Abertis aims to anticipate the growing need for increased bandwidth and network capabilities—such as video and Ethernet transport, primary distribution, and content delivery services—driven by the exponential increase in video applications demanded by businesses and consumers.
The optimized IP/MPLS architecture will allow the company to offer new types of services, increase its capacity, and reduce operating costs, directly benefiting both Abertis and its customers.
This commitment to innovation responds both to the rapid proliferation of video and to other innovations that will shape the future of the sector in Spain: 3D video, greater user interactivity, and new experiences surrounding high-definition television.
Key announcement highlights
: * The Cisco ASR 9000 Series platform is designed for Next-Generation Internet (NGN). Thanks to its high-density 10 Gigabit Ethernet network interface card array and investment protection through 100 Gigabit Ethernet support, Abertis can reduce its total cost of ownership and increase its capacity to deploy new IP services.
* The Cisco Carrier Ethernet system includes unique video capabilities, such as high-performance multicasting and online video performance monitoring. Furthermore, Abertis will be able to continue meeting its demanding Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) with its customers thanks to zero-loss video transport technology.
* The Cisco IP NGN Carrier Ethernet system has achieved the industry's first certification meeting the Metro Ethernet Forum's MEF 9 and MEF 14 standards, following testing and validation by the independent authority Iometrix. The certification will help service providers offer their customers standards-based Ethernet services and accelerate their deployment.
* The Cisco ASR 9000 Series offers capacity of up to 400 Gbps per slot, scaling up to 6.4 Terabits per second; it also provides advanced service capabilities such as uninterrupted video while significantly reducing energy consumption. This scalability will help Abertis achieve the operating cost reductions the company has planned.
According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) 2009-2014 report, global Internet traffic will more than quadruple, reaching 767 exabytes (more than three-quarters of a zettabyte) by 2014. This amount exceeds the 2013 projection by 100 exabytes, representing a tenfold increase over all traffic carried by NGN IP networks in 2008.
Edwin Paalvast, Vice President of Service Providers at Cisco Europe, stated, “Cisco fully supports Abertis’ strategy to build a Next Generation IP network architecture and increase its capacity to offer new video services. This demonstrates Abertis’ commitment to its customers and its intention to prepare for future demands driven by the exponential growth of video in Spain.”
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