Yves Zischek, Head of SBB Telecom said : "Alcatel-Lucent best met our selection criteria with its motivated team and their best-in-class technology to implement our important project. The new nationwide Next Generation Network build by Alcatel-Lucent will increase our network capacity significantly and at the same time provide an enhanced availability. We lay the foundation for an increasingly interconnected and digitized future." Patrick Langelaan, Country Senior Officer of Alcatel-Lucent Switzerland said : "We are pleased to continue our collaboration with SBB. This major project highlights our growing momentum in mission critical networks and specifically the strength of our products to address the communications needs of railway operators. Using our IP/MPLS and agile optical networking technologies we can deliver a network that meets all SBB's needs efficiently and cost-effectively into the future as traffic continues to grow."