360networks, which provides wholesale provider of Private Line Transport, Ethernet, IP, VoIP and Local Access services, completed a series of IP network upgrades, including:
- Integration of Juniper's MX series Routers in the company's IP core, enabling 360networks to scale its IP network to meet customers' higher bandwidth needs.
- Expansion of bandwidth and service capabilities by deploying Alcatel-Lucent's 1830 Photonic Service Switches covering over 8,000 route miles, enhancing the transport layer and improving flexibility, with 100Gig-capable interfaces.
- Enhancement to access capabilities by integrating Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 Service Routers (SR), 7450 Ethernet Service Switches (ESS), and 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM), enabling highly efficient network administration and service activation, while supporting the company's Layer 2 Ethernet (L2E) platform and 100Gig interfaces.
- Expansion of Internet exchange coverage and capacity to provide customers with broader reach and enhance the company's public and private peering capabilities.
- Upgrading transit connections to peer the majority of the company's IP Transit with the remainder utilizing only the highest performing IP transit networks.
