JULY 29, 2008 -- Japan's NTT Communications (search for NTT) has deployed Juniper Networks' (search for Juniper Networks) T1600 core routers to scale the capacity of its global IP network, which it claims is the largest dedicated Internet backbone network in the world.
Traffic growth driven by increased subscriber demand for IPTV and multi-play services compelled NTT Com to scale the capacity of its global Tier-1 IP backbone network, say company representatives. Key considerations for the selection included the non-disruptive upgrade path from the T640 to the multi-terabit capacity and energy efficiency advantages of the T1600.
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"To support rapid increase of Internet traffic and services, we upgraded our backbone network with T1600s to expand routing capacity, while also minimizing operational cost, space, and power consumption," reports Kempei Fukuda, director of the global network department at NTT Communications. "With the T1600, we doubled the network capacity on the same footprint and, more importantly, reduced power consumption by more than 20 percent. The T1600 is an optimal solution for improving network performance, creating more value for our customers as well as meeting our commitment to protect the environment," he adds.
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NTT Com began its global IP network service in July 1997 with 45-Mbit/sec bandwidth between Japan and the U.S. In 2000, NTT Com acquired Tier-1 Internet service provider Verio and expanded the bandwidth between Japan and the U.S. to over 1 Gbits/sec. NTT Com says it has been continuously upgrading its global Tier 1 IP backbone both in bandwidth to support end users' broadband Internet usage and in direct connections to major ISPs in Asia, the U.S., Europe, and the Southwest Pacific.
"We're pleased that NTT Com has deployed the T-series, which will enable it to keep pace with escalating business requirements while controlling costs as it scales," notes Masanori Osuga, vice president of Japan, Juniper Networks. "By leveraging the widely-deployed JUNOS software and sharing components with existing T-series routers, the T1600 offered NTT Communications a unique, seamless upgrade path for its installed base of T640 routers without service interruption to its customers worldwide," he says.
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