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February 29, 2000
Qwest Communications Selects Nortel Networks to Support
Enhanced Internet Broadband Services
To Deploy Shasta 5000 Broadband Service Node In Leading Nationwide
Network
BOSTON - Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSE: NT] announced that Qwest plans
to deploy its Shasta 5000 Broadband Service Node (BSN) IP services
platform to support Qwest's wide-array of value-added Internet services. A
key component for delivering profitable new services via the high-performance
Internet, the Shasta 5000 BSN is a universal broadband aggregation
platform, enabling delivery of enhanced services such as network-based
firewalls and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
"Our strategic relationship with Nortel Networks takes another step forward
today with this agreement that will provide critical value-added Internet
services to Qwest customers," said Rick Weston, senior vice president,
Qwest Internet Solutions. "We will extend our lead in broadband Internet
applications and services with the deployment of the Shasta 5000 BSN and
gain a reliable, highly scalable solution that will help us extend the portfolio
that we offer to customers."
Internet services via broadband will help support bundled data and voice
applications that require large amounts of bandwidth, while providing the
necessary levels of security and quality of service that mass-market
customers require, such as Secure DSL and network-based firewalls.
"IP Services Platforms compliment existing ISP network architectures by
supporting large scale deployment of VPNs and Firewalls," said Tracey
Vanik, Director of Edge Switching and Routing at RHK. "When deployed by
a service provider, these systems not only provide important features for
customers, but also potentially new revenue streams for the ISP. Coupled
with centralized provisioning, IP Services Platforms enable ISPs to deploy
new services easily and scale their offerings for hundreds of thousands of
users."
"The Shasta 5000 is tailored to meet both the immediate and future needs of
Qwest customers," said Anthony Alles, president and general manager of
Nortel Networks Shasta IP Services business unit. "The open platform
provides for both broadband access and seamless migration to new IP
services, and interoperability with existing billing and accounting systems."
The Shasta 5000 BSN is designed to power the subscriber edge of the
network, where last mile technologies like DSL meet the Internet backbone
and where broadband subscribers meet broadband services. The Shasta
5000 provides a universal aggregation point with the capability to support
dial, DSL, fixed and mobile wireless, ATM/Frame Relay, leased line and
wholesale dial subscribers. The Shasta 5000 enables carriers, competitive
local exchange carriers (CLECS) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to
increase their competitive advantage by transitioning from the simple
connectivity model enabled by first generation subscriber management
systems to a cost-effective, network-based, value-added services model.
For more information on the Shasta 5000 and new enhancements, please
contact a Nortel Networks IP Services sales representative or visit the web
site at www.nortelnetworks.com/ipservices.
Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, eBusiness, and
wireless solutions for the Internet. The company had 1999 U.S. GAAP
revenues of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier, service provider and
enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a
high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It
is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet
through Unified Networks* that promise a new era of collaboration,
communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com.
* Nortel Networks, the Nortel Networks logo, Shasta 5000, the Globemark,
Unified Networks, and How the world shares ideas are trademarks of Nortel
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