Newbridge Networks Expands Guangdong Post and Telecommunications Administration's Network

Strategic Insights -

Newbridge Networks Corporation, a leading provider of wide area networking solutions, has announced a multi-million dollar contract to expand Guangdong Post and Telecommunications Administration's (GPTA) province-wide network in China. GPTA has selected the Newbridge 36170 multiservices platform, a market-leading broadband switching platform, to consolidate existing frame relay and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) services onto a single, unified platform. The expanded network will span over 100 counties and cities in Guangdong Province, offering a range of premium quality voice, data, and multimedia services.

Key Takeaways:

  • Newbridge Networks has secured a multi-million dollar contract to expand GPTA's province-wide network in China.
  • GPTA has selected the Newbridge 36170 multiservices platform, a market-leading broadband switching platform.
  • The expanded network will consolidate existing frame relay and ATM services onto a single, unified platform, spanning over 100 counties and cities in Guangdong Province.
  • The Newbridge 36170 multiservices switch has been installed in over 350 service providers' networks worldwide.
  • Newbridge is providing the 3600 MainStreet Bandwidth Manager and the 3630 MainStreet Primary Rate Multiplexer to GPTA.
  • GPTA's entire network is managed end-to-end by the Newbridge 46020 network and service management suite.
  • GPTA is one of the number one players in the provincial PTAs of China, with revenues of U.S. $4.8 billion in 1998.
  • The network expansion is expected to be completed by early 2000.

Statistics:

  • Over 100 counties and cities in Guangdong Province will be covered by the expanded network.
  • The Newbridge 36170 multiservices switch has been installed in over 350 service providers' networks worldwide.
  • GPTA's revenues, including Guangdong Mobile, reached U.S. $4.8 billion in 1998.
  • Newbridge Networks has a presence in over 100 countries and employs over 6,000 people on six continents.

Sources:

  • Newbridge Networks Corporation (www.newbridge.com)
  • 21cn.com (www.21cn.com)