Alcatel-Lucent claimed that it recorded strong performance in the IP router vendor market for the year 2009 as reported by Dell’Oro Group’s research. Alcatel-Lucent further claims that it is the only major vendor to have managed revenue growth and gain in market share last year.

The company gained about 5 percentage points of market share in 2009 taking its market share to over 20% in the edge router segment.

“For the full year 2009, Alcatel-Lucent achieved a significant milestone by moving up to second place in the vendor rankings of the service provider Edge Router market.  This was the first time in ten years that a vendor other than Juniper occupied the number-two position. Alcatel-Lucent’s share increased five percentage points in 2009 to 20%...Alcatel-Lucent’s ongoing success stems from a broad product line, a large customer base, and extensive global presence—all of which have helped the vendor build a consistent revenue stream and win new business,” says Dell’Oro in its report.

“Dell Oro’s report for 2009 reinforces the market success and momentum that we started back in 2004 and that continues to this day,” adds Basil Alwan, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s IP Activities and head of carrier portfolio strategy. “The service provider edge is where operators define and deliver services for residential, mobile and business customers, making it a key focus for capital investment, despite the tough economic environment throughout 2009. This is the market opportunity that Alcatel-Lucent’s service router portfolio is ideally suited to address, and the reason we’ve taken another five points of market share in the last year.”

The year 2009 saw the company initiating numerous innovations in its IP technology portfolio such as 100 Gigabit Ethernet with full edge services like IPTV; a converged backbone transformation solution based on IP/Optical integration; enhancements to its market-leading LTE-ready mobile backhaul portfolio; and a unique approach to the wireless Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

Alcatel-Lucent clicked 29 new clients including new wins with Tier 1 carriers and cable MSOs in all regions for its service router solutions.