Mexico's AXTEL Selects Nortel Softswitch

AXTEL, a Mexican telecommunications company backed by the Soros Group, AIG, the Blackstone Group and others, will deploy Nortel Networks' Succession Communication Server (CS) 2000 and Nortel Networks Passport Packet Voice Gateway (PVG). AXTEL is building a single, converged IP infrastructure to offer local and long-distance services by the end of 2004 in Mexican markets where it does not yet have a local presence. The carrier is currently operating in Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Puebla, Leon, Toluca, Queretaro and San Luis Potosi.



In the second phase of the project, AXTEL plans to migrate its voice and data traffic in the markets it currently serves, onto the new IP infrastructure to offer new VoIP services. This includes around 400,000 lines in service, supported by AXTEL's extensive fixed wireless access network. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.nortelnetworks.com