WARSAW, POLAND--(Marketwire - April 8, 2009) - Cisco (
NASDAQ:
CSCO) today announced that
Netia, the leading Polish alternative fixed-line operator, is deploying the
Cisco® CRS-1 Carrier
Routing System
to prepare its network for an increase in broadband demand. The Cisco CRS-1
Carrier Routing System provides Netia with a more reliable core platform
offering unsurpassed scalability, high availability and security.
Additionally, Netia is one of the leading
service providers worldwide to use Internet
Protocol over dense wavelength-division multiplexing (IPoDWDM), a
networking technology that supports transport rates of up to 40 gigabits
per second over its existing 10 Gbps national core fiber infrastructure,
increasing its capacity four times with no upgrade to the existing DWDM
system.
DWDM is a method of transmitting multiple
signals over one fiber optic line, thus increasing a network's bandwidth.
Cisco's pioneering IPoDWDM solution significantly enhances Netia's network
operational efficiency and scalability. This allows Netia to deliver higher
bandwidth and better quality to its customers at highly competitive prices
as well as to introduce new services such as IPTV. Business customers will
be able to take advantage of a better quality of service, increased
availability and bandwidth with high levels of security. By integrating the
optical transponder technology in the routing platform of the CRS-1, Netia
is able to reduce its network equipment needs, enhance reliability, and
save on operational expenses while lowering its carbon footprint.
"The transport of IP services based on routers with integrated DWDM
technology, also referred to as IPoDWDM, is becoming a significant
innovation that allows carriers to scale their network bandwidth. This
cost-effective, scalable network architecture is particularly important for
supporting continuous traffic growth from broadband and business
applications, most of which are due to IP-based video services such as
IPTV," said Mike Capuano, director of market management, Service Provider
Routing and Switching at Cisco.
The rise of visual networking, including the increased use of video and Web
2.0 social networking and collaboration applications, has a significant
impact on IP traffic growth for both consumer and business services markets
worldwide. The
Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast for 2007-2012
indicates that IP traffic will increase at a combined annual growth rate of
46 percent from 2007 to 2012, nearly doubling every two years. This will
result in an annual bandwidth demand on the world's IP networks of
approximately 522 exabytes, or more than half a zettabyte. This trend is
also visible in Poland, where Netia is expecting to double its current IP
traffic by end of 2010.
"With the CRS-1 core upgrade, we can boost the capacity of our existing
optical infrastructure to 40 Gbps using IPoDWDM," said Krzysztof Baran,
chief technology officer of Netia. "Since Cisco CRS-1 is interoperable with
equipment from many vendors, we can take advantage of Cisco's 40 Gbps
leadership and also lower the total cost of ownership over the lifespan of
the solution. This was very important because we have an open,
nonproprietary environment and ease of integration is critical."
The project was implemented by NCR Poland, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner.
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About Netia
Netia is a leading independent fixed-line telephony operator in Poland. It
operates on the basis of its own state-of-the-art fibre-optic backbone
network which covers major Polish cities (5,002 km long) as well as on the
basis of local access networks. Moreover, taking advantage of the
regulatory opportunities, Netia offers services based on an access to the
fixed-line network of the incumbent operator (via bitstream access (BSA),
local loop unbundling (LLU) and wholesale line rental (WLR)). Netia
provides a wide range of fixed-line telecommunications services including
voice, data transmission and Internet access, and wholesale network
services. In addition, in September 2008 the Company launched mobile and
convergent fixed-mobile services to its business clients, which are
provided based on a long-term service provisioning contract with P4 Sp. z
o.o. Netia's objective is to become the service provider of preference for
broadband services and deliver growth by establishing the Company as the
leader in the rapidly expanding Polish broadband market.
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