Sycamore Networks Selected by BellSouth to Equip Next Generation Internet Exchange in Florida
October 12, 2000 08:05:00 AM ET
CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2000--
BellSouth's "Florida Multimedia Internet eXchange" plans to use Sycamore's SN 16000 intelligent optical switch and SN 8000 optical
transport platform to bring unprecedented bandwidth, speed and performance to South Florida's Internet community
Sycamore Networks SCMR, a leader in intelligent optical networking, today announced that BellSouth Corp. BLS has selected Sycamore's intelligent optical switches and transport platforms to use in the company's innovative "Florida Multimedia Internet eXchange" (FloridaMIX) network in South Florida. In August, BellSouth announced its plans for bringing the nation's most advanced, high-speed Internet exchange, or Network Access Point (NAP), to South Florida. South Florida is quickly becoming a major Internet hub, connecting routes in the U.S. with Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Western Europe. The FloridaMIX will provide a flexible optical foundation for a next generation Internet infrastructure that will support the rapid growth in data traffic from new Internet service companies and new applications such as voice and video over the Internet...
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