- Frost & Sullivan Selects BellSouth for Product Line Strategy Award -
ATLANTA, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) was
named today as the recipient of the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product
Line Strategy in recognition of the company's diverse Ethernet data
services for businesses.
The award specifically recognizes BellSouth's strategy to deliver
2Mbps, 4Mbps and 8Mbps Ethernet services, known as Mid-Band Ethernet, to
medium-sized businesses and enterprise branch locations within its region.
BellSouth Mid- Band Metro Ethernet complements the provider's existing
10Mbps, 100Mbps and 1000Mbps offers and enables a greater number of
customers to integrate a higher level of networking into their businesses.
The new speeds can be offered over existing copper or fiber infrastructure,
which helps drive broadband business applications deeper into corporate
networks and reduces customer implementation costs.
In addition to launching Mid-Band Metro Ethernet, BellSouth has
launched the following enhancements to its Ethernet portfolio in 2006:
- Virtual BellSouth(R) Metro Ethernet Service - provides four classes of
service (best effort, business critical, interactive and real-time) for
efficient bandwidth allocation to support multiple IP applications over
a single port.
- Extended access to BellSouth(R) Managed Network VPN throughout
Southeast - allows Ethernet connectivity to BellSouth's MPLS-based
networking solution, seamlessly linking locations supported by DSL,
Private Line, Frame Relay, ATM and Metro Ethernet onto a single
corporate network.
"BellSouth planted a stake in the ground with Metro Ethernet over a
decade ago and continues to lead the industry," said Martin Chandler, vice
president - product management, BellSouth Business Markets. "Ethernet has
emerged to become the preferred transport method for corporate data
networks and BellSouth continues to evolve its portfolio to support
advanced customer applications."
Metro Ethernet is the telecommunications industry designation for
Ethernet transport service that moves data traffic between two or more
customer Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs). BellSouth began offering
Metro Ethernet services in 1994 and has aggressively enhanced the portfolio
to support the evolving needs of its business customers. The company's
recent product enhancements further demonstrate BellSouth's focus on
expanding the reach and utility of Ethernet for its customers.
BellSouth is one of only seven service providers in the world to
receive Metro Ethernet Forum Service Provider Certification for its Metro
Ethernet Service. BellSouth has 469 Ethernet switches and 5.3 million miles
of fiber in its regional network and is currently one of the top four
Ethernet service providers in the U.S., based on market share data.
For more information about BellSouth voice and data solutions for
business customers, visit http://www.bellsouthlargebusiness.com.
About Frost & Sullivan
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About BellSouth
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 500 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 57.3 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 Corporation
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CONTACT:
Todd Smith of BellSouth, +1-404-829-8723, or
todd.smith@bellsouth.com
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