Alcatel-Lucent Unveils Velocix Digital Media Delivery Platform To Help Service Providers Efficiently Distribute Multimedia Content to Their Subscribers

LONDON, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IPTV World Forum -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris andNYSE: ALU) today announced the introduction of its Velocix Digital Media Delivery Platform, which enables service providers to support their own dedicated advanced digital media delivery capability, as an alternative to relying on shared content delivering networks (CDNs).  The platform consists of a suite of appliances that service providers can deploy in their network to bring multimedia content closer to their subscribers, enabling them to offer differentiated video stream quality and faster file downloads at significantly reduced costs. Elements of this suite have been deployed by service providers worldwide.

The introduction of this new platform builds on Alcatel-Lucent's acquisition of Velocix in 2009, and provides a unified delivery layer for Alcatel-Lucent's Multimedia Solutions portfolio, also unveiled today.  Alcatel-Lucent's Multimedia Solutions simplify the delivery of multi-screen video, TV, and multimedia content to any connected device, be it a TV, PC or mobile phone.  These new solutions will enable service providers to introduce a wide array of new service offerings and deepen their connection with their subscribers by satisfying consumers' desire to access all of their services and content wherever they are, on any device.

The surge in consumer demand for high quality multimedia entertainment that is increasingly delivered over IP networks to TV sets, PCs and mobile devices is having a profound impact on network service provider infrastructures and established business models. By deploying the Velocix Digital Media Platform in their networks, service providers are able to fully leverage their strategic infrastructure assets and subscriber relationships to create high-value services and new revenue streams based on delivery of premium content services over the Internet.

The Velocix Digital Media Platform includes five appliance types, each designed and optimized for a specific purpose such as content publishing, storage, delivery, routing and utility (management and analytics).

"The launch of the new Velocix Digital Media Platform marks an important milestone in Alcatel-Lucent's efforts to support service providers in the development of their multimedia delivery strategy," said Paul Larbey, the recently appointed head of Velocix. "By offering such a flexible, scalable and high capacity set of appliances we have greatly simplified the deployment of service provider-owned content delivery networks."

The Velocix portfolio is a key element of the company's High Leverage Network™ architecture - a fully converged, scalable, next generation, all-IP multiservice infrastructure that enables operators to deliver traffic more reliably, efficiently and at the lowest cost, while also leveraging the network to generate revenue from sophisticated managed services and applications.

About Velocix

Velocix is a world leading provider of Digital Media Delivery Platforms, a new generation CDN (Content Delivery Network) designed to meet the rich media needs of the 21st century Internet. Velocix offers service providers one of the broadest and most innovative ranges of content delivery technologies in the industry, tailored specifically to delivering large media files that will continue to be the driving factor behind the exponential growth in consumer IP traffic. A wholly owned subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, Velocix was founded in 2003 in Cambridge, UK and is a leading authority and innovator in the field of digital content delivery over the Internet. The company has a proven track record of bringing unique and exciting technologies to market that provide intelligent digital media delivery, in particular for large multi-GB media assets. www.velocix.com

About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris andNYSE: ALU) is the trusted transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation,  and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 15.2 billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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