US Coast-to-Coast Deployment of OC-192 Running MPLS Completed
VIENNA, Va., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cable & Wireless (NYSE: CWP;
LSE:CW), the global telecommunications group, today announced it has upgraded
the US portion of its global IP network to OC-192 running MPLS from
coast-to-coast. The network upgrade, which delivers OC-192 network speeds
from the west coast of the United States across the Atlantic Ocean and into
Europe, further reinforces Cable & Wireless' leadership position for providing
superior network performance, quality and reach, consistently around the
globe. Through the combination of its global high performance network and IP
services with Exodus' hosting and content delivery services, Cable & Wireless
is now the premier choice for eBusiness infrastructure solutions in the US,
Europe and Asia-Pacific.
The upgrade follows the OC-192 multi-city links brought on-line in the
fourth quarter of 2001 connecting Washington, DC and New York with London,
Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Frankfurt. The current upgrade adds Anaheim,
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and Santa Clara. The high speed connections support
the unique network performance requirements of large scale Internet content
providers in particular, as well as providing sufficient scale to keep Cable &
Wireless ahead of increasing demand for IP services.
"Cable & Wireless continues to define what is truly a global IP network,"
said Andy MacLeod, chief operating officer, Cable & Wireless. "Cable &
Wireless is committed to providing customers, whether large global enterprises
or content providers, with an industrial strength IP infrastructure that
provides the highest quality of service and performance on a global scale."
Multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) technology allows Cable & Wireless
to provide enterprises and service providers with an Internet infrastructure
to support all their applications, connectivity and content needs - even those
time critical and mission critical services that they would typically not
consider transmitting over other best effort Internet backbones. Cable &
Wireless' global IP network provides:
* Large-scale Internet content providers with the high quality network
connections required to efficiently and securely link hosted and cached
content with their target market users even when the geographical span
is several continents.
* Global ISPs with a quality IP backbone to deliver traffic-engineered
services to their own customers. The additional capacity and
predictability offered by the upgrade is crucial for maintaining this
ability.
* Large multinational enterprise customers with the extra capacity,
performance and predictability consistently around the globe to keep
them ahead of the curve in terms of offering services to their
customers and linking their own operations.
Network Architecture
Cable & Wireless' global IP network is based on a core traffic engineering
platform using intelligent MPLS routing and switching capability at 10 Gbps.
This leading platform provides a scalable, reliable and more economic
transport system for individual services, such as IP transit, hosting, and
content delivery services.
With this network architecture, Cable & Wireless is able to:
* Offer high capacity OC-48/STM-16 IP access services to carriers,
content providers, ISPs and large enterprises.
* Scale the network to handle the anticipated increase in Internet
traffic in and between the US and Europe.
* Optimally restore network traffic and minimise service disruptions in
the event of major network disruptions.
About Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with
revenue of over 5.9 billion pounds sterling (US$8.6 billion) in the year to
31 March 2002 and customers in 70 countries. The company consists of two core
and complementary divisions: Cable & Wireless Regional and Cable & Wireless
Global. Cable & Wireless Regional offers a full range of telecommunications
services in 33 countries around the world. Cable & Wireless Global's focus for
future growth is on IP (Internet protocol) and data services and solutions for
business customers. It has developed advanced IP networks and value-added
services in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region in support of this
strategy. With its financial strength and the capability of its global IP
infrastructure, Cable & Wireless holds a unique position in terms of global
coverage and services to business customers. For more information about Cable
& Wireless, go to http://www.cw.com.
SOURCE Cable & Wireless
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CONTACT:
Media, Chad Couser of Cable & Wireless - US,
+1-703-760-3845, chad.couser@cw.com, or Industry Analysts, Rolyn
Acosta of Cable & Wireless, +1-415-738-4643,
rolyn.acosta@exodus.net; or Brian Davis of Brodeur Worldwide,
+1-202-715-0514, bdavis@brodeur.com, for Cable & Wireless
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