NTELOS Upgrades Optical Transport with Tellabs

NTELOS, an integrated communications provider that operates in the mid-Atlantic region, is deploying the Tellabs 5500 NGX transport switch, the Tellabs 7120 NGX advanced transport node and the Tellabs 5320/L digital cross-connect. The equipment will be used for high-density bandwidth management and grooming. The Tellabs 5500 NGX transport switch is a metro edge device that integrates highly-scalable VT/STS (virtual tributary/synchronous transport signal) and M13 cross-connect technology, SONET transport, and highly-efficient data transport for Ethernet and Internet protocol (IP) traffic. The Tellabs 7120 NGX advanced transport node is an OC-192 next-generation SONET multiplexer that supports STS-1 cross-connect and Ethernet data transport capabilities. The Tellabs 5320/L digital cross-connect provides full non-blocking “any-to-any” connectivity for DS-1, E-1, STS-1e, and DS-3 interfaces and performs DS-0-level bandwidth management. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.tellabs.com