Telstra Europe Selects Foundry's NetIron MLX Metro Routers for Its UK Network
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Telstra Europe selects Foundry's NetIron MLX metro routers for its UK network
06 February, 2008 - Foundry Networks(r), Inc., a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announces that award-winning NetIron(r) MLX metro routers have been deployed by Telstra Europe, the European arm of global B2B communications services provider Telstra International, across its UK IP network.
Telstra Europe provides a broad portfolio of data, voice, managed network and hosting solutions to more than 8,000 customers.
Working with Foundry reseller, Matrix Communications, highly-resilient NetIron MLX metro routers have been installed throughout Telstra Europe's UK network Points-of-Presence (PoPs).
In addition to providing wire-speed, low latency and low jitter routing and switching for IPv4, IPv6, MPLS and MPLS VPN services, the NetIron MLX Series help increase profitability for service providers by significantly lowering capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenditures (OpEx).
Delivering industry-leading Ethernet port densities for facilitating rapid and scalable growth, the MLX Series is comprised of four form factors: 4, 8, 16 and 32-slot platforms delivering up to 3.2 terabits per second (Tbps) data capacity and approximately two billion packets per second (Bpps) of packet forwarding performance per system. The port-density and capabilities of these routers offer service providers remarkable scalability, providing unparalleled investment protection for their growing networks.
Similarly, the NetIron MLX Series can provide carrier grade 'five-nines'availability, meaning a network operational 99.999 per cent of the time. This equates to less than five minutes down time a year.
All Telstra Europe's Ethernet-based customers will be connected to the NetIron MLXs which, in turn, are linked to its core routers, with the majority of Telstra's PoPs connected by 10 Gigabit per second fibre rings. Foundry's FastIron(r) SX Layer 2/3 switches have also been purchased for use in Telstra Europe's hosting centres for network management.
Telstra Europe's high performance IP-based converged network enables delivery of a range of cost effective feature rich services for customers such as voice, unified messaging, video conferencing with real-time file sharing, disaster recovery and business continuity.
Ken Cheng, Foundry's vice president and general manager, high-end and service provider systems business unit, said: "Telstra International has been operating in Europe for more than 15 years and has established itself as a premier provider of communications services for enterprises.
With a focus on being the expert communications service provider of choice for Asia Pacific, and a strong presence throughout Europe, we're delighted Telstra International recognised the value of our technology and choosing us as a networking partner."
About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, access routers and metro routers.
Foundry's customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products visit www.foundrynet.com.
About Telstra Europe
Telstra Europe Limited is the UK-based arm of Telstra International.
Telstra International is a division of the leading Australian-based, tier 1 telecommunications and information services company, Telstra Corporation Limited.
Telstra provides global solutions to over half of the world's top 500 companies, spanning the Asia Pacific, Latin America, North America and Europe. Telstra owns one the most technologically advanced IP backbone global networks in the world, offering an extensive portfolio of state-of-the-art solutions. Service offering includes voice and data - total managed network solutions using Global IP-VPN (MPLS), Internet, ATM, Frame Relay, Private Lines, hosting and co-location. Value-add services include fully managed CPE, network reporting, consulting, project management, service tools - allowing customers to monitor and view their network status 24/7.
Telstra Europe's portfolio is complemented by its independently-owned and managed switched UK network. The network incorporates strategic Points of Presence (PoPs) across the UK, including two state-of-the-art data centres located in London Docklands and Cambridge, and interlinks seamlessly with Telstra's highly-advanced global network.
Visit www.telstra.co.uk for further information.
