Alcatel-Lucent announced that Hawaiian Telcom, the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) in Hawaii, has selected Alcatel-Lucent's Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture as the blueprint for network transformation that will enable the delivery of new and innovative consumer and enterprise service offerings.

Hawaiian Telcom will deploy Alcatel-Lucent's access and IP routing solutions to replace the existing high-speed Internet infrastructure, and to provide the scalability, reliability and speeds necessary to deliver compelling new service offerings such as IPTV, advanced and interactive Internet and premium Ethernet and IP VPN services.

"By offering innovative and advanced services to our consumer, small business and enterprise customers, Hawaiian Telcom is strengthening its competitive position," said Michael McHale, Chief Marketing Officer for Hawaiian Telcom. "The deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture is a significant element of our ongoing network transformation strategy to IP-based technologies."

"The transformation of operator networks is something that we continue to see in all regions around the world as our customers strive to maintain an edge in a competitive marketplace," said Tim Krause, Alcatel-Lucent's Chief Marketing Officer, North America. "We are pleased to continue working with Hawaiian Telcom as it transforms its network and business in a way that will benefit both consumers and enterprises."

Alcatel-Lucent will provide Hawaiian Telcom with its state-of-the-art ISAM product family a modular and flexible platform (including the Alcatel 7330 ISAM FTTN and the Alcatel 7342 ISAM FTTU) to extend the bandwidth potential of fiber from the network core to the subscriber premises, as well as the 7750 Service Router (SR) and Alcatel 7450 Ethernet Service Switch (ESS) to address its service routing requirements.

Worldwide, more than 150 service providers in over 65 countries, including AT&T, BT, Telia Sonera, Telefonica and China Telecom, have selected the Alcatel IP portfolio. According to Synergy Research Group, Alcatel was #2 in the Services Edge Router category in Q3 2006, with 19% market share.

Alcatel-Lucent's ISAM product family is the industry's first IP broadband services access platform, accommodating a wide range of access technologies and network topologies. The ISAM family is specifically designed to minimize the complexity and ensure profitability as service providers transform their broadband access networks to support full triple play service adoption. In addition to Hawaiian Telecom, more than 100 service providers worldwide have chosen Alcatel-Lucent's ISAM family of products, including AT&T, China Telecom, Swisscom, and TELUS.