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JUNIPER NETWORKS AND NEC COLLABORATE WITH TELE COLUMBUS
Tele Columbus will create a converged interconnect network (CIN) built on Juniper’s Cloud Metro infrastructure and NEC’s xHaul transformation services.
Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, and NEC Corporation, a leading global IT and network transformation services provider, recently announced that they are working with Tele Columbus AG, one of Germany’s leading fiber network providers, to create a converged interconnect network (CIN) built on Juniper’s Cloud Metro infrastructure and NEC’s xHaul transformation services, that will converge all its services onto a single, high-performance platform.
Conceiving Tele Columbus’ Cloud Metro Network
- Following consultancy and comprehensive validations led by the NEC 5G Transport Network Center of Excellence (CoE) in EMEA, Juniper's Cloud Metro solution was chosen by Tele Columbus to create a converged interconnect network (CIN) that enables all consumer and business services to be managed and delivered more cost-effectively from a single infrastructure.
- Sustainable expansion for the future was a key consideration for Tele Columbus. Juniper NetworksTM ACX7000 Family of products offer category-leading port speed options to help customers grow in-place as their capacity needs increase, allowing an easy transition from 100G to 400G with different choices of optics. The ACX7000's future-proof performance enables longer system life, better economics and ultimately reduced e-waste.
- NEC is providing xHaul transformation services tailored to meet Tele Columbus’ business requirements. The services are based on its CoE's global telecom expertise combined with local engineering support for Tele Columbus throughout design, deployment and operation.
Flexibility & Agility
- Tele Columbus wanted to build its new network and migrate services in a phased approach. The initial phase—data centers, network core and metro network—is underway, with plans to connect the first tranche of subscribers in the first half of 2023.
- The simplified approach to technology and deployment from Juniper and NEC, including fewer components and a single operating system end-to-end, was also attractive to Tele Columbus.
- Tele Columbus has a highly proactive approach to its sustainability responsibilities, so it was keen to ensure investment in a new infrastructure that supported its strategy and delivered improved TCO.
