Alang's "zero-touch vectoring" technology accelerates broadband services

Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) today launched its innovative "Zero Touch Vectoring" technology, a new VDSL2 vectoring technology that will allow communications service providers to upgrade existing technologies without investing too much time and expensive equipment costs, thereby enabling broadband service speeds to be increased cost-effectively for thousands of households.

　　The application of Alcatel-Lucent's innovative "zero-touch vectoring" technology is to enable home users to use higher-speed VDSL2 vectoring technology by performing advanced signal processing on the VDSL2 modem installed on the user side; at the same time, their equipment continues to run at high speed and the stability of broadband service quality is not affected in any way. Compared with previous technologies, this technology does not require firmware upgrades for the VDSL2 modem on the user's site, which will bring great convenience to operators and home users.

　　VDSL2 vectoring technology will continue to use existing copper wire facilities to "light up" the "last mile" of broadband connection for home users and provide a fast and economical alternative for large-scale expansion of home fiber networks. This technology can eliminate crosstalk between entire bundles of VDSL2 lines and help deliver 100Mbps broadband services.

　　Teresa Mastrangelo, principal analyst at market research firm Broadbandtrends, said: "Increasing broadband speeds based on existing network infrastructure will give service providers a competitive advantage in getting to market quickly. As a result, VDSL2 vectoring technology has become increasingly popular over the past year. Technical innovations such as zero-touch vectoring will help VDSL2 vectoring technology pass the final hurdle and achieve large-scale market adoption. It is gratifying that Alcatel-Lucent's rich field testing experience in this area can finally be put into practice in actual deployments so that all operators can benefit from it."

　　As early as September 2011, Alcatel-Lucent released the industry's first commercial VDSL2 vectoring solution. Since then, Alcatel-Lucent has stood out from the field, exclusively supporting large-scale VDSL2 vectoring technology trials and conducting live commercial deployments. These early experiences have enabled Alcatel-Lucent to gain a deep understanding of the specific implementation process of VDSL2 vectoring technology and invest in developing new features. In addition to zero-touch vectoring technology, Alcatel-Lucent has also led process innovations to enable VDSL2 vectoring systems to support up to 384 lines of service, helping operators to achieve high-density regional deployment. In addition, Alcatel-Lucent has introduced advanced troubleshooting capabilities in the Motive network analysis expert system to ensure high-performance network operations.

　　Dave Geary, president of Alcatel-Lucent Cable Networks, said: "Trials with leading service providers have shown that VDSL2 vectoring can achieve a wide range of desired speeds. We are now moving towards large-scale commercial deployments. With zero-touch vectoring and other innovative technologies, Alcatel-Lucent will help service providers around the world remove the barriers to delivering higher bandwidth to more broadband users."

　　Alcatel-Lucent will demonstrate VDSL2 Vectoring solutions at Broadband World Forum in Hall 11. To learn more about how Alcatel-Lucent can help service providers deliver faster broadband services through VDSL2 Vectoring solutions, please visit the Alcatel-Lucent official website.