Alcatel Provides Internet Dial and VoIP to Turk Telekom

August 27, 2002 -- Communications network service provider Alcatel (Alcatel.com) announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded a contract by Turk Telekom to deploy an Internet dial access and Voice over IP network in Turkey.

According to the terms of the agreement, Alcatel will provide a fully integrated solution including its Alcatel 5020 Softswitch and the Alcatel 5735 Service Management Center, supporting SIP protocol and Commworks TC1000 Dial-IP/Media Gateways.

The solution, says Alcatel, will enable Turk Telekom to manage the growing amount of Internet dial-up traffic in its traditional network. It will enable smooth migration toward next generation networks and offer additional services such as click-to-call, Internet call waiting, virtual second line and advanced call forwarding.

Alcatel says the project will cover more than 100 locations throughout Turkey and will be deployed in four phases, the first of which will begin this summer and is expected to be completed by October 2002.

"This project reinforces Alcatel's leadership in providing powerful and reliable solutions to help incumbent operators migrate towards NGN," said Lutfi Yenel, chairman of Alcatel in Turkey. "The primary factor for this success is the strength of our Alcatel 5020 Softswitch family in terms of flexibility, modularity, open architecture and price competitiveness, enabling any type of multimedia services."