Irish Operator Selects Tellabs For New Broadband Deployment Telecom Eireann Delivering Internet and Other Services with MartisDXX Solution
PR Newswire, Monday, November 30, 1998 at 17:05
LISLE, Ill., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Tellabs announced today that Irish public network operator Telecom Eireann will deliver multiple high-speed services throughout Ireland over a new SDH (synchronous digital hierarchy) access network using the Tellabs MartisDXX(TM) managed transport and access network system.
The SDH network deployment project, already under way, involves the
installation of STM-1 fiber rings around each town in Ireland, with multiple rings in larger towns and cities. The first fiber ring was installed in Ennis, County Clare, dubbed Ireland's "Information Age Town," in which homes, businesses and schools will have access to broadband communications services such as high-speed Internet access and videoconferencing.
Services to be delivered over the new network are high-speed (2Mbit/s)
leased line, frame relay, ISDN, LAN interconnect and PBX interconnection services. Telecom Eireann already uses the MartisDXX solution for the provision of its existing 64kbit/s and nx64kbit/s digital leased line services.
"Many of our business customers demand very high levels of service quality, availability and flexibility," said Christy Maher, managing director of Telecom Eireann's networking group technology. "The MartisDXX solution has already proved to be an effective, service-oriented platform capable of meeting these demands. Integrated end-to-end management provides both Telecom Eireann and our customers with a high degree of flexibility, network visibility and control.
"The system's ability to integrate SDH transmission and a wide range of high-speed access services -- over fiber and copper -- into a single managed network allows us to evolve seamlessly to the next stage of access network development," Maher added.
"We are pleased that Telecom Eireann has reaffirmed the ability of the MartisDXX platform to meet the evolving needs of network operators and their customers," said Chris Royden, general manager for Tellabs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. "It highlights the importance of network flexibility and end-to-end management in business service provision."
Established in January 1984, Telecom Eireann is Ireland's leading provider of local, long distance and international telecommunications services, including mobile communications and data communications services. Since 1984, Telecom Eireann has invested over IR#3 billion in its infrastructure, giving the company one of the most advanced networks in Europe. The company continues to broaden its portfolio of services through increasing both the range and sophistication of the services it offers, thereby increasing the benefits to customers. Over the coming years, the company will add to the range of services that allow customers to take advantage of the intelligence inherent in the digital technology that forms the backbone of its network. The Tellabs MartisDXX system is currently in operation in more than 145 networks in 60 countries worldwide, providing intelligent transport for mobile services and multi-service platforms for a broad range of business services, including LAN interconnect, digital leased line, frame relay and PBX interconnection. |
