Telef?nica S.A. Affiliates in Puerto Rico Select Nortel to Build VoIP Network
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ?March 3, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- TData Puerto Rico and TLD (Telef?nica Larga Distancia) of Puerto Rico, affiliates of Telef?nica S.A., have selected Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSX: NT] to converge their local, long-distance and data services onto a next generation voice over IP (Internet Protocol) network, enabling rapid delivery of advanced IP services to businesses and consumers in Puerto Rico.
IP-based packet networks allow voice, video and data traffic, which traditionally run over separate networks, to be combined on a single, high-speed broadband communications infrastructure. Nortel Networks will provide a comprehensive voice over IP (VoIP) solution that will position both service providers to offer local and long-distance services and high-speed Internet access over a single IP ?pipe.?
?TLD and TData are combining their networks into one powerful infrastructure that can provide our customers in Puerto Rico with cutting-edge communications services designed to help simplify their lives and the way they do business,? said Victoria Medina, general manager, TLD of Puerto Rico.
?With Nortel Networks proven voice over IP solutions and considerable experience in deploying next generation networks, we are confident that we can continue to lead the market and address the current and future needs of our customers,? said Juan Tom?s Pe?agar?cano, vice president and general manager for TData.
This converged solution will increase network capacity, enabling more rapid delivery of innovative, bandwidth-intensive services. It will also position TData and TLD of Puerto Rico to drive reduced operating costs, and to evolve their network to support future roll out of multimedia services like video calling, unified messaging, and remote collaboration.
?Converging their networks is a bold move that will position TLD and TData to drive new revenue-generating services, and to bring increased functionality, mobility and productivity to their customers,? said Alvio Barrios, Telef?nica account vice president, Caribbean and Latin America, Nortel Networks. ?We have been working with customers in this region for 30 years, accumulating a wealth of market knowledge and experience we can use to help service providers like Telef?nica achieve their business objectives.?
The agreement includes Nortel Networks Succession* Communication Server (CS) 2000, a superclass softswitch. Succession CS 2000 provides a comprehensive set of services designed to help service providers economically address new, revenue-generating opportunities in business, residential and transit markets. Also included are Nortel Networks Passport* Packet Voice Gateway (PVG), designed to help switch voice calls more cost-effectively; Nortel Networks Preside* network management systems; and professional services ranging from network design to network operation and maintenance.
TLD and TData will also use Vero Systems AcuRoute automated optimal routing software. AcuRoute is an integrated call routing and cost management software application that enables service providers to significantly improve their margins by delivering least cost, best quality routing on their voice services. For more information on AcuRoute, as well as Vero Systems? full Acuite suite of products and services, please visit www.verosystems.com.**
Besides offering IP-centric business applications to corporate customers, TData will also resell and deploy Nortel Networks IP solutions, including Nortel Networks Succession 1000 IP PBX, designed to help increase productivity and mobility by optimizing business-critical applications and features.
Nortel Networks has a proven portfolio of products and services for packet voice and multimedia services, and is also providing Succession voice over IP solutions to leading service providers including Verizon, Bell Canada, MCI, Hong Kong Broadband Network, China Netcom, and China Railcom.
TData, a part of Telef?nica Group, is a leading supplier of global telecommunications services for corporate clients. Telef?nica is the leading operator in the Spanish and Portuguese speaking markets and the sixth biggest operator in the world in terms of market capitalization. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony and data businesses with broadband as the key tool for the development of both of these.
The company has a significant presence in 16 countries and has operations in approximately 40. Telef?nica has a strong presence in Latin America, where the company operates in eight countries and where it concentrates its growth strategy. Its costumer base amounts to nearly 100 million clients. More information about Telef?nica Group can be found on the web at: http://www.telefonica.es/pressoffice.**
Telef?nica Larga Distancia de Puerto Rico (TLD de Puerto Rico) is an affiliate of the multinational group Telef?nica S.A., offering an extensive portfolio of telecommunications products and services in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Nortel Networks is an industry leader and innovator focused on transforming how the world communicates and exchanges information. The Company is supplying its service provider and enterprise customers with communications technology and infrastructure to enable value-added IP data, voice and multimedia services spanning Wireless Networks, Wireline Networks, Enterprise Networks, and Optical Networks. As a global company, Nortel Networks does business in more than 150 countries. More information about Nortel Networks can be found on the Web at http://www.nortelnetworks.com.
*Nortel Networks, the Nortel Networks logo, the Globemark, Business Without Boundaries, Succession, Passport and Preside are trademarks of Nortel Networks.
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