MAY 3, 2007 -- Alcatel-Lucent (search for Alcatel-Lucent) has been selected by RTE, the French public power transmission network operator, to deploy an additional several-thousand-kilometer fiber-optic network on RTE's high-voltage transmission grid. The multi-million Euro agreement includes project management, engineering, supply, network installation and commissioning, as well as maintenance for the majority of the network.
This turnkey fiber-optic network, code-named ROSE 7 (Réseau Optique de SEcurité, or optical security network), is the continuation of a project that began in 2004 with a 500-km pilot project in Brittany, which has grown to over 5,000 km today, report Alcatel-Lucent representatives. It will enable RTE to secure its electrical transmission network with reliable, fast communications links and resell excess fiber-optic capacity to telecom operators and local authorities through its subsidiary @rteria.
"Alcatel-Lucent quickly got into the mindset that project management requires; all project constraints had to be addressed, and most particularly--in the case of RTE--the operational constraints of a very high-voltage electricity network," recalls Luc Desmoulins, RTE purchasing director. "Alcatel-Lucent had to be willing to redeploy its resources, adjust its schedules, and change the project execution at any moment, depending on our constraints," he says.
"This contract highlights Alcatel-Lucent's extensive experience meeting all the requirements and deadlines of a major utility player, including managing and deploying a state-of-the-art network that has unique technical challenges," adds Michael Fabian, president of Alcatel-Lucent's Enterprise and Government Services.
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