MCI announced an expansion of its MPLS backbone using Cisco System’s equipment.
In the first stage of its network expansion, which is currently underway, MCI is working with Cisco on a multi-phased, edge-router deployment in 48 countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pac. Specifically, MCI is deploying the Cisco 10000 Series Router as its IP/MPLS Edge Label Switch Router for its Private IP service platform. Completion is expected by year-end 2004. In the U.S. alone, MCI plans to extend its Private IP network two-fold. MCI’s MPLS-based service now has the Cisco Powered Network designation.
MCI is leveraging the MPLS backbone for new Private IP services like IP multicasting and VoIP. http://www.mci.com
