VSNL rolls out Ethernet services to 120 Indian cities

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New Delhi, Mar 19 (UNI) VSNL has become the first Indian domestic Ethernet service provider which will connect 120 major cities to key business hubs across North America, Europe and Asia through its two globally deployed networks.

VSNL through its enterprise business division, Tata Indicom will provide a suite of Ethernet WAN services to the enterprise and carriers.

''The Ethernet service will reduce the total cost of ownership and will provide a global reach with a flexible bandwidth management,'' VSNL Vice President (Enterprise Product Management) Arvind Mathur told reporters at a conference to mark the entry of Carrier Ethernet into the Indian telecom market here today.

The new service (Ethernet) is a strategic device and the company had made significant investments within the last year and proposes for continued global expansion, Mr Mathur said adding that they are eyeing globally into Europe, North America, Asia and India.

''We are focused on delivering metro, national and global Ethernet services to our worldwide customer base, providing them the granularity to manage bandwidth with ease, and simultaneously lower administrative and equipment costs,'' he added.

The Ethernet WAN services offerings form part of a suite of managed network services, managed IT infrastructure services and application services from VSNL customised to meet growing enterprise customer requirements.

''The flexibility and performance of the Carrier Ethernet could give India's telecom infrastructure the boost it needs,'' Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) President Nan Chen said.

According to Infonetics research, the Carrier Ethernet equipment market is expected to expand a further 49.6 billion dollars over the next five years and Ethernet Services revenues will accumulate to 69.2 billion dollars during the same period.

UNI

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