STOCKHOLM (dpa-AFX) - Telstra, Australia-based telecommunication provider, confirmed Ericsson (ERIC) as its continued supplier for optical transport equipment and services. The agreement includes the supply of Ericsson optical transport equipment and services as well as Ciena packet-optical platforms.
The agreement also supports the introduction of sophisticated software defined networking or SDN and network function virtualization or NFV functionality, which will form an essential path to deliver flexible and scalable control networks.
Ericsson signed a strategic agreement with Ciena (CIEN) in February 2014 enabling Ericsson to sell and support Ciena's Converged Packet Optical portfolio, and collaborate on the joint development of the Multilayer WAN Controller.
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