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Chorus, New Zealand's largest telecommunications infrastructure company, has selected IP routing technology from Alcatel-Lucent to build the IP core network that will power its ‘Chorus Accelerate' program, which will offer customers an entirely new set of broadband services over both copper and fiber networks.
"Chorus will deploy the Alcatel-Lucent 7950 Extensible Routing System (XRS) to support a multi-million New Zealand dollar investment in its core infrastructure to handle the increased bandwidth demand created by the program," a statement said.
With its ability to handle up to 16 Terabits of data per second, the 7950 XRS has the capacity necessary to support high bandwidth broadband services like high definition video and cloud applications.
Chorus is the first Asia-Pacific telecommunications provider to deploy Alcatel-Lucent's 7950 XRS, which will pave the way for a new portfolio of ‘Chorus Accelerate' broadband products for existing customers, new customers, high bandwidth users and business with committed bandwidth rates of 100Mbps.
Consuming just a single Watt per Gigabit of traffic, the 7950 XRS helps deliver these services at a competitive price and an eco-sustainable manner.
"Alcatel-Lucent's 7950 XRS will enable Chorus to support the high bandwidth demands created by the new ‘Chorus Accelerate' products," it said.
"Alcatel-Lucent's high-capacity 7950 XRS will support Chorus' extensive fiber network by managing data flow through ultra high-density 10Gbps and 100Gbps capacities across the network while also providing a foundation for 400Gigabit Ethernet as the technology becomes available," the company said in a statement.
"Alcatel-Lucent's 7950 XRS is playing a significantly role in helping us give our customers the greater speeds, more choices and better value," said Mark Ratcliffe, CEO Chorus NZ.
"Chorus recognizes the significant value that better broadband will have for New Zealand. Alcatel-Lucent believes strongly that broadband can be a powerful catalyst for innovation, and social and economic development. The XRS will provide a reliable and efficient platform for the continued growth broadband demand enabled by ‘Chorus Accelerate' in New Zealand," said Sean O'Halloran, President and Managing Director, Alcatel-Lucent Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands.