Golden Telecom is deploying Nortel Networks’ Optical Ethernet equipment to support major business centers and customers around Moscow. Specifically, Golden Telecom is using Nortel Networks’ OPTera Metro 1200 Ethernet Service Modules to expand its existing network of Passport 8600 Multiservice Switches. The deployment supports Ethernet VPNs for LAN-to-LAN interconnection, Internet access and TV multicasting. Golden Telecom has also deployed Nortel Networks’ Shasta 5000 Broadband Service Node (BSN) to deliver customized IP services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Russia's Golden Telecom Deploys Nortel's Optical Ethernet
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