September 7, 2011
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) says that Polish Telecom (Telekomunikacja Polska, or TP Group) will deploy the systems supplier’s Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System and Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers as part of an optical network upgrade.
September 7, 2011
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Internet2 have entered into an agreement to build for the Department of Energy an advanced scientific network, intended to accelerate U.S. competitiveness in science and technology.
September 7, 2011
Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ:CIEN) and SURFnet, which oversees the national research and education network of the Netherlands, will collaborate on SURFnet7, an optical network upgrade that will add enhanced Ethernet capabilities to the research network. Ciena will supply both Carrier Ethernet switches and its OneControl Unified Management System as part of the upgrade.
September 7, 2011
Hong Kong communications service provider New World Telecom will deploy systems from Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE:ALU) that will enable it to support 10-, 40-, and 100-Gbps traffic on the same fiber pair. Alcatel-Lucent’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch will be the lynchpin of the new 100-Gbps optical network capabilities.
September 6, 2011
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) says that North State Communications, a High Point, NC-based Internet, voice, data, and advanced television service provider, has selected Cisco ASR routers as its Carrier Ethernet systems as a part of a network upgrade.
September 6, 2011
Spokane Public Facilities District has selected Integra Telecom Inc., a provider of enterprise grade networking and communications services, as the district’s fiber-based telecommunications provider. Integra will supply phone and high-speed Internet services to the district’s three public facilities:Spokane Veterans Memorial ArenaSpokane Convention Center INB Performing Arts Center.