China Telecom Selects Siemens for Optical Net in Gansu

China Telecom selected Siemens IC Networks to upgrade its optical network in Gansu province. Siemens will be supplying its new SURPASS hiT multi-service provisioning platform (MSPP), which will enable the carrier to offer data services based on Ethernet in the metro domain alongside traditional SDH-based voice services. The contract is the first for the Surpass hiT solution in China. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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