South Indian Bank to Deploy Nortel’s VoIP Solution

South Indian Bank, a private sector banking institution, has selected Nortel
Networks to deploy a converged IP (Internet Protocol) voice and data network
ultimately expected to connect 150 branches nationwide.Â
Solutions from Nortel Networks have already linked 50 branches across the
country to South Indian Bank's Data Center at Thrissur, its headquarters.
Connection of another 100 branches is scheduled for completion by the end of
this year.  The end-to-end South
Indian Bank solution makes use of Nortel Networks WAN (wide area network), LAN
(local area network) and voice over IP solutions to provide a reliable, scalable
IP backbone for seamless transport of high-quality voice and secure, encrypted
data traffic.  The Government of
India s recent legislation allowing voice over IP has created a market
opportunity, said Ravi Chauhan, vice president, Enterprise Solutions, Nortel
Networks India. As a global market leader in voice over IP, our solutions enable
enterprises to migrate to voice over IP at their own pace and in step with their
own business requirements, while protecting current investments in equipment and
infrastructure.  At the core of
Nortel Networks solution for South Indian Bank is Nortel Networks Meridian* 1*
IP PBX with Internet Telephony Gateway. This solution is designed to handle a
range of voice over IP services, in addition to the traditional voice mail, call
center and computer telephony integration (CTI) services that have made Meridian
1 one of the world s best-selling PBXs