Jazztel Launches VoIP Service for Carriers With Nortel Solution
Madrid, Spain (ots/PRNewswire)
- Network Enhancement Enables New Revenue-Generating Opportunity
has launched wholesale carrier international VoIP services using Nortel(x) (NYSE: NT , TSX: NT) next-generation technology.
A leading telecommunications and data transmission carrier in Spain, Jazztel, has deployed Nortel's carrier-grade Communication Server 2000 superclass softswitch technology to more cost-effectively enhance its original network to provide the next-generation capacity and performance needed to create new revenue-generating wholesale international services for its service provider customers. In addition to technology, Nortel is providing Jazztel with deployment and maintenance services from the Nortel Global Services portfolio.
"Jazztel's network upgrade is vital to helping us introduce new services and create new revenue streams," said Rafael Conejos, chairman, Jazztel. "In the late 1990s, as one of several fixed-line operators emerging in Spain, we set a flexible foundation for the future by investing in a network backbone and added extensive last-mile connectivity from Nortel. This initial investment meant that when we wanted to upgrade our network, Nortel carrier- class switching technology was easily deployed to provide additional capacity for our new wholesale services."
"For Jazztel, quality of service, network efficiency and economies of scale are vital to its competitive edge," said Casimir Alonso, vice president, Nortel Iberia, "Nortel's expertise in designing, installing and managing sophisticated next-generation networks is helping Jazztel drive new revenue- generating services and lower operating costs."
Jazztel's fiber-optic local access and backbone network were originally built by Nortel in 1998 to enable alternative local and long-distance voice services including international connections, as well as data and Internet services. Since then, Nortel has continued to support the Jazztel network with professional services including preventative and remedial services. When the company explored the feasibility of providing wholesale service capabilities Nortel offered a solution based on its carrier class switching technology.
The CS 2000 is a superclass softswitch providing consolidated local, tandem and long distance capabilities that enable service providers to more cost-effectively transition to Voice over Packet without investing in less efficient overlay solutions. The network deployment included converting the existing DMS 100 network into a DMS-CS 2000 Hybrid so that the Jazztel platform can provide traditional switching capabilities and soft-switch capabilities. This network enhancement positions Jazztel to provide new revenue-generating wholesale service capabilities, including international traffic interconnection without increasing network investment.
Nortel's Global Services portfolio offers a full range of integrated professional services to provide end-to-end, multi-vendor network solutions that deliver significant business value. Nortel provides the necessary services to design, deploy, manage and maintain today's multi-vendor networks and to facilitate transition to next generation technologies.
About Jazztel
Jazztel is a leading telecommunications and data transmission carrier with its own infrastructure in Spain. The company offers broadband solutions for voice, data and Internet traffic geared towards residential and business markets. Jazztel has rolled out its network in more than 100 metropolitan areas and business parks in Spain. This local access network infrastructure along with its backbone network is one of the most rapid telecommunications networks in Europe. For more information, visit Jazztel on the web at www.jazztel.es.
About Nortel
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the world's most critical information. Our next- generation technologies, for both service providers and enterprises, span access and core networks, support multimedia and business-critical applications, and help eliminate today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks and connecting people with information. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.
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Contact:
For further information: Jose-Luis Menoyo, +34-917-09-4567,
menoyo@nortel.com; Jesus Carrillo, +34-91-291-7200,
jesus.carrillo@jazztel.com