Nokia deploys nationwide IP core and transport network for LigaT

Nokia said on Thursday it has been selected by Portugal's LigaT for the deployment of a nationwide IP core and transport solution. The partnership provides the latter with a 400GE-capable network architecture with capacity, flexibility and reduced power consumption to deliver the best possible experience to its customers across the country.

As part of the deal, Nokia is deploying its 750 Service Router (SR) and 7250 Interconnect Router (IXR) systems, powered by its breakthrough FP network processor silicon, offering unmatched performance, security and efficiency.

The innovative router system design, combined with Nokia's industry-proven Service Router Operating System (SR OS), will ensure improved network speed, flexible capability and reliability in its systems for deterministic scaling of capacity, Nokia said in a statement.

"We are pleased that LigaT has chosen Nokia to enhance the interconnection needs of its customers not only now but well into the next decade. Through our partnership with Network Hero, we look forward to this exciting deployment that fits seamlessly with LigaT's automation, scalability and quality of service goals," said Manuel Ortiz Fernandez, Vice President of EMEA Webscale business at Nokia.

Commenting on this partnership, Luis Tavares, CEO at LigaT, said, "LigaT prides itself on using automation to turn up customers and services quickly. With Nokia, we have selected IP routing technology that is best in the market to fulfil our current and future requirements, offering reliability, faster time-to-market and scalability. As a provider of multi-play media services, we can rely on Nokia's state-of-the-art quality of service capabilities and its industry-leading technology resiliency pedigree to lead in terms of quality and reliability in Portugal."