Confirmed: Ericsson and Juniper got the Deutsche Telekom contract!
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Ericsson Press Releases
Deutsche Telekom selects Ericsson to provide components for its IP backbone
Date: Tuesday, March 12 2002
Deutsche Telekom has signed a frame agreement with Ericsson to
integrate IP routers based on the Juniper Networks M-series platform
for its global IP backbone.
Under the contract, Ericsson will deploy its industry leading AXI 580
and AXI 520 Internet Protocol (IP) Backbone routers (based on the
Juniper Networks M-Series IP routers). As part of Ericsson's Packet
Backbone Network solution, the routers will be used to extend
Deutsche Telekom's IP network. The new routers will help Deutsche
Telekom significantly increase the bandwidth of its backbone to
provide superior quality, low latency and high availability for the
services it delivers to its enterprise and consumer customers.
As the end-to-end solution provider, Ericsson will also provide
installation, implementation, system support, spare part management
and professional services. Implementation began in October 2001, as
part of a special ad-hoc contract.
"We are proud that Deutsche Telekom AG has chosen the Ericsson and
Juniper Networks solutions to enhance its global IP network", said
Karl Alsmar, President LM Ericsson International AB, Global Customer
Unit Deutsche Telekom. "This enhancement of their backbone with our
packet backbone portfolio will further improve their ability to
deliver first class services to their customers."
"By selecting the solution provided by Ericsson and Juniper Networks,
Deutsche Telekom gains a scalable, secure and reliable global IP
infrastructure, " said Carl Showalter, Vice President of Marketing,
Juniper Networks, Inc. "This solutions enables public and private IP
services for Deutsche Telekom's growing customer base."
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet
communications through its continuous technology leadership.
Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson
is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the
world.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Peter Olofsson, Director Public Relations
Ericsson, Multi-Service Networks
Phone: +46 8 71 91880; E-mail: peter.olofsson@ericsson.se
Jens Kuerten, Manager Public Relations
Ericsson Germany
Phone: +49 211 534 1418; E-mail: jens.kuerten@edd.ericsson.se
About Ericsson's Packet Backbone Network
As part of Ericsson's ENGINE Multi-Service Backbone solutions, the
Packet Backbone Network (PBN) is an Internet-class, carrier-class
data backbone that enables operators to offer new or expanded
services over an IP infrastructure in an extremely reliable and
ultra-scalable configuration. PBN's Carrier Virtual Private Network
(VPN) Solutions provide carrier-grade reliability and provisioning of
VPN services to their customers over IP and ATM networks. The
solutions feature highly scalable IP and ATM platforms enabling rapid
delivery of new value-added services in an interoperable,
multiservice network environment: the AXD Multiservice Switches, AXI
540 series Edge Aggregation Routers, and AXI 580 and AXI 520 series
IP Backbone Routers (based on Juniper Networks M160, M40(TM),
M20(TM), M10(TM) and M5(TM) routers).
ericsson.com
About Deutsche Telekom
Deutsche Telekom is Europe's largest communications company and one
of the largest communications carriers worldwide based on 2000
revenues of 40.9 billion euros ($38.6 billion). The company is active
in four key growth segments of the global telecommunications market:
mobile communications, network access services, consumer Internet
services and integrated IT and telecommunications solutions. Through
T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom's mobile telephony subsidiary, and through
other subsidiaries and investments, Deutsche Telekom today serves
approximately 67 million mobile telephony customers worldwide. In
2001, Deutsche Telekom completed the acquisition of U.S. mobile
telephony companies VoiceStream Wireless and Powertel Inc., forming
the first transatlantic wireless communications operator utilizing
the GSM digital wireless technology standard. Deutsche Telekom offers
its customers a complete range of fixed-line voice telephony products
and services through almost 57 million access lines. The company is
a leading provider of high-speed digital access lines, with about 2.2
million new asymmetric digital subscriber line (T-DSL) services
currently sold and about 20.4 million channels using the information
transfer standard ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) as of
year end 2001. T-Online is one of the leading consumer Internet
service provider worldwide, with approximately 10.7 million
subscribers. T-Systems is Europe's second-largest provider of
comprehensive IT and telecommunication solution and services to
business customers in more than 20 countries. For more information
about Deutsche Telekom, visit www.telekom.de/international .
About Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks leads the industry in turning network innovation
into the profitable delivery of edge, core, mobile and cable Internet
services at scale for the New Public Network. Headquartered in
Sunnyvale, California, Juniper Networks offers additional information
on its product and service offerings at juniper.net . |
