Ericsson, Juniper to Expand Telia Network

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 12 -- Ericsson and Juniper Networks have announced an agreement to expand the capacity in the European backbone network of global operator Telia International Carrier.

Under the agreement, Ericsson will deliver IP core backbone routers based on the new Juniper Networks T640 Internet Routing Node, as part of its Packet Backbone Network (PBN) solution. Beginning next month, Ericsson will deploy the T640s within the network implemented last year at Telia International Carrier.