Telecom Lead America: Frontier Communications, a provider
of communications services focused on rural America, has deployed the Cisco
Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series (ASR 9000).
The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series enables
Frontier to deliver enhanced high-speed mobile backhaul services to wireless
carriers in up to 20 markets in the United States. The Cisco ASR 9000 is
designed to offer cell-site backhaul services and enable operators to support
data-intensive services required by consumers and businesses.
“The ASR 9000 will help our network deliver the
capacity needed for projected bandwidth growth and scalable, reliable bandwidth
options for Metro Ethernet and cell site backhaul services,” said Michael
Golob, senior vice president of engineering and technology, Frontier
Communications.
In addition to 4G mobile backhaul, the new Carrier Ethernet
network will provide additional broadband capacity, allowing Frontier to
deliver faster broadband speeds in new markets.
According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI)
Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2011 to 2016, global mobile Internet
data traffic will increase 18-fold over the next five years.
The Cisco ASR 9000 will help Frontier address that growth
through a converged infrastructure that optimizes service delivery with
flexibility, robust IPv6 support, and Carrier Ethernet capabilities.
The platform’s use of Cisco IOS XR modular software
operating system will simplify the company’s network operations and enable
seamless system redundancy and network resiliency.
“We are pleased that Frontier Communications has
selected the ASR 9000 to serve as the foundation for its next-generation
network, which will be capable of ushering in an entirely new wave of exciting
services and applications. In addition to 4G mobile backhaul, Frontier’s new
Carrier Ethernet network will enable faster broadband speeds and fully supports
IPv6 services,” said Sri Hosakote, vice president and general manager of
Cisco’s edge routing business unit.
