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| Press Release Archives - September 21, 2004 |
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READING, UK and PETALUMA, CA (USA), Sept. 21st, 2004 -
Neos, an SSE Telecom company, and Turin Networks, a leading
developer and supplier of multiservice transport platforms for
telecommunications carriers worldwide, announced today that
Neos has deployed Next Generation SDH equipment from Turin Networks
as a converged service platform to enhance and extend its Ethernet
and SDH National Networks.
Turin's Traverse® Multiservice Transport Platform was
supplied to Neos by MiTech Group plc. The Turin platform uses
ITU-T standards for Ethernet service adaptation including Generic
Framing Procedure (GFP), Virtual Concatenation (VCAT), and the
Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme (LCAS). Neos Networks has initially
deployed the equipment to build a new high capacity ring in
London between the City and Docklands, in Birmingham and Scotland,
and to extend the network to Gloucester.
"The real
benefit of this technology is the ability to carry Ethernet
services over SDH infrastructure without compromising performance
or margin" said Bob Hase, Strategic Development Manager for
Neos Networks. "The convergence of Ethernet and SDH into the
same box gives us a cost effective way of extending the coverage
of our network. We now only need to deploy one piece of equipment
to give a full service-offering from a new site. The enhanced
cross-connect capabilities also allow us to use more of the
available bandwidth, giving us enhanced capacity in our SDH
network and, in turn, the ability to offer a better service
to our customers."
"Partnering with Neos Networks is an important testament to
the unique competitive advantages of Turin Networks solutions
and a vote of confidence in Turin Networks and MiTech's implementation
capabilities into the highly competitive European service provider
market" said Lars Cavi, Director of Sales - EMEA Region of
Turin Networks. "Through this strategic partnership with the
UK's leading supplier of Ethernet services, Turin Networks next
generation, multiservice optical transport products have proven
their appeal to the rapidly expanding Ethernet market."
"Deploying several 10Gig
multiservice nodes in the space of a few weeks, together with
the challenge of interconnecting successfully with several other
vendors such as Nortel, Nokia, Riverstone & Sorrento, has been
a special experience" said Chief Technology Officer, Mogens
Hansen of MiTech Group plc. "It has been very satisfying to
see how efficient and well prepared our engineers have been,
confirming MiTech's capabilities in this field."
About
Neos
Part of the Scottish and Southern Energy PLC Group, Neos Networks
enjoys the backing of a FTSE 100 company and is one of the most
financially stable service providers in the UK. As the UK's
first network operator to offer National Ethernet services in
2001, Neos is able to provide best-value, Wide-Area infrastructure
services. Neos operates the UK's leading Layer 2 MPLS Ethernet
network, providing national and metro Gigabit Ethernet services
featuring Liquid BandwidthT with 48-hour upgrade guarantees.
Neos Networks also offers SDH leased lines, wavelengths, fibre,
IP transit, and wireless solution
About MiTech
Group plc
MiTech is a specialist System Integrator offering a unique scope
of networking technologies including structured cabling and
wireless networks, data networks, voice networks, network applications
and network services. MiTech specializes in the provision of
full design, implementation and support services for mission
critical network users.
About Turin Networks
Turin Networks Inc. is a leading developer and supplier of multiservice
optical transport products for telecommunications carriers.
The company's flagship Traverse® platform provides best-in-class
SONET/SDH transport, cross-connect and Ethernet switching capabilities,
enabling more than 100 carriers worldwide to seamlessly streamline,
grow and evolve their multiservice optical networks. Founded
in October of 1999, Turin is led by an accomplished management
team and is funded by top-tier venture capital firms as well
as distinguished corporate and private investors. Turin was
recently named a "Top Ten Private Company" for 2004 by Lightreading
and one of the "Ten Coolest Companies of 2004" by Telecommunications®
magazine. For more information, visit www.turinnetworks.com
or call 707.665.4400.
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Media Contact:
Kevin
Wade
Director of Product Marketing
Turin Networks, Inc.
1-707-665-4509
kwade@turinnetworks.com |
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Penny Porter
[on behalf of Neos Networks]
(01491) 614228
penny.porterpr@btopenworld.com |
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Eric Thickett
MiTech Group plc
(01494) 469 600
Eric.thickett@mitech.co.uk |
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