SaskTel, the incumbent service provider in Saskatchewan, Canada, will deploy Lucent Technologies' new optical management system to provide real-time provisioning and virtually instantaneous restoration of its optical backbone. Under the contract, Lucent will supply products from its Metropolis DMX family of access multiplexers and optical amplifiers from its Metropolis Wavelength Extension Solution to build regional transport rings in the province of Saskatchewan. Lucent will also supply the new Navis Optical Management System (OMS). SaskTel is deploying IP video over DSL, along with advanced Ethernet services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- In May 2003, SaskTel signed a US$5 million contract for the supply of Nortel Networks Multimedia Communications Portfolio and Succession VoIP equipment. SaskTel is expected to be the first service provider worldwide to offer new revenue-generating multimedia and packet voice services using Nortel Networks Succession equipment. SaskTel is evolving its Nortel DMS circuit switched network to the Succession Communication Server 2000 platform. In addition, SaskTel said that it would deploy Nortel Networks Passport Packet Voice Gateways (PVGs) to expand its network reach and Nortel Networks Universal Signaling Point to interface between classic SS7 signaling and next generation IP and ATM packet networks. SaskTel will use the network for SIP-based hosted multimedia and packet voice services for both residential and business customers.
SaskTel is using the iMagicTV software platform for delivering interactive television service to its DSL subscribers. SaskTel will offer a triple-play service in which subscribers will receive high speed Internet access on both a television and computer, four email addresses, over twenty digital television stations, thirty CD quality music channels and Saskatchewan AM and FM radio stations.
