In brief: BellSouth taps Lucent for VoIP infrastructure

Like Cingular and SBC before it, BellSouth has selected Lucent to provide it with an IP Multimedia Subsystem infrastructure to support residential VoIP in BellSouth's nine-state region. Under the multiyear agreement, Lucent will help build out the system that will enable VoIP services to consumers over BellSouth FastAccess DSL Internet service. Lucent Worldwide Services will provide end-to-end multivendor network integration services, including network and security design, installation and engineering, and program management.

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Like Cingular and SBC before it, BellSouth has selected Lucent to provide it with an IP Multimedia Subsystem infrastructure to support residential VoIP in BellSouth's nine-state region. Under the multiyear agreement, Lucent will help build out the system that will enable VoIP services to consumers over BellSouth FastAccess DSL Internet service. Lucent Worldwide Services will provide end-to-end multivendor network integration services, including network and security design, installation and engineering, and program management.

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