Usiminas and Cosipa Reduces Operating Costs with Network Upgrade from Nortel
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New Network Helps Simplify Communications Across 27 Company Branches
SAO PAULO, Aug. 7 // -- Usiminas and Cosipa, one of the largest steel processing groups in Brazil, has improved the security and high-bandwidth capabilities of its communications while reducing costs through a network upgrade from Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT). The upgraded network helps Usiminas and Cosipa to support bandwidth-hungry production and office processes with new wireless mobility features for 6,000 employees across 27 company branches.
Usiminas and Cosipa's network - powered by Nortel's Gigabit Ethernet technology - also provides a flexible foundation for expanding to new advanced services like VoIP and videoconferencing. The network was designed, deployed and implemented by Solin, a Nortel Advantage channel partner and Westcon, a major Nortel distributor.
"We are very satisfied with the services, solutions and efficient deployment by Nortel for our network upgrade," said Mauricio Higino de Souza, analyst, Usiminas Technology System. "Our previous network was very complex and inefficient and lacked the high availability and performance needed to support mission-critical applications such as our emergency response system that is essential to the success of Usiminas Systems."
"Nortel's Gigabit Ethernet technology provides high levels of performance, reliability and security in communications to meet Usiminas and Cosipa's operational needs. These new network capabilities help drive costing-saving competitive advantage through more efficient communications that increase productivity of administrative processes and existing resources," said Inacio de Freitas, manager, Corporate Markets, Nortel Brazil.
Usiminas and Cosipa's new network is equipped with Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 and Ethernet Routing Switch 5510 and 470 switches which are capable of handling thousands of users simultaneously.
About Nortel
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