Alcatel-Lucent, now operating under new top management, says it is still the worldwide leader in the fixed-broadband DSL (digital subscriber line) access market and supports the largest mass deployments of video, voice and data services, according to a report from industry analyst firm Dell’Oro.
The report says one out of three fixed-broadband subscribers around the world is served through an access network provided by Alcatel-Lucent. The company attributes its market share to its strategy of innovation and quality assurance.
Alcatel-Lucent led the Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) market with 6.1 million lines shipped in the third quarter of 2008, a market share of 34.9%, and a worldwide installed base of 180 million lines. DSLAMs are the gear the telcos install in their equipment exchanges which allow phone wires to be used for broadband. Alcatel-Lucent led in IP DSLAMs with a market share of 32.6% and 34.2% in VDSL. It led in North America, EMEA and rest of the world and remained in second place in Asia-Pacific.
The company also leads in fiber-optic gear. Dell’Oro said Alcatel-Lucent’s market leadership in GPON shipments in the third quarter of 2008 was 46.1%.
Alcatel-Lucent is present in every country that’s engaged in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and has more than 90 fiber deployments ongoing worldwide, with a mix of GPON and point-to-point rollouts.
“The promise of new services delivered to anybody anywhere will require a profound transformation to next-generation wireline and wireless access,” said Luis Martinez Amago, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s fixed-access activities. “Bandwidth demand continues to grow, and network capacity remains one of the determining factors to successfully deliver high-bandwidth voice, video and data applications to consumers and business customers,” he said.
The company, he said, is dedicated to further boosting innovations helping operators offer advanced applications at home, on the move and to businesses.