Ericsson selected by Telia International Carrier for IP Backbone expansion in Europe.Business Editors / High-Tech Writers Ericsson (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ERICY) and Juniper Networks Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) is an information technology company based in Sunnyvale, California and founded in 1996. The company designs and sells Internet Protocol network products and services. (NASDAQ:JNPR JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced an agreement to expand the capacity in the European backbone network A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. of global operator Telia International Carrier (TIC). Under the agreement with TIC, Ericsson will deliver IP core backbone routers based on the new Juniper Networks T640 Internet Routing Node, as part of its verified and pre-tested Packet Backbone Network (PBN PBN Paint By Number PBN Procurement Business Number PBN Pyrolytic Boron Nitride PBN Policy-Based Networking PBN Performance-Based Navigation PBN Progressive Bengali Network PBN Paintball Nation PBN Permanent Background Notices ) solution. Ericsson will deploy the T640s within the network implemented last year at TIC. Deployment of the new equipment will begin next month. Ericsson's PBN will allow TIC to significantly increase the bandwidth of its backbone network while reducing capital and operational costs. The T640 offers throughput speeds of 640 Gbps (Gigabits per second), seamlessly scaling to multi-terabit speeds. "With this combined Ericsson/Juniper carrier-class backbone implementation, we are building upon our solid backbone structure in a natural way, getting the necessary capacity and flexibility to handle the increasing data traffic effectively. Ericsson's solution enables us to offer our customers the best possible quality at the lowest possible cost," says Erik Heilborn, Head of Telia International Carrier. In 2001, Ericsson provided the fundamental IP Backbone network to TIC throughout the U.S. and Europe, a significant achievement on the IP backbone market. "This new agreement with TIC further strengthens the relationship between our two companies. Furthermore, it demonstrates Ericsson's ability and competence in delivering comprehensive, high-end IP datacom solutions to global operators - and the competitiveness of our PBN solution," says Karl Thedeen, Key Account Director for Telia at Ericsson Nordic & Baltics. Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet See broadband. communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world. Read more at http://www.ericsson.com/press About Telia International Carrier Telia's wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Telia International Carrier, provides IP, Capacity, Voice, Infrastructure services and carrier neutral co-location solutions. Today, the company is one of the leading European carriers of transatlantic IP traffic to the USA. Its wholly owned multi-fibre optic network - the Viking Network - provides high capacity bandwidth and offers end-to-end connectivity End-to-end connectivity is a property of the Internet that allows all nodes of the network to send packets to all other nodes of the network, without requiring intermediate network elements to further interpret them. It was for the first time implemented in the CYCLADES-network. round the world. The network is an investment-intensive venture expanding Telia International Carrier throughout Scandinavia, Europe and the USA. The infrastructure in Europe is designed as a multi-duct network connecting all significant cities with communication, supporting IP, Voice and Data. The network covers approximately 40,000 route kilometres throughout Europe and the USA, connecting 50 major cities through 120 points of presence. Telia is the Nordic leader in communications. Over the past year, we have streamlined the Group, focusing our core businesses and making the company more flexible. Our four core businesses are: Mobile communications, Internet services, International carrier operations and Fixed network operations. Telia is listed on Stockholmsborsen. Sales 2001 totaled MSEK MSEK Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein (New York law firm) MSEK Million Swedish Kroner 57,196 and the number of employees was 17,149. Visit Telia at www.telia.com About Juniper Networks, Inc. Juniper Networks leads the industry in turning network innovation into the reliable delivery of core, edge, mobile and cable Internet Internet access via the cable companies. There are two kinds of service. One uses a cable modem to connect to a computer, and the other uses an enhanced cable box that provides Internet access directly at the TV. services at scale for the New Public Network. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Juniper Networks offers additional information on its product and service offerings at http://www.juniper.net. About Ericsson's Packet Backbone Network The Packet Backbone Network (PBN) is a pre-tested and verified, carrier-class data backbone that enables operators to offer new or expanded services over an IP infrastructure in an extremely reliable and ultra-scalable configuration. The solutions feature highly scalable IP platforms enabling rapid delivery of new value-added services in an interoperable, multiservice network environment: the AXI AXI Automated X-Ray Inspection (electronics) AXI Association Xpertise Inc (Calgary, AB, Canada) AXI Ada to X-Window System Interface 540 series Edge Aggregation Routers, AXD AXD Alexandroupolis, Greece (Airport Code) AXD Auxiliary Drum AXD Active X Document Multiservice Switches, and AXI 590, AXI 580 and AXI 520 series IP Backbone Routers (based on Juniper Networks' T- and M-series routers). |
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