The carrier also is looking at running VoIP over the network. AT&T's contract runs for three years and is valued at $2.4 million.
Enterprises also are building their own MPLS networks. Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc. announced that it is building a secure, fault-tolerant corporate network based on an IP/MPLS infrastructure. The power provider will use Juniper Networks' M-series routing platform in the network.
Carriers Hope MPLS-based Services Offset Declining Voice Revenue
In the face of plunging traditional revenue streams, service providers are placing high hopes on MPLS-based services from both a top line and bottom line standpoint.
TDM Over IP Solutions Being Developed
Four equipment manufacturers in the United States and Korea are developing a range of networking equipment based on a family of TDM-over-IP packet processors from Zarlink Semiconductor.
Wide-Area Networking Forums Plan Merger
The MPLS & Frame Relay Alliance and the ATM Forum said that by combining their efforts, a single organization would better work towards establishing multivendor, multiservice, packet-based networks.
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