T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom's IT and network integration business, has extended its global voice services reach throughout North America using Level 3's network. T-Systems will rollout a carrier-grade, MPLS-based voice and data service between Europe, Asia and the United States. The service is targeted at large enterprises with global operations. T-Systems can offload voice traffic from enterprise customers to Level 3 through a standard IP- port. The traffic is carried through Level 3's softswitch-based interconnections.
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- In October 2003, T-Systems International selected Lucent Technologies to increase the capacity of the North American element of its international backbone ("Telekom Global Net") from 2.5 Gbps to a full coverage 10 Gbps network. Specifically, Lucent will provide T-Systems with its LambdaUnite MultiService Switch (MSS), a next generation optical transport system and switch, with an element capacity of 320 Gbps. Further capacity expansion to a multiple 10 Gbps or even 40 Gbps meshed network is possible.
- In June 2003, T-Systems, Deutsche Telekom's IT and network integration business, opened a new headquarters for the Americas in New York City. The carrier is targeting network solutions for the North American operations of multinational corporations that already do business with T-Systems in Europe.
