Türk Telekom, a communications and convergence technologies company from Turkey, recently announced that it has chosen Alcatel-Lucent’s (News 
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According to officials from Türk Telekom, the solution will be deployed during “FiberkenTT” strategic network transformation initiative.
The 7353 ISAM FTTB is a compact, modular remote unit capable of operating as an ONU or as a standalone device. Its innovative any-service, any-network design is well suited for deployment in virtually any network location including remote areas, densely populated subscriber communities, large high rise units and office buildings.
“Türk Telekom is committed to providing fast, high-quality services to its customers anytime, anywhere – carrying them well into the future,” said Memet Atalay, Türk Telekom vice president of Operations. “Alcatel-Lucent’s fiber-to-the-building solution is instrumental to this. It helps us prepare for a long-term network transformation, leveraging a smart mix of copper and fiber access technologies to realize the highest speeds in the most cost-effective way.”
“In the end, this is beneficial to all our customers – as we will be able to connect many more households to our high-speed network while staying within our budget.”
The Alcatel-Lucent 7353 ISAM FTTB is a multi-service access shelf with industry-leading service density. It provides four slots which can host ADSL2+, POTS, VDSL2 and Fast Ethernet service cards.
With options for PON or Gigabit Ethernet uplink, the 7353 ISAM FTTB ONU enables service providers to reduce costs by deploying the same remote access solution across diverse network architectures.
Cenk Kivilcim, CSO at Alcatel-Lucent in Turkey, said, “Türk Telekom wants to offer new services by cost-effectively and efficiently transitioning its network to an infrastructure capable of delivering high-speed broadband in the most economic way to all of its customers. Their selection of our VDSL2 solution shows that we have the technologies at hand to grow our customers’ networks in the way that matches their needs and goals.”
Edited by
Braden Becker
