Avaya Delivers Converged Network Equipment Solution to Support All Voice, Data and Video Requirements for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
BASKING RIDGE, NJ--(Marketwire - February 8, 2010) - Avaya, a global leader in enterprise
communications systems, today announced it has deployed the first converged
network equipment solution for powering all voice, video and data traffic
on the Bell Olympic network to the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the
2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).
As the official converged network equipment supplier to VANOC, Avaya is
supporting the delivery of Bell's Olympic network. Bell is VANOC's
Exclusive Telecommunications Partner delivering the all-IP Games.
The network, which has carried live business traffic for the Vancouver 2010
Winter Games staff since the summer of 2009, now supports operations for
communications, transportation, registration and accreditation of athletes
and media, public safety, ticket sales and other critical elements
including the timing, posting and certification of event scores. During the
Olympic Games, the network also will carry all broadcast media feeds,
scores and statistics, enabling VANOC to provide this information
instantaneously to audiences around the globe.
"In many ways, the converged network solution we are providing to VANOC and
Bell is similar in performance, reliability, security and scope to running
the communications infrastructure of a small country," said Kevin Kennedy,
president and CEO, Avaya. "Avaya is proud to share in the spirit of the
2010 Winter Games -- the international cooperation, sporting competition,
and goodwill among nations -- and to have this unique opportunity to
showcase our solutions on such a global stage."
More than three billion television viewers across 160 countries will have
access to live event coverage, as will more than 10,000 media
representatives from print, television, radio and Internet outlets that
will pull broadcast feeds, scores and statistics directly from the network.
These varying bandwidth requirements of the media will dwarf the needs from
all previous Olympic Games, and Avaya's converged network equipment
solution for powering all voice, video and data traffic helps provide Bell
with a more flexible and cost-effective approach for managing such high
volumes of traffic.
When the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games begin on Feb. 12, 2010, the
network will support more than one million visitors and operations
personnel and connect more than 15 Olympic Games venues across some of the
most challenging, rugged and remote terrain for deploying network
equipment. It will support the personal communications of 5,500 Olympic
athletes and officials from 80 countries, as well as more than 25,000
on-site volunteers.
"This year, we are backed by a highly-sophisticated network architecture
from Bell and a network equipment solution from Avaya that for the first
time converges voice and video into a much more powerful system that can
support a much broader range of operations -- and do it much more
efficiently," said Ward Chapin, chief information officer, VANOC. "We are
setting a new standard of excellence by which future Olympic Games
communications systems will be judged."
The Avaya system was designed to be one of the most efficient and
sustainable Olympic Games network equipment solutions deployed to date.
Avaya data solutions deliver up to 40 percent in energy savings over
comparable industry equipment, and although much of this equipment is being
installed for a large, one-time event, approximately 98 percent of the
total deployment will remain in place at the venues, be refurbished and
repurposed for other deployments, or disposed of in a sustainable fashion
through end-of-life e-waste programs.
About Avaya - Avaya is the global leader and expert in business
communications. The company provides unified communications, contact
centers, and related services directly and through its channel partners to
leading businesses and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all
sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that improve
efficiency, collaboration, customer service and competitiveness. For more
information please visit www.avaya.com.
Contact Information: Media Inquiries:
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