SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - June 25, 2008) - Cisco (
NASDAQ:
CSCO) today announced that
China Telecom Americas is greatly expanding its network based on the Cisco
Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture. Because
it builds its services with Cisco equipment and technologies, China Telecom
Americas has become a Cisco Powered Program member with service
designations in Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based IP virtual
private network (VPN) and Carrier Ethernet.
From basic dedicated access to multipoint, IP-based VPNs, China Telecom
Americas builds customized solutions that meet its customers' needs for
speed, security, flexibility and scalability. China Telecom Americas
offers a full suite of products and value-added services, including IP
Access, MPLS VPN, IP Leased Circuit, managed customer premise equipment and
comprehensive network monitoring. In addition, China Telecom Americas is a
leading provider of data services in China to multinational customers
throughout the Americas.
"The rate of change placed on businesses today is accelerating, requiring
increased global collaboration through unified communications and
immediate, highly secure access to business applications," said Donald Tan,
China Telecom Americas president. "Giving users access to critical
applications anytime, anywhere demands a sophisticated, intelligent
real-time network infrastructure. Cisco's vision for the 'Network as the
Platform' for all transactions is well aligned with our own, and we look
forward to continuing to work closely to help meet our customers' growing
network and service needs."
China Telecom Americas currently operates multiple super points of presence
(PoPs) that aggregate traffic across North America. China Telecom
America's backbone expansion includes three new Cisco® CRS-1 Carrier
Routing Systems, the core platform for the Cisco IP NGN architecture. The
Cisco CRS-1 complements the existing Cisco XR 12000 Series Routers for
network core infrastructure, which ties into the Cisco ONS 15454
Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) for time-division multiplexing
(TDM) service aggregation. The Cisco 15454 MSPP is used in the role of
international TDM gateway platform supporting synchronous optical network
(SONET) for traffic bound for CTA's U.S. markets and supporting synchronous
digital hierarchy (SDH) for traffic bound for CTA's China and other
international markets.
China Telecom Americas offers services in the United States and Canada, and
is expanding into South America. The services are designed to expand the
MPLS-based IP VPN access reach via ChinaNet and CN2, a next-generation
carrier network.
"With the expansion and enhancement of its North American backbone, China
Telecom Americas is better able to provide leading IP-enabled applications
and processes to its growing customer base in the Americas," said Vic
Northrup, Cisco vice president of United States sales.
Find More Information Online:
Web Site Links
-- Cisco website http://www.cisco.com
-- Cisco Service Provider
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns341/
networking_solutions_service_provider_home.html
-- Cisco Powered Program
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns206/
networking_solutions_solution_category.html
-- Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS-1)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5763/index.html
-- Cisco XR 12000 Series Router
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6342/index.html
-- China Telecom Americas
http://www.ctamericas.com
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About China Telecom Americas
China Telecom Americas, a wholly-owned US-based subsidiary of China Telecom
Corp. Ltd. (
NYSE:
CHA), is an international telecom provider for Data, IP
and Voice Wholesale services to multinational companies, organizations and
international carriers requiring China domestic services and International
access to China & Asia Pacific. With headquarters in Herndon, Virginia,
and offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San
Jose, and Toronto, Canada, China Telecom Americas continues to expand its
reach, including Latin America.
About China Telecom Corporation Limited
China Telecom Corporation Limited ("China Telecom" or the "Company") is the
world's largest fixed-line telecommunications and broadband services
provider, providing telecommunications and information services covering
voice, data and multimedia across China, with more than 220 million fixed
line subscribers and 35 million broadband subscribers. Its H shares and
American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are listed on The Stock Exchange of
Hong Kong Limited and the New York Stock Exchange respectively.
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