Beyond the traditional role of a telecom vendor, ECI Telecom has become the partner for growth to our customers worldwide. Through our networking infrastructure solutions, we focus on addressing the challenges and needs that affect providers today and in the future. ECI's platforms enable key revenue-generating applications, such as business services, voice, video and wireless backhaul. Our service expertise facilitates service deployment, maintenance and on-going operations, while optimizing capex and reducing opex. We are our customers' Partner for Growth. What sets ECI apart from the rest of the market is ECI's 1Net - our customers' Path for Growth. 1Net defines our total focus on optimal transition to next-generation networks through the unique combination of innovative and multi-functional networking equipment, fully-integrated solutions and all-around services. ECI has brought to the market the first carrier Ethernet switch router built with a transport mindset. ECI brings our expertise in metro transport and advanced MPLS-TP and IP/MPLS software to deliver a Carrier Ethernet solution with the manageability, reliability and deterministic performance that carriers require - www.ecitele.com
Ciena Corporation is a leader in communication network infrastructure, associated software and professional services. We specialize in helping customers transition to service-driven networks that fundamentally change the way they compete. With expertise in optical and Ethernet networking, Ciena combines software-programmable hardware, a common operating system, and unified service and transport management to enable our customers to adapt and scale with any emergent business model. Our solutions form the foundation of many of the largest, most reliable and sophisticated service provider, enterprise, government, and research and education networks across the globe. www.ciena.com.
Extreme networks provides converged Ethernet networks that support data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers. The company’s network solutions feature high performance and high availability switching that deliver insight and control enabling customers to solve their real-world business communications challenges. Operating in more than 50 countries, Extreme Networks provides wired and wireless secure LANs, data center infrastructure and Service Provider Ethernet transport solutions that are complemented by a global, 24x7 service and support. www.extremenetworks.com
Hitachi Cable has been a leading company in the Carrier Ethernet Switch market over the years, and enables service providers to expand their service field into global markets. Since Carrier Ethernet Services (Pure Layer2 vPN) launched in 1999 in Japan, it has grown to become the most popular network service for enterprises in Japan. In recent years, as the background of the demand for the high-speed communication increases (in cases of utilizing web-based applications, transferring 3-D CAD data, or file transferring between Data Centers for a disaster recovery) Carrier Ethernet Services have been rapidly replacing high-priced Leased Line Services and MPLS IP-vPN. The demand for Carrier Ethernet Services has been currently accelerated even in world-wide scale, taking advantage of proven Ethernet Technologies in Japan market. Hitachi Cable provides many unique and field-proven Layer2 technologies which enables service operators to operate Carrier Ethernet Service with robustness, scalability and to reduce CAPEX and OPEX. www.hitachi-cable.co.jp/en/.
RAD’s industry leading Carrier Ethernet access product portfolio enables service providers and mobile transport operators to deliver EPL and EVPL services with end-to-end service control and performance measurement over fiber, PDH, SDH/SONET, and DSL. Carrier Ethernet users can benefit from sophisticated traffic management functionality to ensure tiered SLAs as well as a full-suite of Timing over Packet capabilities for reliable all-IP mobile backhaul. RAD’s EtherAccess portfolio include intelligent customer-located demarcation devices, cell site gateways, and channelized Ethernet aggregation devices. These products fully comply with MEF, ITU-T, IEEE, and IETF standards. www.rad.com.
Calix is a leading provider in North America and the Caribbean of broadband communications access systems and software for copper- and fiber- based network architectures that enable communications service providers to connect to their residential and business subscribers. For commercial communications service providers, Calix enables a wide range of carrier-class services including mobile backhaul, MEF services, E1/ T1 via pseudo wire, MPLS-access extension, commercial video via IPTV and RF, and a host of digital voice services. Calix has shipped over six million ports of its Unified Access Infrastructure portfolio to more than 500 North American and international customers, whose networks serve over 32 million subscriber lines in total. For more information, visit the Calix website at www.calix.com
Centec Networks is dedicated in providing carrier-grade IP/Ethernet switching silicon and advanced ODM/OEM system solutions. Since 2005, Centec has delivered a series of silicon and system products, covering a wide range of carrier access and aggregation market. Centec’s cutting-edge silicon products and system solutions enable telecom/network equipment vendors to build complete product portfolios with dramatically reduced development costs and rapidly improved time-to-market.
Centec’s purposely built carrier-grade silicon delivers high performance standard based MEF and IP services with advanced QoS, service management, and superior flexibility, scalability for differentiation. Centec’s advanced ODM/OEM system solutions are built around its own silicon and enhanced with industry leading software protocols. Further customization in both hardware and software are provided to suite specific customer need and to enable further differentiation. Multiple software packages are available to suite various network deployment scenarios: Layer2 only, Layer2+3 and MPLS based VPN etc.
At Centec, we partner with our customers to offer seamless services. Our China-based engineering teams are committed to provide cost effective and world-class services for complex system integration, testing and customization tailored to the needs of each customer. www.centecnetworks.com
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn. Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections - whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible - providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. www.cisco.com
With $4.7B in Carrier Ethernet equipment forecast to ship in 2008 growing to $6.7B by 2010, the market window is wide open. However, equipment manufacturers who wish to capture this growth opportunity face several key challenges:
IP Infusion Inc., an ACCESS company, provides leading-edge solutions to these challenges. We specialize in helping equipment providers bring IP-based and Ethernet-based NGN equipment to market on time, with assured quality and reduced cost and risk.
For more information visit www.ipinfusion.com.
Orckit-Corrigent (Nasdaq: ORCT) facilitates telecommunication providers’ delivery of high capacity broadband residential, business and mobile services over wireline or wireless networks. With 20 years of field experience, a reputable list of worldwide Tier-1 customers and sound leadership, Orckit-Corrigent has a firm foothold in the ever-developing world of telecommunication. Orckit-Corrigent’s product lines include Carrier Ethernet + Transport (CE+T) switches - an MPLS based portfolio enabling advanced packet as well as legacy services over packet networks with a wide set of transport features.
Orckit-Corrigent markets its products directly and indirectly through strategic alliances as well as distribution and reseller partners worldwide. www.orckit.com.
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