STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 21, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Telia International Carrier (Telia IC) continues to strengthen its position within the university world. For the last three years Telia IC has provided NORDUnet with a backbone enabling the Nordic universities and research institutes to connect with one another. A decision of continuance has now been made and Telia IC and NORDUnet will also develop a separate new project for a research net called 6NET.
NORDUnet is the Nordic Internet highway to research and education networks in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It also provides the Nordic backbone to the Global Information Society.
"NORDUnet and Dante are good examples of the coming of collaborative ventures as drivers of capacity demand in the future," said Erik Heilborn, President, Telia International Carrier. "NORDUnets continued trust in us verifies our high level of deliverance."
NORDUnet is also linked to the European university and research backbone network,to which Telia IC also provides capacity. GEANT links together European knowledge-banks and eases the information flow in between universities and their study and research programmes.
"Telia International Carrier has fulfilled our requirements in terms of cost-efficiency, reliability, security and customer care," said NORDUnet General Manager, Peter Villemoes.
Telia International Carrier has provided NORDUnet with a Nordic backbone during the last 2.5 years. The net has over time been upgraded to a high-tech network of 2.5 Gbit. Core nodes in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki form the network ring. NORDUnet has decided to make a continuance with Telia International Carrier, as well as cooperate on a new research-net project called the 6NET. The 6NET project is an EU supported research activity, coordinated by Cisco, with the aim to produce an operational high speed IPv6 network in Europe within the next 3 years.
Telia's wholly owned subsidiary, Telia International Carrier, provides IP, Capacity, Voice, Infrastructure services and carrier neutral colocation solutions. Today, the company is one of the leading European carriers of transatlantic IP traffic to the USA.
Its wholly owned multi-fibre optic network - the Viking Network - provides high capacity bandwidth and offers end-to-end connectivity round the world. The network is an investment-intensive venture expanding Telia International Carrier throughout Scandinavia, Europe and the USA. The infrastructure in Europe is designed as a multi-duct network connecting all significant cities with communication, supporting IP, Voice and Data. The network covers approximately 40,000 route kilometres throughout Europe and the USA, connecting 50 major cities through 120 points of presence.
Telia is the Nordic leader in telecommunications. Over the past year, we have streamlined the Group, focusing our core businesses making the company more flexible. Our four core businesses are: Mobile communications, Internet services, International carrier operations and Fixed network operations. Telia is listed on Stockholmsborsen. Sales 2001 totaled MSEK 57,196 and the number of employees was 17,149.
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