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They've provided voice add-ons for years, but telecommunications carriers are only now considering how to deliver hosted unified communications services to customers. Dave Shier, Carrier Applications Business Development with Nortel Asia, explains how
Nortel is using its telecommunications expertise to help its carrier customers deliver new and innovative services in the era of Hyperconnectivity.
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Teleservices Limited, the youngest and one of the fastest-growing telecom service providers in the country, today announced the launch of its Managed PBX services for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India in collaboration with Nortel and LG-Nortel. ,
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KDDI, Japan’s second largest cellular operator, will deploy a next-generation Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network using a core networking solution from Hitachi collaborating with Nortel. ,
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TWT S.p.A. will introduce advanced IP Powered Business services and international VoIP transit for businesses, voice service resellers and international wholesale customers using a Nortel VoIP solution. The solution for TWT will incorporate unified communications capabilities such as voice and
messaging integration that can be activated as needed.
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Nortel announced that TELUS will deploy Nortel’s 40G Optical solution. "40G deployment will allow TELUS to add capacity to our existing fiber-optic network, helping us maximize use of that asset to the benefit of our customers and shareholders," said Dave Keegstra, director, Technology Strategy, TELUS.
- Mediacom Communications has selected a Nortel
40G Optical Solution to expand its network and meet increasing bandwidth demands. The new network will run across Chicago, Illinois, Des Moines, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska delivering telephone, high-speed Internet and TV services – including high-bandwidth applications like HDTV and Video on Demand (VoD).
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Nortel is teaming with the Chhattisgarh State Government to modernize its communications infrastructure through a new, high-bandwidth State Wide Area Network (SWAN) which will – for the first time - connect all the departments of the state. The Chhattisgarh SWAN (CG SWAN) is a hybrid network with a mix of wireless and
wireline access supporting voice, data and video traffic. It will be one of the largest fixed WiMAX deployments in the country for e-government, providing access to 3,000 locations in the State. , ,
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BT Spain has introduced BT iComms, a new Unified Communications service based on Nortel IP Powered Business communications solution. BT iComms will unlock opportunities for new service revenue by providing carrier-grade hosted voice and multimedia services to businesses throughout Spain.
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The Romanian Educational Network (RoEduNet) has chosen a Nortel next-generation 10G optical solution to provide scientists and researchers with enough bandwidth and network capacity needed for major science and research projects as well as education and training.
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Decades of experience in building and deploying next-generation optical solutions, coupled with ongoing technology leadership, has been recognized through Nortel being named Optical Network Vendor of the Year in the Telecom Asia Readers' Choice Awards. ,
- 100G optical equipment from Nortel is bringing more speed and capacity to the high-performance demo network at SC08. SC08 is the annual international conference for high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis taking place in Austin, Texas from November 15 to 21.
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A new Infonetics Research report claims that the 40G market is poised for significant growth, driven by operators' expected OPEX savings. A survey of 29 service providers across the world indicates a CAGR of 59% from 2007 to 2011, with 86% of operators expecting significant operational savings. The operators also rated Nortel No. 1 in both optical
technology and product roadmap.
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Several years ago, VoIP was one of the hottest and most hyped technologies in the communications industry. Today, with approximately 30 percent** of all international voice traffic occurring over VoIP, people are wondering what’s next? What does the future of VoIP look like?
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Nortel is helping operators support the high-bandwidth needs of today's hyperconnected businesses by becoming a one stop shop for Ethernet VPN (E-VPN) solutions. These solutions, which include customer premises equipment from ANDA Networks, provide businesses with a single, secure high-speed network that supports all their communication needs
from everyday phone and Internet use to advanced services like telepresence.
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Using an IP Powered Business solution from Nortel, service providers can help their enterprise and small and medium sized business (SMB) customers reduce their monthly bills with an IP PBX trunking solution that eliminates the need for separate voice and data connections.
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If customers think access to the latest voice and multimedia applications are only available in large, highly populated cities, think again. With a Carrier VoIP solution from Nortel, designed specifically for regional service providers, customers in some of the most remote places in North America can enjoy the same VoIP services deployed in
large metropolitan areas.
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Bell turned to Nortel to launch services based on the Application Server 5200 enabling a wide range of carrier-grade solutions, including voice, video, conferencing, communications application integration, soft clients, IP phones and other devices. Read the detail case study.
Download the white paper to learn more about how PBT adds carrier-grade functionality to Ethernet equipment without losing the cost-effectiveness and simplicity that make it attractive in the first place.
Recent innovations have made Carrier Ethernet suitable for deployment in metropolitan and regional networks. The resultant networks are ideally suited to provide high bandwidth connectivity for residential services in a more cost effective manner than alternative WAN technologies. This white paper discusses how Nortel’s
Carrier Ethernet solution can be used to deliver residential services.
This webcast discusses how Nortel's new Communications Server 1500 allows small and medium sized service providers to provide IP communications while maintaining existing voice services.
Listen to the podcast and learn how the new Nortel IP-Powered Business solutions make it easy for Service Providers around the world to sell and/or host pre-tested VoIP services to SMBs.
Nortel IT has years of experience with unified communications. Watch the webcast and learn more about Nortel Unified Communications.
Learn how Nortel is implementing a centralized voice switch architecture.
Gartner Research on Unified Communications
For a limited time, register for an exclusive Nortel unified communications newsletter featuring research from leading analyst firm Gartner. Included in each newsletter is a complimentary copy of a Gartner research report plus an exclusive podcast from a Gartner analyst.
Increasing Business Agility with Unified Communications
Watch to learn from the experts as executives from Gartner Research, Nortel and Jyske Bank discuss ways to increase business agility with Unified Communications.
In the true spirit of the "Show Me State", this pioneering state conservation organization is setting an example on how to move forward into a greener future with advanced networking technology from Nortel, read the entire case study.
Nortel and Microsoft are teaming up to bring you the latest advancements in Network Access Control (NAC) through the new release of Nortel Secure Network Access 2.0, featuring the Secure Network Access Switches 4050 and 4070, and its integration with Microsoft's Network Access Protection (NAP). Learn about Nortel’s Secure
Network Access and Microsoft NAP and how they work to protect the network and automate access requirements.
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40G Market Moves to Generalized Deployment Phase - After years of technology development, product announcements, and trials, the 40G market is finally moving
to a new phase. Globally, over 30 network operators have spent more than $250 million since 2005 deploying the technology. Nortel introduced its DP QPSK to the market in April 2008 and has already gained over 30 customers; the technology is highly regarded by both carriers and competitors. Further, the Optical
Internetworking Forum industry group announced in August 2008, that it had selected DP QPSK as the standardized modulation format for 100G long-distance DWDM transmission, a move welcomed by component suppliers, as it makes their investment cases easier to justify.
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Social Networking Goes Corporate - According to Nortel Philippines enterprise leader, Armando Pascual, the enterprise communication landscape has changed a lot over the years, adapting to the more demanding work environment.
“The trend I see now is that more seem to be inclined with newer means of communication like VoIP, Internet chatting, social Web sites, and the rest all lumped into Web 2.0 applications,” he says.
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