Big Win! US West selects Nortel for Network Expansion
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U S WEST Selects Nortel Networks to Increase Network Capacity for Integrated Data
and Telephony Services
US$180 Million Agreement: U S WEST Continues Leadership In Providing Customers with High-Speed,
Integrated Communications Solutions
DENVER, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ - U S WEST (NYSE: USW) has selected Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE:NT) to deliver a Unified Networks solution of products and services over the next three years, enabling U S WEST customers to receive a broader set of integrated, high-speed, data and telephony services.
Nortel Networks is providing products and services to enhance U S WEST's network capacity, allowing U S WEST to quickly add and deploy features while efficiently handling greater volumes of voice calls and data transmissions. In conjunction with the agreement, both companies will also collaborate in testing and evaluating key telephony and data products.
The agreement, valued at US$180 million, will help U S WEST meet the growing market demand for next-generation, data networking services that integrate voice, data and Internet capabilities and provide the customer with efficient, cost-effective solutions. Increasing network capacity
is critical to enabling U S WEST to meet the growing customer demand for advanced communication services.
``U S WEST is looking forward to Nortel Networks' portfolio of integrated solutions that will enable our customers to receive superior service and cutting-edge capabilities, as we continue at the forefront of high-speed, Internet and data access,' said Bryan Cook, vice president, U S
WEST Procurement.
Included in the agreement are new processor upgrades to enable U S WEST to offer broad coverage of sophisticated services across its 14-state territory, as well as additional trunks and lines to efficiently handle growing Internet and second-line demand by customers.
``We are pleased to be working with U S WEST as they engage new technology to create greater value for their customers,' said Ian Craig, president, Wireless and Carrier Solutions, Nortel Networks. ``Nortel Networks is expertly positioned to deliver Internet Telephony solutions,
including telephony and next-generation IP services over one multi-service network with our Succession solution.'
Today's announcement includes eXtended Architecture (XA)-Core processor upgrades and Enhanced Networks (ENETs), in addition to hardware, software, engineering and installation services. Elements such as just-in-time ordering options and redeployment of existing equipment are designed to help U S WEST achieve cost efficiencies in today's demanding telecom environment.
U S WEST provides a full range of telecommunications services -- including wireline, wireless PCS, data networking, directory and information services -- to more than 25 million customers nationally and in 14 western and Midwestern states. More information about U S WEST can be
found on the Internet at www.uswest.com.
Nortel Networks delivers value to customers around the world through Unified Networks solutions, spanning mission-critical telephony and IP-optimized networks. Customers include public and private enterprises and institutions; Internet service providers; local, long-distance, cellular and PCS communications companies, cable television carriers, and utilities.
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