Major Swedish DSL provider selects Alcatel's newest generation broadband access platform.

Alcatel has been selected by Bostream, Sweden's second-largest DSL broadband operator, for a DSL network that enables delivery of high-value, broadband entertainment services over DSL--including broadcast video. Bostream intends to use the Alcatel broadband solution to deliver high-speed services to subscribers in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo and other major cities throughout Sweden. Bostream is one of the first service providers to deploy the Alcatel 7301 ASAM, the industry's highest capacity broadband access platform. Launched in May 2003, this is the fifth generation of Alcatel