JANUARY 26, 2010 -- Fidelity Communications, an independent operating company (IOC) based in Missouri, has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks’ hiT7300 metro DWDM platform to meet the rapidly growing demand for bandwidth in its core network.

With over 25,000 access lines, Fidelity offers wireline telephony, long-distance services, high-speed access via DSL and cable modems, and IPTV services to residential and business customers. Fidelity also uses its operational experience to help other IOCs and cable operators in deploying advanced services such as voice over IP and IP video.

Fidelity will use the Nokia Siemens Networks platform to accommodate Internet subscriber growth, demand for higher-speed Internet packages, and more high-definition content.

Nokia Siemens Networks says Fidelity Communications is among the first IOCs to deploy the vendors’ multi-service, multi-haul DWDM offering.

“We chose Nokia Siemens Networks’ solution for upgrading our optical backbone to 10G to ensure that we have the right platform to support us for the long term so that we can rapidly expand bandwidth in our core network,” said Mike Davis, senior vice president at Fidelity Communications. “We’re confident we have the flexibility to quickly add the new routes and Ethernet-based services needed to support our rollout of triple play services.”
 
To ensure the best service experience, Fidelity Communications’ network design is fully ring-secured. Additionally, to accommodate the continued growth in data traffic and the carrier's overall footprint, the hiT7300 provides a network capacity that can be extended to 80x40G as needed in the future, with improved operating performance metrics.

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