"Alcatel-Lucent enabled us to install redundant infrastructure with very high availability which fully meets the information resource needs of the facilities in the Montreal region."

Martin Miron , ASSSM Telecommunications engineer

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ASSSM is the largest health and social services agency in the province of Quebec, serving more than two million people through more than 400 facilities in the Montreal region. To continue to deliver its services seamlessly and efficiently, the agency needed to update its communications network—and called on Alcatel-Lucent for help. Partnering with systems integrator SSP Télécom, Alcatel-Lucent increased the availability and speed of ASSSM’s existing network, rationalized and secured its communications infrastructure, and built a new data center in Montreal.

Challenges

Centralize and optimize information resources; Deliver its telephony services over a converged network; Consolidate IT systems between sites; Ensure network reliability and security; reduce operating expenses and infrastructure costs and improve ROI; Increase efficiency; Future-proof the network

Benefits

Enhanced communications system with higher performance and guaranteed 99.99% availability; High level of network security through redundant infrastructure, firewalling and peripheral management; Reduced infrastructure costs through network consolidation; Increased network speed to 10 GB/s while simplifying use through WiFi

Alcatel-Lucent Solutions

Network Infrastructure

Alcatel-Lucent Products Deployed

OmniVista 2500, OmniSwitch 9800, OmniSwitch 6850, OmniAccess WLAN 4302 Switch, OmniAccess WLAN AP70