Nortel Completes World's Longest 100G Trials With Telstra
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Long Distance Australian Trial Demonstrates Cost-effective UltraHigh-speed SolutionSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - August 04, 2009) - Telstra,Australia's largest telecommunications carrier, has successfullycompleted the first 100 gigabits per second (100G) trial over anunprecedented 2,038 kilometer stretch of its existing fibre opticnetwork using innovative, high-speed optical transport technologyfrom Nortel(1) (OTCBB: NRTLQ).The trial, conducted in July this year, also successfully tested 40gigabits per second (40G) transport over 3,370 kilometers of fiberbetween the Australian cities of Sydney and Adelaide. Both 40G and100G trials are believed to be the longest unregenerated distancesever successfully attempted using the technologies, and demonstrateNortel's capacity to deliver one of the most cost-effectivehigh-speed broadband transport solutions available today. Thesolution can position operators like Telstra to increase customersatisfaction through lower costs to the end-user, and can provide theopportunity to deliver a wider range of managed applications andservices."The success of the trial builds on Nortel's leading 40G technologyand we are proud that Telstra has given us the opportunity to provein a real network what others are only talking about regarding 100G,"said Anthony McLachlan, vice president, Carrier Networks, NortelAsia. "During the trial, the Nortel 100G solution allowed Telstra toredefine the value of its extensive fibre infrastructure with atenfold increase in capacity - compared to that of existing 10Gnetworks - and made the Telstra infrastructure the fastest of itskind globally over anywhere near this distance.""These trials with Nortel demonstrate that our existing network iscapable of transporting even larger amounts of network trafficwithout incurring the cost of major equipment and infrastructureupgrades," said Michael Rocca, managing director, Networks & ServicesGroup, Telstra. "Of course, they also contribute to the developmentof technology that will eventually benefit not only Australianconsumers but also the worldwide telecommunications industry."The key behind the successful trials is Nortel's Dense WavelengthDivision Multiplexing (DWDM) technology, and specifically Nortelinnovations such as advanced digital signal processing with coherentdetection, and superior Forward Error Correction (FEC). Thesetechnologies allow service providers like Telstra to migrate to 40Gand 100G technology using their existing 10G network infrastructure."10G components are readily available, cost effective and fieldproven, and our technology allows carriers to extend theirsubstantial investments in their 10G networks with a cost-effectiveupgrade to 40G and 100G," said McLachlan. "This opens up a new worldof rich, interactive services such as high-definitionvideoconferencing, managed storage and disaster recovery services,allowing carriers to generate new revenue from their networks andreduce their ongoing operating costs in the process."About NortelNortel delivers communications capabilities that make the promise ofBusiness Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generationtechnologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks,support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel'stechnologies are designed to help eliminate today's barriers toefficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks andconnecting people to the information they need, when they need it.For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. Forthe latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.Certain statements in this press release may contain words such as"could", "expects", "may", "anticipates", "believes", "intends","estimates", "targets", "envisions", "seeks" and other similarlanguage and are considered forward-looking statements or informationunder applicable securities legislation. These statements are basedon Nortel's current expectations, estimates, forecasts andprojections about the operating environment, economies and markets inwhich Nortel operates. These statements are subject to importantassumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predictand the actual outcome may be materially different from thosecontemplated in forward-looking statements. For additionalinformation with respect to certain of these and other factors, seeNortel's Annual Report on Form10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Qand other securities filings with the SEC. Unless otherwise requiredby applicable securities laws, Nortel disclaims any intention orobligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.(1)Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of NortelNetworks.Contacts:NortelLorraine Cowper+61 2 8870 5625lorraico(at)nortel.comNortelBo Gowan+1 972-685-8278bogowan(at)nortel.comwww.nortel.comWatterson Marketing CommunicationsGuy Lerner+61 2 9929 7533guy.lerner(at)watterson.com.auThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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