Lucent Lands $4.6 Million Optical Contract from U.S. Army

Lucent Technologies was awarded $4.6 million contract with the United States Department of the Army to provide optical networking systems and professional services to upgrade military communications systems at Fort Drum. Lucent will provide its Metropolis DMX Access Multiplexer and its new Metropolis Wavelength Services Manager (WSM).



The new agreement is part of the Army's Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP) aimed at upgrading and modernizing the voice and data infrastructure at Army bases worldwide. http://www.lucent.com