Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia Selects Ericsson's IP Solution
(firmenpresse) - STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- (Marketwire) -- 09/12/12 --
* Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia selects Ericsson as its partner for
Colombia's national broadband initiative
* Ericsson's 4th generation IP networking solution to support high-speed
broadband services to more than 397 municipalities in Colombia
* Deployment includes Ericsson's SSR 8000 family of Smart Services
Routers,
optical transport, and Wi-Fi access points
In a tender process completed in late 2011, Colombia's Ministry of
Information
Technologies and Communications awarded the National Fiber Optic Project,
part
of the "Plan Vive Digital" program, to Grupo Salinas. As a result, group
company
Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia is set to deploy the country's largest and
most
modern fiber optics networks.
To accomplish this goal, Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia has selected
Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) as one of the network providers. Together, the two companies
will
deploy a suite of products to build out a 4th generation IP network
infrastructure to deliver broadband services to more than 397
municipalities in
Colombia. The broadband services will be delivered using Wi-Fi and
point-to-multipoint wireless access.
Alexandra Reyes, CEO Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia says: "For Colombia,
the
'information superhighway' is a fundamental tool to promote national
advancement
through the use of technology. Together with Ericsson, we will bring
high-speed broadband to even the most remote regions of the country. We
expect this to
result in broad access to competitive services, increased employment and
provide
better welfare for the population."
Ericsson's 4th generation IP network solution for Azteca Comunicaciones
Colombia
includes the flagship SSR 8000 family of Smart Services Routers, deployed
as
core routers; SmartEdge Multi-Service Edge Routers; the SPO 1400 family of
Packet Optical Transport Platforms (POTPs); and Ericsson Wi-Fi access
points,
controllers and management.
Jan Häglund, Head of IP and Broadband, Ericsson, says: "This contract
is a major
endorsement of our 4th generation IP network solution and marks the
beginning of
a new partnership between Ericsson and Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia. The
solution will enable Azteca Comunicaciones Colombia to offer a rich suite
of
differentiated services and the scalability of the platforms will ensure
the
ability to meet future traffic and subscriber growth targets."
Ericsson has been present in Colombia for more than 116 years, supporting
and
enabling the introduction of the most advanced Ericsson technology in the
country.
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In April this year, Ericsson acquired Canadian carrier-grade Wi-Fi vendor
BelAir
Networks and has integrated BelAir's industry-leading product portfolio
into its
heterogeneous network solutions:
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