TEAG Netkom, the largest alternative carrier in the German province of Thuringia, is using Marconi’s OMS840 multiservice edge platform to launch new Ethernet services over its existing SDH infrastructure. TEAG Netkom has rolled out new Ethernet-based data and voice services, such as Ethernet Private Line (EPL) services, to 10 customer locations and has already deployed the platform at a further 40 sites within its own network. Financial terms were not disclosed.
TEAG Netkom existing infrastructure consists of Marconi’s SMA multiplexers, MSH64 optical core switch, and the OMS1664, Marconi’s multiservice provisioning platform for high-capacity metro applications. The network is managed by Marconi’s ServiceOn Optical network management software.
