China Telecom Launches Next Generation Carrying Network CN2
10 May 2006
China Telecom USA today announced that its parent company, China Telecom, the largest fixed-line operator in China, is planning to launch the Next Generation Carrying Network CN2 in North America. CN2 is a new MPLS next generation IP platform for businesses, designed to support both voice and data services. The CN2 Network began rollout in China in mid-2005. CN2 has direct coverage across 194 cities in China with global PoPs planned for London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, San Jose, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC. CN2 is linked to ChinaNet's more than 35 million registered customers and will provide direct connections to all major global ISPs for direct traffic routing.
CN2 is a newly built, separate network designed to provide superior reliability and performance to support mission-critical and high-priority business applications. CN2 provides the following cost effective services:
* High-performing global Virtual Private Networking
* Next generation networking (NGN) -- converged communications (voice,
data and video services)
* Enable Future 3G mobile application communications across CN2 network
backbone
* Centralized network management -- end-to-end real time network
monitoring and customer network management
* Enhanced network performance in terms of latency, packet loss and
availability
* Network-to-Network interface (NNI) to provide truly global MPLS VPN
connectivity across other global networks.
This new network, which is based upon MPLS technology, runs separate to the existing ChinaNet Network. CN2 has five levels of Quality of Service (QoS) management, VPN service management, traffic and performance analysis, and customer information distribution. "Both IP and MPLS can be used to create corporate VPNs. However, MPLS VPN is more dynamic, combining the intelligence of private IP routing with the added performance of label switching to move packets between any location in the network," commented Donald Tan, President of China Telecom USA. He continued, "CN2 also provides a greater degree of security for voice and other types of business traffic since the MPLS routing table is separate from the public Internet. Multinational companies that use CN2 will experience network performance enhancements, including network reliability, flexibility, simplicity and scalability, which are unmatched by the traditional Internet."
The implementation of CN2 continues the transformation of China Telecom from a traditional network carrier to a comprehensive information provider, and reinforces its position as an ally to multinational businesses and carriers doing business in Asia. Additional CN2 information will be commercially available in the coming weeks. China Telecom will also be participating at GTM 2006 in Washington, DC, where additional information will be covered.
About China Telecom USA
China Telecom USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Telecom, is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. It provides customers between North America and China a full range of products including China-domestic, China- North America international voice and data products. China Telecom USA's comprehensive product portfolio meets all aspects of a business' telecommunications needs, from local loops to international circuits. China Telecom USA is also a strategic partner to North American telecommunication companies requiring access to China and Asia.
About China Telecom Corporation
With over 230 million customers and more than $61 billion in assets, China Telecom Corporation is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies. As the largest fixed-line provider in the world, China Telecom owns and operates an extensive system of domestic and international telecommunications networks and facilities, including local wireless loops, voice, data, image, multimedia and other telecommunications services in China. China Telecom has international offices in the Unites States, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
For additional information on China Telecom USA or China Telecom, visit http://www.chinatelecomusa.com and http://en.chinatelecom.com.cn.
Source: prnewswire
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