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Romtelecom Selects Cisco to Upgrade IP Core Network to 100G

Romtelecom Selects Cisco to Upgrade IP Core Network to 100G

Romtelecom, the largest telecommunications company in Romania has selected Cisco in modernizing its national network with the first 100G link in Romania. The new IP routing architecture for IP/MPLS network operates on Cisco ASR9000 (Aggregated Services Router) and Cisco CRS-3 (Carrier Routing System).

The new platforms enable secure, stable and reliable delivery of a wide-range of next-generation services such as mobile and cloud services at high speed.  In addition, the new infrastructure is designed to accommodate explosive IP traffic growth due to the increased number of devices, applications and next-generation services such as video and cloud services delivered over the Internet.

The upgrade of Romtelecom's IP core network was initiated in 2013 and will be finalized in 2015, said Cisco.

"Beyond the benefits related to scalability, next-generation networks such as the one being built by Romtelecom contribute substantially to reducing operational costs for the carrier. On the one hand, less equipment is needed, resulting in lower implicit costs (purchase, maintenance, servicing, energy consumption, etc.), on the other hand the centralized management of the network contributes to savings as well."

-  Dorin Pena, General Manager of Cisco Romania

"We operate the largest national network in Romania and are constantly working to expand its capabilities for the benefit of our customers. This deployment marks the implementation of an innovative solution to increase the data network capacity, at the same time increasing its availability and reliability."

-  Bob Konstantidinis, Chief Technology and Operations Officer, Romtelecom and COSMOTE Romania

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