Infonet Services Corporation selected CIENA’s CoreDirector intelligent core switch and MetroDirector K2 multiservice platform for deployment across multiple U.S. and European network sites. Specifically, Infonet’s deployment plans call for more than 30 CoreDirector systems across the network, in addition to MetroDirector K2 switches in more than 40 cities. Deployment is already underway. Financial terms were not disclosed. Infonet is implementing a mesh-based architecture with automated bandwidth provisioning and management across the network and extensive protection capabilities.
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Infonet Chooses CIENA's CoreDirector, MetroDirector K2
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