Alcatel-Lucent extends DSL innovation with new Smart DSL technology

Paris, February 4, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced the introduction of its innovative Smart DSL technology at the occasion of the TVoDSL 2008 conference, taking place in Paris from January 29th till February 1st.

Line stability has a huge impact on the end-user's quality of experience (QoE). A digital subscriber line (DSL) made unstable by crosstalk, for example, can cause service degradation and even service interruption. Increasing the signal to noise ratio is the traditional approach to stabilizing lines - but this usually results in a degradation of bandwidth, something that is not well suited in today's triple-play world.

Therefore, Alcatel-Lucent now introduces its Smart DSL technology, targeting operators deploying higher-speed bandwidth services over asymmetric DSL (ADSL) and very high-speed DSL (VDSL) lines. The Smart DSL technology allows operators to guarantee DSL line stability at higher bit rates than traditional methods, building on Alcatel-Lucent's Artificial Noise and Virtual Noise (ANVN) innovations.

Source:Alatel-Lucent extends DSL innovation with new Smart DSL technology- Alcatel-Lucent Press Release