OCTOBER 19, 2006 -- Ericsson (search Ericsson) and Telstra (search Telstra) have signed a three-year deal valued at more than $230 million to help evolve the operator's inter-capital, regional, and rural transport networks. Ericsson will supply its next-generation transport portflio, including software, hardware, and support services.
The Ericsson transport deal will provide significant capacity expansions up to 10 Gbits/sec through the use of optical (SDH and DWDM) and radio (PDH and SDH) technology. Telestra says the upgraded capacity in its network will improve consumer access to high-speed Internet, video conferencing, music on demand, and video streaming.
The upgrade also allows Telstra to increase the flexibility, capacity, and resiliency of its next-generation IP network, notes the carrier. This combination will underpin a variety of next-generation services that Telestra says will enable it to drive new revenues and extending its competitive advantage.
"Enabling up to 10-Gbit/sec connections between Telstra's IP core routers, this technology will allow Telstra to expand its network capacity in order to meet the rapid growth in broadband services usage," contends Bill Zikou, CEO of Ericsson Australia and New Zealand.
The deal also highlights the benefits of the Marconi acquisition to Ericsson's customers. According to Ericsson representatives, the company's fixed and mobile customers value having a strategic partner and provider of full-service broadband systems, including microwave and optical transport networks, as well as broadband access and IMS.
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