MAHWAH, N.J. and MARTINSRIED/MUNICH, Germany, March 21, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Telekom Austria is Europe's first network service provider to implement ADVA Optical Networking's Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 2000 to offer 4Gbit/s networking options to business customers for quick, flexible data transport services. Deployed in its network via Siemens Austria, Telekom Austria is currently involved in a managed-service project to operate a backup data center solution over a 50km long optical fiber connection for a backup data center for Sony DADC Austria AG.
The management of several million digital files and the provision of them to more than 50 service providers required an expansion of Sony DADC's storage capacity. In response, the company planned a new, future-proof storage network with SAN switches at two locations near Salzburg, Anif and Thalgau, and designed a network with two distinct connection paths. Based on ADVA's FSP 2000, Telekom Austria implemented the redundant solution with maximum availability, installing two separate 4G Fibre Channel (FC) links and a Gigabit Ethernet link, bringing them into operation across the two SAN locations.
Seamless integration of the ADVA and Siemens technologies was an important factor influencing Telekom Austria's decision. In addition, the ability to easily operate ADVA's Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) platform made it possible for Siemens Austria to implement the solution with Telekom Austria within just a few days.
"This solution was an amazing technological accomplishment because the project was delivered in a very tight timeframe," explained Dietmar Appeltauer, division head at Siemens Austria. "Thanks to excellent cooperation between ADVA Optical Networking and Telekom Austria, we were able to complete this project, which is unique in all of Europe, right on schedule and integrate it into the Telekom Austria AG network. This was convincing proof of our competence and technological leadership in the Metro WDM sector."
"The major advantage of the FSP 2000 lies in its scalability," commented Christian Cehovin, Territory Manager, Central and Eastern Europe for ADVA Optical Networking. "Our system is the only one currently on the market that allows network operators to upgrade flexibly from Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) to Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), thus allowing them to deliver more bandwidth to corporate customers as required."
The FSP 2000 first came onto the market in May 2001 and has already been successfully positioned with more than 3,000 systems sold. The extremely high reliability of the FSP 2000 platform and the system's support for all current transmission protocols make this platform the ideal solution for large-scale high-speed networks, for both carrier and enterprise applications.
ABOUT ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING
ADVA Optical Networking (FSE:ADV) is at the forefront of providing Optical+Ethernet solutions that advance next-generation networks for data, storage, voice and video services. ADVA'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's solutions have been deployed at more than 100 carriers and 5,000 enterprises in more than 40 countries worldwide. For further information about ADVA: www.advaoptical.com.
ABOUT TELEKOM AUSTRIA
With a consolidated turnover of EUR 3,943.5 million at year-end 2001 and 16,586 employees at the end of December 2001, the Telekom Austria Group is the largest information technology and telecommunications service provider in Austria. The company concentrates its business activities on four strategic business sectors and is the market leader in Austria in each of them: landline, mobile communications, data communications and the Internet. The Business Solutions product portfolio ranges from the installation of network infrastructure to active network management and right on up to comprehensive database and information services, EDI services, application service provision as well as complete e-Business solutions. For more information, visit: http://business.telekom.at.
ABOUT SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS
The Siemens Communications Division is one of the world's largest service providers in the telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only company in this industry to offer its customers a complete portfolio of complex network infrastructure for enterprises and service providers with the corresponding services and customer premise equipment for the end-user. Siemens Communications is the global leader in innovations for convergent technologies, products and services in mobile communications, landline and corporate networks.
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