| BT Global Services, BT�s international business services and solutions division, is upgrading its pan-European optical network with Nortel Networks optical switching equipment. The upgrades, to key hub nodes in Paris and Frankfurt, are currently scheduled for completion by mid 2003, and will include one of the first European deployments of Nortel Networks OPTera� Connect HDX optical switch.
OPTera Connect HDX, part of Nortel Networks next generation optical networks portfolio, offers a seamless non-blocking highly scalable solution with 640Gbit/s switching capacity per shelf, while its integrated Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optics deliver proven savings and inter-work with existing dense DWDM installed base. The system enables node consolidation by replacing complex network interconnect points with a next generation solution that supports multiple protection topologies on a single platform. In addition, OPTera Connect HDX allows customers to simplify circuit provisioning, minimise network costs and generate incremental revenue opportunities by offering new, innovative, network solutions with tailored service levels.
Nortel Networks has been BT Global Services supplier in planning, building and operating its pan-European transport network since 1998. The BT Global Services network uses Nortel Networks OPTera portfolio of products, including OPTera Connect DX, OPTera Long Haul 1600 Optical Line System, and OPTera Metro equipment for break-out of low capacity service at specific points-of-presence. The network is managed centrally from the BT Network Management Centre in Brussels.
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