- Integrated MPLS Network Solution Links Multi-location Enterprises -
LAS VEGAS, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) announced today
that it has launched a nationwide data service for businesses. BellSouth(R)
Managed Network VPN service utilizes the security and flexibility of MPLS
(Multi-Protocol Label Switching) to allow internetworking of multiple access
methods across carrier networks for a consistent customer experience in any
service location.
Many businesses have the challenge of linking multiple office facilities
that are broadly distributed throughout the country to corporate resources.
Each location often has specific network access requirements and, in the past,
companies have had to self-integrate and manage these disparate networks
across the organization. Customers also had to purchase more costly point-to-
point circuits or rely on a hub and spoke architecture that routed all traffic
between outlying locations back through headquarters sites.
BellSouth's nationwide service provides a managed network-based solution
for all of the customer's service locations. The MPLS-based IP routing of
BellSouth Managed Network VPN creates a full mesh data network, allowing each
customer site to cost effectively communicate directly with any of the other
locations and conserving headquarters bandwidth for corporate functions.
"BellSouth has responded to customer demands and has extended its premium
networking service to better meet the needs of national enterprise customers,"
said Lee Priest, vice president -- business marketing, BellSouth. "Based on
our research, BellSouth Managed Network VPN is the only solution on the market
that combines MPLS, Class of Service offerings and proactive service level
agreements."
Class of Service routing paves the way for additional convergence by
allowing enterprises to assign higher priority to voice over IP, video and
imaging applications. With a variety of voice and data applications riding
alongside each other, it is crucial to have a network that identifies and
differentiates traffic types.
BellSouth Managed Network VPN customers can designate traffic into four
different classes: real-time, interactive, priority business and best effort.
Real-time and interactive classes are suitable for applications that have a
low tolerance for delays, such as voice and video. Priority business and best
effort are used to distinguish higher priority business data from non-critical
applications such as email and general Web surfing.
For more information about BellSouth voice and data solutions for
businesses, visit http://www.bellsouthlargebusiness.com.
About BellSouth Corporation
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40 percent
ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data
provider with 54.1 million customers.
Backed by award-winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most
comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in
the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business
customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial-up and
high-speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless
service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long
distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers print and
online directory advertising through The Real Yellow Pages(R) and
YELLOWPAGES.COM(TM) from BellSouth.
BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive environment
are critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global
marketplace. More information about BellSouth can be found at
http://www.bellsouth.com.
SOURCE BellSouth
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CONTACT:
Todd Smith of BellSouth, +1-404-226-8918,
todd.smith@bellsouth.com
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