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Cisco Network Gateway Router Selected by Antel Uruguay

Cisco Network Gateway Router Selected by Antel Uruguay

Antel, the leading provider of communication services for consumers and businesses in Uruguay, has chosen the Cisco® Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series (ASR 9000) as part of its next-generation network, delivering enhanced broadband services. The Cisco ASR 9000 Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) implementation is based on the Cisco IOS XR operating system.

According to Cisco's statement, the implementation enabled Entel to consolidate and simplify its network architecture by aggregating the business and residential customers to a single, dual-stack capable (IPv4/IPv6), Ethernet based Service Node. It added that exhaustive tests conducted with the ASR 9000 by Antel and Cisco have determined that the deployment of several BNG clusters, configured with 10 and 100GE ports, adequately addresses the growing demand for broadband services across most of the Uruguay population, with the number of broadband subscribers expected to reach 2 million.

Antel selected Cisco's ASR 9000 after evaluation of the platform's capabilities.  We needed a system that could support a combination of increased access speeds for our broadband customers, as well as deliver a set of value-added services such as IPV6.  We are confident the ASR 9000 represents that solution for Antel, and are pleased to be expanding our relationship with Cisco."

- Antel

"We are very pleased that Antel selected the ASR 9000 to serve as the foundation for its next-generation network.  The platform is capable of ushering in an entirely new wave of exciting services and applications. As a result of the ASR 9000 deployment, Antel's enhanced Carrier Ethernet network will be positioned to support faster broadband speeds as well as support IPv6 services."

- Bill Gartner, Vice President and General Manager, Cisco's High End Routing and Optical Business Unit

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