Subject:
Ericsson selected by BT to provide transport solutions
Date:
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 17:19:21 +0000
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Ericsson selected by BT to provide transport solutions
Ericsson announces that it has been selected by British Telecommunications plc
(BT) to provide transport solutions for the carrier's UK international
backhaul network to manage the explosion in bandwidth demand.
The contract will form the basis for the next major step in managing both BT's
domestically generated and overseas data information well into the next
century.
The enormous invasion of information through the telecommunications network is
based on the accelerated use of the Internet; graphics and video
communications now finding commercial applications; and global business with
an emphasis on global telephony.
The potential for bottlenecks in international cables and within international
backbone networks is a situation that poses a major challenge to telecom
operators like BT - particularly with the recent surge in Atlantic cable
deployments set to hit the beaches in '98.
By working in partnership with Ericsson Limited in the UK and the Ericsson
business unit Transport and Cable Networks, a solution has been created for
BT. From the Ericsson Transport Network Architecture (ETNA), a package of
solutions have been chosen which will include: Ericsson's STM-16 ADMs; 4/4
Synchronous Cross-Connect systems; network management systems and Dense
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology.
DWDM enables carriers to use the same fiber with far more capacity by
splitting light into wavelength components, each one acting as an individual
channel. Ericsson Optical Networking solutions (ERION ) - which will be
deployed by BT - offers the first scalable DWDM system.
Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecoms world, with
communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with
the freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140
countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network
operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over.
Please visit Ericsson's Press Room at: ericsson.se
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Carl-Magnus Hallberg, DWDM Programme Director, Ericsson BU Transport & Cable
Networks
Phone: +44 410 368 658 (mobile); +44 1403 277370
Paula Wagstaff, Corporate Communications Manager
Ericsson Limited
Phone: +44 1444 234354; mobile: +44 836 204543
Chris Moseley, External Communications Manager
Ericsson BU Transport and Cable Networks
Phone: +44 410 368530 (mobile); +44 1403 277156
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