Bangkok--Sep 5--Aziam Burson-Marsteller
Legacy ATM Network Upgraded to Gigabit Ethernet for Improved Bandwidth
The Australian Department of Defence has deployed a Gigabit Ethernet solution from Nortel * [NYSE/TSX: NT
] at its bases located throughout Australia as part of a countrywide network upgrade project.
The upgrade, estimated at approximately AU$2.8 million, provides increased bandwidth and reliability to improve the flow of information between the bases. It is allowing Department of Defence networks to move away from older network equipment installed at the time of the Y2K changeover to new Gigabit Ethernet technology.
Nortel is a member of the Preferred Computer Systems Panel and the Nortel solution was considered most suited to upgrade the Department of Defence network.
"Nortel is a major provider of solutions for large government and military organisations around the world, and in Australia our relationship with the Department of Defence stretches back more than a decade," said Mark Stevens, president, Australia and New Zealand, Nortel. “We are very pleased to have our solution selected by the Department of Defence, a customer whose needs we have consistently met.”
The Nortel solution includes Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600s, along with a number of smaller Ethernet Routing Switches that provide 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) speeds throughout the secure network grid. The additional bandwidth allows for extensive use of shared resources and applications scalable to thousands of users, and helps to ensure network performance irrespective of the number of users connected at any given time.
Nortel's Ethernet Switching portfolio is designed for mission-critical environments, and includes a number of products designed to create and extend high-speed networks for medium-to-large corporations with hundreds of users across vast geographic areas.
About Nortel
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the world’s most critical information. Serving both service provider and enterprise customers, Nortel delivers innovative technology solutions encompassing end-to-end broadband, Voice over IP, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband designed to help people solve the world’s greatest challenges. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.
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