Fujitsu and Internet2 FiberCo Team to Offer Professional Services.Comprehensive Solutions Allow Internet2 Members to Plan, Deploy and Maintain Multivendor Regional Fiber Optic Networks RICHARDSON, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. -- Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that its product-agnostic Network Life Cycle Services are available to members of Internet2, a consortium of educational institutions and government agencies, through a reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. agreement with Internet2 FiberCo. Now the Internet2 community will have more choices for professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. regardless of their deployed technology platforms. Internet2 fosters the development and deployment of advanced network applications and technologies for research and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. . Its subsidiary, FiberCo, provides Internet2 member organizations a cost-effective means for acquiring dark fiber-optic assets as well as professional services to support the development of regional optical networks. With today's announcement, comprehensive, high-quality professional services from Fujitsu are also available to help Internet2 members manage their dark fiber assets and optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. solutions in every stage of their network life cycle, from planning and deployment to critical on-going maintenance. These services are available to all Internet2 members and can be applied to optical networking products from any vendor. "The agreement with Fujitsu gives the Internet2 community more choices for professional services and allows them to source fiber assets from a leader in optical network solutions," said Steve Cotter cot·ter n. 1. A bolt, wedge, key, or pin inserted through a slot in order to hold parts together. 2. A cotter pin. [Origin unknown. , director of network services for Internet2. "Fujitsu is a recognized market leader for optical transport solutions and professional services, and as such, we're delighted to add Fujitsu's Network Life Cycle Services to FiberCo's portfolio to assist Internet2 member universities with every phase of their network deployments." "Fujitsu has years of experience providing leading-edge solutions and services for multivendor networks and this agreement now gives the Internet2 community access to a variety of customized solutions nationwide," said Lee Dayton, senior vice president of services at Fujitsu Network Communications. "In addition, we offer a wide portfolio of proven service solutions that will help Internet2 member universities plan, design, deploy and maintain their networks quickly and cost-effectively. We can also identify and qualify multiple sources of dark fiber as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , and can lend objectivity to the fiber characterization process performed on dark fiber sourced elsewhere." FiberCo will resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. the following Fujitsu Network Life Cycle Services to the Internet2 community to assist them with their regional optical networks: Planning Services * Network design, systems configuration and design, dark fiber sourcing, and fiber qualification and characterization Deployment Services * Full program management, EF&I, turn up and test, and on-site mentoring Maintenance Services * On-site support, remote technical assistance, advance replacement, and Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. (NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ) Complete details about each of these service offerings can be found on the Fujitsu web site at http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom. About Internet2 FiberCo([R]) FiberCo provides a means for acquiring, holding, and assigning fiber optic network assets in support of the Internet2 community's goals of developing and deploying advanced network applications and technologies. FiberCo facilitates the ongoing development of regional optical networking initiatives around the country to complement existing Internet2 network infrastructure while providing a strategic fiber acquisition capability on the national scale. For more information, visit: www.internet2.edu/fiberco. About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. is an innovator and strategic partner with over 20 years of experience as a leading provider of wireline and wireless networking See wireless network. solutions that solve critical business issues and enable new services. With the support of Fujitsu Limited, a $40.6B company with over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, Fujitsu enables their customers to build or seamlessly migrate to fully converged networks The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. that improve network performance and profitability. Over 320,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Fujitsu maintains a well-established and highly-regarded position as a market leader by providing the best-in-breed data networking solutions that drive next-generation access, core, and wireless networks. For more information, please visit http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom. FUJITSU (and design) ([R]) and THE POSSIBILITIES ARE INFINITE([TM]) are trademarks of Fujitsu Limited. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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