the years, and enables service providers to expand their service field into global markets.
Since Carrier Ethernet Services (Pure Layer2 VPN) launched in 1999 in Japan, it has grown to become the most popular network service for enterprises in Japan. In recent years, as the background of the demand for the high-speed communication increases (in cases of utilizing web-based applications, transferring 3-D CAD data, or file transferring between Data Centers for a disaster recovery) Carrier Ethernet Services have been rapidly replacing high-priced Leased Line Services and MPLS IP-VPN. The demand for Carrier Ethernet Services has been currently accelerated even in world-wide scale, taking advantage of proven Ethernet Technologies in Japan market. Hitachi Cable provides many unique and field-proven Layer2 technologies which enables service operators to operate Carrier Ethernet Service with robustness, scalability and to reduce CAPEX and OPEX.
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Ciena Corporation is a leader in communication network infrastructure, associated software and professional services. We specialize in helping customers transition to service-driven networks that fundamentally change the way they compete. With expertise in optical and Ethernet networking, Ciena combines software-programmable hardware, a common operating system, and unified service and transport management to enable our customers to adapt and scale with any emergent business model. Our solutions form the foundation of many of the largest, most reliable and sophisticated service provider, enterprise, government, and research and education networks across the globe.www.ciena.com.
Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. The market leader in 2G and 3G mobile technologies, Ericsson supplies communications services and manages networks that serve more than 250 million subscribers. The company's portfolio comprises mobile and fixed network infrastructure, and broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and developers. The Sony Ericsson joint venture provides consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices. Ericsson is advancing its vision of 'communication for all' through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 70,000 employees generated revenue of USD 27 billion (SEK 209 billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm and NASDAQ. For more information, visitwww.ericsson.com orwww.ericsson.mobi.
Tellabs advances telecommunications networks to meet the evolving needs of users. Solutions from Tellabs enable service providers to deliver high-quality voice, video and data services over mobile and fixed networks around the world.
Tellabs serves 30 of the world's top 35 service providers and has strong relationships with communications companies worldwide, including Ericsson (Sweden), Navega.com (Central America), NTT (Japan), Telecom Italia (Italy), Telstra (Australia), Verizon (United States), Vodafone (multiple territories). Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB) is part of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Ocean Tomo 300™ Patent Index, the S&P 500 and several corporate responsibility indexes including FTSE4Good and eight KLD indexes.www.tellabs.com.
