Cisco selected to build China Telecom next gen network

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Cisco Selected to Build Backbone and Premium Business Network for China 
Telecom's IP Next Generation Network


 Cisco core and service routers deployed to secure customer benefits 
and support future metropolitan-area-network operation

 BEIJING, November 11, 2004- Cisco Systems® announced today that it has 
been selected by China Telecom as the primary equipment provider for 
the business network portion of the China Telecom Internet Protocol 
(IP) Next-Generation Network (also known as ChinaNet Next Carrying 
Network or CN2). CN2 will connect more than 200 cities and provide 
premium services to corporate customers nationwide. Cisco also will 
provide equipment for the backbone network in Jiangsu, Hubei, Zhejiang, 
Anhui, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. These provinces contain the 
largest concentration of Chinese enterprises and the highest Internet 
traffic volume in the country. In the past 6 months, China Telecom has 
awarded contracts valued at more than US$100 million to Cisco.

 China Telecom is deploying the first phase of CN2 as part of its goal 
of becoming one of the world's largest providers of IP services within 
10 to 20 years. The CN2 project will interconnect with ChinaNet's 
overseas points of presence (POPs) which use the Cisco® ONS 15454 
platform in the United States and Hong Kong. This allows for 
international Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based virtual 
private network (VPN) services internationally.

 The business network will deploy Cisco 12000 Series routers, providing 
industry-leading MPLS VPN services and serving as a robust platform for 
future metropolitan-area-network (MAN) deployments.

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