Nortel expands relationship with ANDA Networks

Telecomworldwire, Nov 20, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-20 November 2008-Nortel expands relationship with ANDA Networks(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Nortel (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT), a communications technology company, is extending its Ethernet VPN (E-VPN) offering with customer premises equipment from ANDA Networks Inc, a provider of carrier-class Ethernet solutions for fibre, copper and wireless access networks.

According to the company, Nortel has expanded its relationship with ANDA Networks to integrate intelligent network termination equipment into its Metro Ethernet Networks portfolio. This is expected to enable the company to provide an end-to-end solution that assists service providers in offering efficient and cost-effective hosted E-VPN services to businesses. An easy to operate Carrier Ethernet service offering from Nortel allows operators to simplify operations and increase revenues by delivering a wide array of Ethernet services more cost-effectively.

Nortel's Metro Ethernet solutions now include ANDA's EtherReach portfolio, which provides an extension of E-VPN services over fibre and copper-based networks to help service providers ensure maximum reach to all customer locations over any type of network infrastructure. The ANDA products can be bundled with Nortel's Carrier Ethernet portfolio or with the company's Optical Ethernet portfolio, which features the Optical Multiservice Edge (OME). The combination of the companies' products is expected to provide carriers with a complete solution that can be managed remotely and controlled via an integrated Nortel network and service management system on an end-to-end basis.

No financial details were disclosed.

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