BT’s broadband point-to-point data networking division, Short-Haul Data Services (SHDS), will use Nortel Networks’ metro DWDM equipment for its Wavestream Connect service. BT SHDS Wavestream Connect service offers dedicated optical fibre links with Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 5200 equipment at either end of a fiber link into which enterprises directly connect their LAN, WAN and SAN equipment. In addition to SAN connectivity, SHDS Wavestream Connect service is defined for the interconnection of Ethernet LAN, ATM, SDH and video services at scalable rates up to and including 2.5 Gbps. The BT Wavestream Connect Service is already being deployed for a large financial institution with Nortel Networks equipment. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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