SEPTEMBER 22, 2006 -- Ericsson (search for Ericsson) will provide its DWDM optical technology to T-Com for the upgrade of its metro and regional networks in Germany.
Under the contract, Ericsson will deliver its Multihaul WDM solution, the Marconi-branded (search for Marconi) MHL 3000, to Deutsche Telekom's broadband/fixed network business unit, T-Com. Ericsson's says its Multihaul WDM equipment will enable T-Com to meet increasing broadband demand by delivering efficient, high-speed data, storage, video, and voice services with "outstanding bandwidth utilization and quality of services."
Stefan Kindt, president of Ericsson Germany, says, "I'm very proud to announce this contract. It strengthens our longstanding relationship with T-Com." T-Com started to use WDM platforms in its long-haul networks in 2004 and it has now decided to extend the technology to metropolitan and regional networks, using the MHL 3000 Metro.
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