Alcatel to Install Fiber-to-User in San Francisco

PARIS, July 16 -- Alcatel and SBC Communications Inc. will deploy the Alcatel 7340 Fiber-to-the-User solution for residential customers in SBC Pacific Bell's Mission Bay project in San Francisco.

The network will have the capability to deliver voice, data and video services over an all-optical network, including emerging high-bandwidth services like high-definition TV.

"Alcatel is leveraging its strengths in broadband access to help support SBC's next generation of broadband services," said Lee Doyle, group vice president, Network Infrastructure.