Telstra Upgrades Internet Backbone with Cisco's 10 Gbps Ethernet

Telstra, Australia's incumbent telecom provider, activated the first 10 Gigabit Ethernet link on its Telstra Internet Direct (TID) backbone. Telstra's TID is a meshed network of 16-slot Cisco 12416 Internet routers. The TID 10 Gbps Ethernet upgrade is one of several planned for deployment within Telstra's Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan area networks over the next few months. Routes in other cities and on the Telstra national network will be upgraded as needed. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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