Marking its first significant managed network operations agreement in North America, Nokia Siemens Networks will assume ownership of Embarq's voice network operation center (NOC) operations. 
Under terms of the seven-year agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks will perform network operations for EMBARQ's voice networks, ensuring high network quality and providing ongoing technical assistance. As part of the agreement, approximately 265 EMBARQ employees in the NOCs in New Century, Kan.; Johnson City, Tenn.; Leesburg, Fla.; and Greenville, N.C., will become employees of Nokia Siemens Networks. Nokia Siemens Networks will assume operational responsibility under the agreement in the beginning of 4Q08. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The outsourcing agreement will enable EMBARQ to reduce operational expenses for voice traffic monitoring and technical support of its network operations, and to capitalize on Nokia Siemens Networks' worldwide infrastructure and expertise.
In conjunction with Nokia Siemens Networks' Global Network Solution Centers, a virtual global network will be formed that provides the best possible service levels and expertise in a cost efficient way.
"This agreement is a significant step forward in establishing Nokia Siemens Networks' Managed Services capabilities in North America and we are thrilled to be working with a company like EMBARQ to help us establish this services offering," said Sue Spradley, Head of North America, Nokia Siemens Networks.http://www.nsn.com
Under terms of the seven-year agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks will perform network operations for EMBARQ's voice networks, ensuring high network quality and providing ongoing technical assistance. As part of the agreement, approximately 265 EMBARQ employees in the NOCs in New Century, Kan.; Johnson City, Tenn.; Leesburg, Fla.; and Greenville, N.C., will become employees of Nokia Siemens Networks. Nokia Siemens Networks will assume operational responsibility under the agreement in the beginning of 4Q08. Financial terms were not disclosed.The outsourcing agreement will enable EMBARQ to reduce operational expenses for voice traffic monitoring and technical support of its network operations, and to capitalize on Nokia Siemens Networks' worldwide infrastructure and expertise.
In conjunction with Nokia Siemens Networks' Global Network Solution Centers, a virtual global network will be formed that provides the best possible service levels and expertise in a cost efficient way.
"This agreement is a significant step forward in establishing Nokia Siemens Networks' Managed Services capabilities in North America and we are thrilled to be working with a company like EMBARQ to help us establish this services offering," said Sue Spradley, Head of North America, Nokia Siemens Networks.http://www.nsn.com
residential high-speed Internet customers at no additional cost. Specifically, Comcast will nearly triple the upload speed of its 6 Mbps / 384 Kbps Performance tier to 6 Mbps / 1 Mbps and more than double the upload speed of its 8 Mbps / 768 Kbps Performance Plus tier to 8 Mbps / 2 Mbps.
will team up to demonstrate 100 Gigabit Ethernet traffic in production-ready form over a live network at next week's NXTcomm08 show in Las Vegas. The demonstration will consist of an Ixia proof-of-concept 100 GbE test set generating and handing off a pre-standard IEEE 802.3ba 100 GbE signal to a 100 GbE interface on the Infinera DTN DWDM transport system. The 100 GbE signal will then be switched and transported by the Infinera DTN system from the show floor through XO Communications' long-haul DWDM network to Los Angeles. The 100GbE signal will then be looped and transported back to the Infinera booth in Las Vegas, where performance metrics will be monitored and viewable on the Ixia XM2 chassis.
