Philippine Long Distance Telephone taps Cisco for network upgrade

Nov. 7, 2011
PLDT and its wholly owned wireless services subsidiary, Smart Communications, have deployed Cisco CRS-3 and ASR 9000 Series routers. The network upgrade will enable PLDT and Smart to optimize operations, reduce expenses, and improve scalability and flexibility, Cisco asserts.

Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) has deployed Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) routers as part of a fixed and mobile network upgrade.

PLDT and its wholly owned wireless services subsidiary, Smart Communications, have deployed Cisco CRS-3 and ASR 9000 Series routers. The network upgrade will enable PLDT and Smart to optimize operations, reduce expenses, and improve scalability and flexibility, Cisco asserts.

"PLDT is now equipped for the growth of IP-connected devices used in consumer, business, mobile and machine-to-machine environments using the Cisco CRS-3 and ASR 9000 Series core routing systems. From Internet Protocol television to telepresence, PLDT will be able to address the anticipated growth in Internet traffic brought about by the surge of Internet-based video services," said Napoleon Nazareno, president and CEO of PLDT.

"We are entering the age of the next-generation Internet and are confident that PLDT and Smart will deliver an exciting, new array of video, mobile, data center and cloud services. This collaboration will lay the foundation for one of the most intelligent and advanced broadband networks," said Stephen Misa, country manager for Cisco in Philippines.

For more information on high-speed transmission systems and suppliers, visit the Lightwave Buyers Guide.

Sponsored Recommendations

Innovating the network edge with 100ZR QSFP28: The next frontier in coherent optics

Jan. 15, 2025
In this webinar, Juniper Networks, EXFO and Precision Optical Technologies are teaming up to showcase the new 100ZR QSFP28 pluggable coherent technology, exploring its foundational...

Optical Transceivers in the Age of AI: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities

Jan. 13, 2025
Join our webinar to explore how AI is transforming optical transceivers, data center networking, and Nvidia's GPU-driven architectures, unlocking new possibilities in speed, performance...

Linear Pluggable Optics – The low-power optical interconnects for AI and Hyperscaled data centers.

Dec. 23, 2024
This LightWave webinar discussion will review the important technical differentiators found in this emerging interconnect field and how the electro/optic interoperability and ...

On Topic: Metro Network Evolution

Dec. 6, 2024
The metro network continues to evolve. As service providers have built out fiber in metro areas, they have offered Ethernet-based data services to businesses and other providers...