Alcatel and Sasktel Roll Out HDTV for IPTV

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Alcatel noted that SaskTel will be the first provider in North America to commercially deploy HD TV services as part of an IPTV offering using new technologies such as MPEG4. This announcement reinforces SaskTel's ongoing endorsement of Alcatel's Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture, which as the key component of SaskTel's Next Generation Access Infrastructure (NGAI) program is enabling SaskTel to offer the most comprehensive service portfolio of advanced broadband entertainment services.

SaskTel's HDTV offering represents the evolution of SaskTel's Max Entertainment Services which currently include high-speed Internet access, television, and Video on Demand (VOD) in a single bundle over SaskTel's high- speed IP network. SaskTel's Next Generation Access Infrastructure (NGAI) program, a capital investment initiative that is providing bandwidth of up to 40 Mbps, is the key enabler for advanced services such as HD TV and VoIP.

The HD service rollout is enabled by Alcatel's IPTV software development and services integration capabilities. These capabilities complement Alcatel's industry leading Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA), which includes the Alcatel 7750 Service Router, 7450 Ethernet Service Switch, and 7330 ISAM fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) platforms. The Alcatel 5620 Service Aware Manager and 5526 Access Management System provide management for the TPSDA network.

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