DUBLIN, Ireland and MARTINSRIED/MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 6, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ADVA Optical Networking and Siemens today announced a major contract with Eircom -- the Republic of Ireland's largest telecommunications carrier. This contract will create a national next-generation network to provide Eircom's business and residential customers with a range of bandwidth-intensive applications, including Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), Voice over IP (VoIP) and triple play services, combining voice, video and data services in one bundle.
Eircom is the main provider of telecommunications services in Ireland, with approximately 1.6 million fixed-line telephone lines. To address the growing demand for high-capacity data services, Eircom will build an optical backbone spanning the length and breadth of the country, enabling networking speeds of up to 10Gbit/s. This next-generation network will enable more flexible, cost-effective delivery of business and residential services.
The nationwide network will be built through the cooperation of ADVA Optical Networking and Siemens. Using the ADVA FSP 3000 Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) system as its foundation, Eircom will be able to significantly scale network growth with demand and retain low capital expenditure costs by seamlessly adding new services when and where they are needed.
Brian P. McCann, chief strategy and marketing officer of ADVA Optical Networking commented, "Eircom is deploying our FSP 3000 in an architecture that will provide a very flexible and powerful optical foundation to deliver innovative new services to their customers. This will be a future-proof, forward-looking network."
Conor Olden, business unit manager at Siemens added, "This is a significant investment by Eircom. Convergence is driving the network to new levels of intelligence, where a packet-based infrastructure is critical in an increasingly competitive market. The combination of Siemens' transport and implementation expertise combined with best-in-class technology from ADVA Optical Networking's robust platform creates a winning solution from which bandwidth-intensive network users in Ireland will benefit."
About ADVA Optical Networking
ADVA Optical Networking (Frankfurt:ADV) is at the forefront of providing Optical+Ethernet solutions that advance next-generation networks for data, storage, voice and video services. Our company's strength comes from passionate and dedicated employees, all sharing a common vision: a fast, customized response to customers' ever-changing needs. Our innovative Fiber Service Platform (FSP) and strong customer focus provide carriers and enterprises the ability to scale their networks and deliver intelligent, competitive new services. ADVA Optical Networking's solutions have been deployed at more than 190 carriers and 5,000 enterprises in more than 40 countries worldwide. For further information: www.advaoptical.com.
About Siemens Communications
Siemens Communications is one of the largest providers worldwide of communications solutions for mobile, fixed and enterprise networks. Unsurpassed internationally, Siemens Communications unites under one roof the experience, innovating power and the ability to deliver in all key segments of voice and data communication. Based on best-in-class products, applications and services Siemens Communications provides communications solutions that set the trends. In this way Siemens Communications builds bridges to the future of communications and helps network operators and enterprises to meet their business goals today. For further information about Siemens: www.siemens.com