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Alcatel’s GÉANT2 PartnershipThe Convergent Solution in Practice

Stefano Lorenzi

Senior Vice President, Alcatel Optical Networks

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Alcatel in a Snapshot: 2004

CablesN° 1N° 1

GSM/GPRSN° 3N° 3

Satellites

N° 3N° 3

Total TransportN° 1N° 1

Public SwitchingFixed Wireless Access

N° 1N° 1

New Gen. SONET/SDH

N° 1N° 1

Multiservice Switching/Routers

N° 3N° 3

€12.3 billion in sales13% of sales invested in R&D56,000 employees worldwideActive in 130 Countries

€12.3 billion in sales13% of sales invested in R&D56,000 employees worldwideActive in 130 Countries

Broadband Access

N° 1N° 1

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Alcatel Business Breakdown

28%

15%

15%

42%32%

27% 41%

2004 Geographical Distribution

2004 Technology Segment Distribution

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Multi-Technology Expertise Industry’s Broadest Technology PortfolioMulti-Technology Expertise Industry’s Broadest Technology Portfolio

Global Presence56,000 people Active in 130 countries Global Presence56,000 people Active in 130 countries

Solid Partner Strong Financial Position and Strategy for the Future

Solid Partner Strong Financial Position and Strategy for the Future

Comprehensive & Flexible ServicesAdapting to Your Current & Future Needs

Comprehensive & Flexible ServicesAdapting to Your Current & Future NeedsAlcatel is already

Equipment Supplier

& Partner for:

RenaterDFN (G-WIN/Viola)FCCN

A Proven & Solid Partner

Alcatel16%

World Market Leader in Optics 4 years in a row

World Market Leader in Optics 4 years in a row

Huawei10%

Fujitsu9%

Nortel8%Tellabs

8%

Lucent7%

Marconi6%

Siemens6%

Cisco6%

NEC5%

Others19%

1Q’05 Rolling Market Share

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Our Commitment to Research

Alcatel has established a global program for research

Alcatel has established a global program for research

Next generation technology and networking pioneered

Next generation technology and networking pioneered

Industry trends and new opportunities generated

Industry trends and new opportunities generated

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34 European Countries3,500 European Entities34 European Countries3,500 European Entities

Géant2 Rollout for 2005

The Network Project:The Network Project:

~12,000 Route kilometers~500,000 Gbit kilometers>180 Network Elements

The Network Project:The Network Project:

~12,000 Route kilometers~500,000 Gbit kilometers>180 Network Elements

The Alcatel Solution:The Alcatel Solution:• DWDM Systems • Optical Switching Systems• Network Management Systems & Professional Services

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Professional Services: Tying the Project Together

• Project Management

• Network Design support

• Installation, Testing & Commissioning

• Technical Assistance

• NOC Support

• Spares Program

• Training

Alcatel will provide GAlcatel will provide Gééantant22 a a comprehensive suite of comprehensive suite of servicesservices & pool of experts & pool of experts to ensure project success

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Complexity Made Simple Integrated NMS

C

arrier

AD

ark

Fibr

e

Carrier P

Dark Fibre

Carrier V

10G Wave

GN2POP A

GN2POP D

GN2POP Z

GN2POP M

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The Latest Technology

• Convergent Optical & Data

• Highest Density

• Lowest Power Consumption

• 40Gbit Available

• In-Service Upgrade

1678 MCC

1626 LM

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The Convergence Solution

AccessAccess

ExistingIP Router

ExistingIP Router

GÉANT2POP B

GÉANT2POP A

Managed Lambda’s

1626 LM

1626 LM

L2Matrix

L2

TDM Matrix

TDM

1678 MCC

1678 MCCD

ark

Fib

er

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From PoS to EthernetConnect. Communicate. Collaborate

• More Economical Architecture

• Highest Overall Network Availability

• Flexibility (VLAN management)

• Highest Network Performance (Latency)

Router

IP Links

1/10 Gigabit Ethernet

VC-4-nv Channels

L2Matrix

TDM Matrix

1678 MCCTransport Node

VLANs

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Research ActivityResearch Activity

Policy Middleware

Network Resource Mgr

Bandwidth on DemandOur Long-Term Vision

EthernetApplicationse.g. GRID

Ethernet1678 MCC1678 MCC

1678 MCC

Applications

e.g. GRID

BandwidthRequest

BandwidthRequest

UNI-CCommand

GMPLS

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Summary

• Alcatel is Proud to be Partnering with Géant2

as their provider for State of the Art Optical

Solutions

• Alcatel Views Géant2 as a Strategic Long-Term Partnership, sharing Optics/IP

Convergence Vision

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Thank You!!!

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