Stockholm - 17th August 2010 - Transmode, a leading supplier of optical networking solutions, today announced that it has been awarded a major contract by Teracom to supply network infrastructure for a high capacity optical ring in Sweden. The network will carry HDTV and other valued-added services.
Teracom, a longstanding customer, of Transmode, distributes radio and TV to households nationwide for its broadcast customers. Teracom required the network to cope with an enormous increase in traffic due to the extra number of HDTV channels and growth in other value-added services. The new optical ring provides transmission between Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenberg and other major centres. It supports 2.5G and 10G transmission end-to-end today and 40/100G in the future. The network will complement Teracom's existing, mainly microwave based, infrastructure.
"After a competitive bid, we chose to award the contract to Transmode for three reasons: modularity, flexibility and total cost," said Peo Gaasvik, CTO at Teracom. "By simple "plug and play" additions we have the possibility of upgrading the network at any time to add new functionality. We are also very pleased with the level of support we have had from Transmode over the years," he continued.
By supplying a 40-channel DWDM network with pluggable optics throughout, Transmode has enabled Teracom to easily change the configuration of wavelengths and transmission control at will. Teracom is deploying Transmode's TM-Series optical networking solution in its new high capacity network to ensure delivery and reliability of multiple services to its customers. The operator can add or reconfigure new services for its customers with ease.
"We are delighted to have been selected by Teracom for this new network rollout. Their continued trust in our equipment and solutions is built on an already strong working relationship," said Björn Andersson, Vice President of Sales at Transmode. "We have once again demonstrated that Transmode's TM-Series delivers a winning solution in terms of easily managed building blocks for multiple service types. The flexibility of Transmode's systems enables customers to configure networks that are tailor made to their specific needs."
About Teracom
Teracom is Sweden's first media operator. The company offers services in the areas of radio, TV, data communications, co-location and service in a nationwide infrastructure. The group consists of Teracom, Boxer and PlusTV. Via Boxer and PlusTV, it offers households pay-TV services in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The group's sales are approximately SEK 3.4 billion and there are approximately 600 employees.
For more information, please visit www.teracom.se/About-Teracom/ (http://www.teracom.se/About-Teracom/)
About Transmode
Transmode is a leading provider of optical networking solutions for transport of data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM (http://www.transmode.com/technologies/cwdm) and DWDM (http://www.transmode.com/technologies/dwdm) technology (Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing).
Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDM(TM)) (http://www.transmode.com/technologies/iwdm-technologies) approach has lead to widespread deployment of over 10000 systems in a customer base consisting of more than 250 fixed and mobile network operators (http://www.transmode.com/solutions/mobile), service providers, large enterprises and public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Transmode's comprehensive product portfolio and strong global organization enable our customers to grow the capacity and to improve service level of their regional, metro and metro access networks, on a cost-efficient basis without compromising on functionality.
For additional information about Transmode, please visit www.transmode.com (http://www.transmode.com/)
For more information please contact:
Ola Elmeland
Vice President Marketing & Communications
Transmode Systems AB
Telephone: +46 8 506 882 71
Email: ola.elmeland@transmode.com
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