hellas online Selects Cisco and Intracom Telecom for Its National Optical Fiber Network
Platform Puts Next-Generation Broadband Services Within Reach of All Businesses in Greece
ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - February 23, 2009) - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today that it
has been selected as the equipment supplier by hellas online for a
nationwide optical transport network in Greece. The network, which has been
designed and implemented by Intracom Telecom, employs Cisco® optical
networking and routing technologies over an Internet Protocol
Next-Generation Network architecture.
hellas online, part of the Intracom Holdings Group, is making significant
infrastructure investments using cutting-edge technologies to enhance the
quality and reach of its broadband services. Today, hellas online's
proprietary fiber optic network extends to more than 3,500 kilometers
nationwide, enabling the company to offer highly competitive residential
voice and data services, while placing it at a leading position in
business services, including IP telephony, virtual private networks and
next-generation fiber-to-the business services.
"Operating our own network, the second largest in the country, gives hellas
online an important edge over our competitors, and the new cooperation
provides us with a future-proof platform to innovate and expand," said
Dimitris Gorgias, network engineering and operations director at hellas
online. "Intracom Telecom and Cisco's approach to optical network design
makes the management and operation of the network much simpler. As a
result, our customers will experience faster installation times,
higher-speed services and first-class reliability so that they can also
compete more effectively in their markets."
"Intracom Telecom, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, possesses vast
technology know-how on the design, implementation and support of optical
networks within the EEMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.
hellas online exploits these capabilities to obtain the optimal design, the
rapid deployment and the high availability of its optical network," said
Alexandros Manos, chief executive officer of Intracom Telecom.
hellas online has deployed the Cisco ONS15454 Multiservice Transport
Platform in the core and aggregation networks, supporting 40 gigabits per
second wavelengths and offering the flexibility to make dynamic changes and
expansions to the topology of the network. The innovative Cisco Ethernet
over dense wavelength-division multiplexing Xponder line card technology
used by hellas online in the DSL aggregation network helps to preserve
scarce wavelength resources, by allowing multiple DSL access sites to be
connected to the IP core network using a single wavelength.
"The demand for broadband services, driven by the availability of visual
networking and Web 2.0 services, is growing despite the economic
situation," said Paolo Campoli, senior director for sales business
development at Cisco. "Cisco's integrated IP and optical solution is
helping hellas online to simplify and 'de-layer' the network design, which
is the best way to reduce the production cost of bandwidth and secure a
competitive cost base. With the close collaboration of the hellas online,
Intracom Telecom and Cisco teams, we have been able to deliver a
world-class broadband infrastructure that will benefit consumers and
businesses throughout Greece for many years to come."
About hellas online
hellas online (which now consists of legacy (pre-merger) hellas online and
Unibrain) is one of the leading fixed-line telecommunications services
providers in Greece offering a broad range of retail, business and
wholesale services. hellas online owns and operates the largest core
backbone network in Greece, expanding throughout the country, second only
to that of OTE, the incumbent operator. hellas online is an ASE-listed
company and is part of the Intracom Holdings group.
For more information visit: www.hol.gr About Intracom Telecom
Intracom Telecom is a leading developer and producer of telecommunication
systems as well as provider of integrated solutions and professional
services to fixed and mobile operators in the EEMEA region. Over 100
customers in more than 50 countries choose Intracom Telecom for its
state-of-the-art products and solutions. Intracom Telecom has 2,600
employees, operates subsidiaries in 14 countries and is amongst the largest
European companies leading in R&D investments. Intracom Telecom is a Cisco
Systems Gold certified partner. Since June 2006, Intracom Telecom is
controlled by JSC SITRONICS (Russia) with 51%. JSC SITRONICS is the
technology subsidiary of JSFC SISTEMA, a leading diversified holding
company in Russia and the CIS. Intracom Holdings Group (Greece) retains a
49% stake.
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