Alcatel-Lucent launches new IPTC

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Bangalore: Alcatel-Lucent has launched a new IP transformation center (IPTC) in Chennai, India. The IPTC will develop, integrate and test end-to-end IP networking solutions for Alcatel-Lucent's Indian and global customers as they migrate to next generation architecture. Alcatel-Lucent's India IPTC enables service providers to design, test and integrate their solutions in a risk-free environment, as if it were their own network. It helps them to shorten the IP transformation trajectory and their time to market while allowing them to keep costs under control and focus on serving their customers. The IPTC at Chennai hosts about 50 technologies. This IPTC is networked with Alcatel-Lucent's existing IPTCs and network integration centers located in Antwerp, Belgium, Singapore, Murray Hill, Naperville and Plano in the U.S., as well as with multiple R&D labs worldwide. These centers, help service providers execute their IP transformation projects. Vivek Mohan, Managing Director, Alcatel-Lucent India said, "To survive in a hyper-competitive environment, service providers need to rapidly introduce new services, reduce operational costs, and enhance the customer experience. Alcatel-Lucent's IPTC will help service providers achieve these goals and shorten their IP transformation process while mitigating potential risks in areas such as network design, end-to-end integration, process reengineering and customer migration." In India, Alcatel-Lucent's R&D activities rely on 2,700 engineers and scientists working on 100,000 square feet of lab space. Alcatel-Lucent has established a Bell Labs research center in Bangalore and has major software development centers at Gurgaon, Noida, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Alcatel-Lucent has also a joint venture with Chennai based CDOT (Government of India R&D Telecom organization) for the development of broadband wireless access solutions like WiMax.