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 ntl:Telewest Business has installed the new optical backhaul system from Transmode at key points across its UK network to enable a bespoke network for a UK carrier customer. The system will keep pace with the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth due to customers' pushing for high-speed Internet access. "The ability to take our customers on a journey from10 to 100Mbps to 1Gbps and beyond is essential," said David Green,ntl:Telewest Business' High Capacity Services Product Manager, "and onlyoptical networks provide the scalable capacity required to support theseescalating backhaul bandwidth demands." ntl:Telewest Business understands that a state-of-the-artWDM (wavelength division multiplexing) system is the ideal solution. Thiswill provide cost-efficient backhaul for customers requiring high availabilitybandwidth from exchanges where the local loop has been unbundled. The idealarchitecture must combine economy with an unlimited scalability and operationalsimplicity. Transmode's TM-Series is a range of carrier grade opticaltransport products that will transport any service between 100Mbps and 10Gbpsfor multi-reach transport applications. The platform has the widest range offunctionality available on any single WDM platform. It supports vital carrierinfrastructure applications such as: triple-play backhaul networks, mobiletransmission networks, carrier's carrier services, SDH/SONET transport andcapacity expansion. "By choosing Transmode's TM-Series, our networkarchitecture can now give us the confidence to guarantee 99.95% availability inour service level agreements," added David Green. "This solutionenables us to differentiate ourselves from our competitors on the basis ofmaximum bandwidth reliability." This Transmode installation has created an additionalbenefit for ntl:Telewest Business's major Local Loop Unbundling clients withinthe UK. The new system requires a significantly lower power draw than itscompetitors. This energy saving enables an additional 50 broadband customers(or approximately 12% increase) to be connected to the DSLAM at each UKUnbundled site at no extra cost to the operator. "We are extremely pleased to be ntl:TelewestBusiness' technology partner for their very successful Optical BackhaulSolutions portfolio," said Karl Thedéen, Transmode's CEO. "Byproviding a solution to the market that has higher reliability, lower powerdraw and superb scalability, ntl:Telewest Business is well placed to continueto grow in this demanding market." About ntl:Telewest Business ntl:Telewest Business has the most technically advanced ofthe UK's two national networks. Its vast nation-wide Next Generation Networkprovides businesses, public sector organisations and service providers acrossthe UK with a complete portfolio of advanced data, internet and voice services.The £13billion network is flexible, scalable and is already built out to morethan 38,000 street cabinets across the UK. As part of a commitment to deliver superior customerservice, ntl:Telewest Business sales and support teams are located in closeproximity to its customers in over 40 centres across the UK. ntl:TelewestBusiness is trusted to provide critical communications to high profilecustomers including Yorkshire Water and EasyJet. For further information go towww.ntltelewestbusiness.co.uk About Transmode Transmode is a leading provider of optical networkingsolutions for transport of data, voice and video traffic, based onDM-technology (Wavelength Division Multiplexing). Our customer base consists of more than 200 networkoperators, service providers, large enterprises and public institutions acrossEurope, the Americas and Asia. Transmode's comprehensive product portfolio and strongglobal organization enable our customers to cost efficiently grow the capacityand to improve service level of their regional, metro and metro accessnetworks, without compromising on functionality. For additional information about Transmode, please visitwww.transmode.com For more information please contact: Ola Elmeland Vice President Marketing & Communications Transmode Systems AB Telephone: +46 70 5111562?Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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