FYI for everyone.....
ERICSSON CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN BT DWDM PILOT DEPLOYMENT
Shared space and tele-presence are just two of the interactive
video-services which will be provided through the UK's advanced
digital network thanks to Ericsson Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (DWDM) technology.
BT is to deploy ERION- (Ericsson Optical Network) systems during the
Spring of 1998, positioning the company as a major force in optical
network development. Ericsson, a long-term partner and supplier of
PDH and SDH transmission technologies to BT, has again been chosen
following a period of thorough evaluation in competition with a
number of other companies.
Mr Jose Daza, Ericsson's Business Development Director, said that
the company's portfolio in transmission infrastructure offered a
flexible and secure set of solutions.
"Ericsson is delighted to have been chosen to participate in the
pilot deployment. Optical Networking research activities has been
ongoing within Ericsson for many years. The results have been fed
into applied research focusing on network architectures and
products. These have been combined to create the vision of a high
capacity optical transport network," he said.
ERION- Networker which has been selected by BT in its 16-wavelength
configuration, is an expandable system. For the BT pilot this will
take the form of a point-to-point application. ERION- Compact, a
very cost effective system, completes the present ERION-portfolio.
"Ericsson DWDM technology offers the significant advantages of being
open and reliable. Mapping solutions exactly to customer
requirements is one of the key features offered by ERION.
Ericsson's DWDM network solutions provide the ability to maximise
output from existing SDH and PDH transmission systems, while being
an excellent platform for ATM and fast IP interconnect," said Mr
Daza.
Mr Daza, who is based at the global headquarters for Ericsson's
Business Unit Transport and Cable Networks near Horsham in Southern
England, said one important feature of the ERION-family, optical
protection switching, automatically restores service in the event of
failures such as cable breaks. "When you're carrying half a million
calls which might be lost with a single fault, optical protection
switching is crucial," said Mr Daza.
He said that DWDM is the practical and cost effective way of meeting
capacity requirements.
"Meeting the size and complexity of existing traffic demand by
installing new optical fibres is expensive, ERION-offers a way out
of this costly spiral of technology."
Ericsson offers a full transport networks portfolio for established
and new network operators. The portfolio includes SDH, PDH, as well
as DWDM. More than 100 customers in more than 47 countries worldwide
have already chosen transport network solutions from Ericsson.
Ericsson's 90,000 employees are active in more than 130 countries.
Their combined expertise in fixed and mobile networks, mobile phones
and infocom systems makes Ericsson a world-leading supplier in
telecommunications.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Jose Maria Daza, Director, Business Development & DWDM Programme
Manager, Ericsson Business Unit Transport and Cable Networks,
Tel. +44 410 368648, or +44 1403 277150
Paula Wagstaff, Communications Manager, Ericsson Ltd.
Tel. +44 1444 234354, or +44 836 204 543
Chris Moseley, External Communications Manager,
Ericsson Business Unit Transport and Cable Networks,
Tel. +44 410 368530, or +44 1403 277156 |
