SEPTEMBER 20, 2006 -- Alcatel (search for Alcatel) has signed a contract with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan's recently privatized incumbent operator, to deploy an aggregation and transport network for the delivery of such services as digital video.
The project follows CHT's announcement of a five-year investment plan to transform its existing network infrastructure, which in turn will allow CHT to act as a content provider to Taiwanese TV broadcast companies. The first example of this kind of distribution service was a recent broadcast of a national rock music festival held in northern Taiwan.
The Alcatel optical networking equipment will enable CHT to benefit from enhanced aggregation capabilities to accommodate its customers' increasing demand for content-rich applications. Its deployment will help CHT further support the cost-effective and efficient delivery of its service offering ranging from multimedia on demand, high-speed Internet, and voice over IP (VoIP) to broadcast TV.
Alcatel will supply its data-aware Optical Multi-Service Node systems, which the company asserts offer a flexible platform enabling large-scale, cost-effective transport of video signals via multiple kinds of connectivity including Ethernet, ATM, Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI), and Serial Digital Interface (SDI).
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