Juniper, Siemens bring DSL to Vietnam
Juniper Networks, along with its systems integrator partner
Siemens, are bringing broadband to Vietnam.
The companies have won a contract from state-owned
Vietnam Post and Telecommunications (VNPT) to build the
country's first digital subscriber line network.
DSL technologies use sophisticated modulation schemes to
pack data onto copper wires. In the United States, more
homes use cable modems for high-speed Internet service
(for a variety of reasons, including regulation). But DSL is
dominant in other parts of the world.
Adam Judd, a Juniper vice president overseeing the Asia
Pacific region, said the upgrade to high-speed network is
attractivce for VNPT and others "looking for ways to
leverage existing network infrastructure to create new
service business models."
The project will use Juniper's E-series edge routers and SDX
service deployment system to allow VNPT to quickly roll out
new, premium services. The carrier will also use Juniper's
NMC-RX software to centrally manage the routers, line
modules and ports.
Judd said the deal is the largest deployment of Juniper
equipment in the Southeast Asian country. Financial terms
were not disclosed.
According to the Telecommunications Industry Association,
a nonprofit trade group, Vietnam is a major emerging market
in the region, with an average network growth of 26.9
percent.
Internet adoption has been slow, however, TIA said. The
first permanent international connection came in 1997. Since
then, high fees and slow connections have limited
subscribers to about 250,000, in a population of 80 million,
the TIA said. The government is crafting policies to help the
country catch up, the TIA said.
The announcement for Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Juniper
comes days after another network equipment maker warned
of a difficult quarter, in part because of weakness in the
Asia-Pacific region.
San Jose-based Redback Networks said SAR-related "bans
and restrictions on travel to the region, contribut(ed)
significantly to the revenue shortfall."
By Colin C. Haley - boston.internet.com - July 07, 2003.
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