HANOVER, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TCR Telecom in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has deployed a new municipal
network with packet
networking platforms from Ciena®
(NYSE: CIEN). The network supports the revitalization of Rio's
port region, which seeks to
re-integrate the port region into the city of Rio de Janeiro by
revitalizing more than 1,200 acres in the downtown neighborhoods of
Gamboa, Santo Cristo and Saúde, by providing high-speed connectivity
that increases the attractiveness of commercial space, supports
residential growth and the opening of new
tourist attractions. It provides greater access to a high-capacity,
low-latency and resilient network that is capable of delivering
carrier-grade services, such as premium Gigabit Ethernet (GigE)
services, to businesses and data centers in "Porto Maravilha."
Key Facts:
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TCR Telecom operates an open-access fiber network that allows multiple
service providers to leverage the network to provide high bandwidth
connectivity to end users.
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As areas of the port are revitalized, public infrastructure, including
fiber connections, are constructed and installed in order to provide
100 percent coverage to residences and businesses, allowing for
telecom services to be offered as a basic utility, like water or
power. Each business will be able to access 1 Gb/s of connectivity on
this low-latency network, through the service provider of their
choice. Advanced multi-Gigabit Ethernet Business services, such data
center connectivity and high-performance Internet access, are also
available to the businesses located within the network footprint.
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Ciena's 5150
and 5410
Service Aggregation Switches and OneControl
Unified Management System, provide end-to-end performance
monitoring and service level assurance, enabling TCR Telecom to
deliver high-performance, highly reliable Ethernet services. This
network also provides wholesale services to incumbent providers
serving the project area.
Executive Comments:
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"When we decided to revitalize this historic port region in Rio de
Janeiro and create a sustainable urban space, we knew that greater
fiber access would be a key component. With Ciena's packet networking
platforms we can help ensure that Porto Maravilha has the necessary
communication infrastructure to support high-bandwidth services and
applications that will help attract new residents and businesses for
years to come."
- Yoav Passy Engineering Coordinator, TCR
Telecom
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"The City of Rio de Janeiro recognized that broadband connectivity is
a powerful driver for the quality of life and economic growth of a
region. By working with TCR Telecom to deploy this network, Ciena is
helping to create a digital foundation to transform the port and
showcase the many benefits of broadband both today and in the future."
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Fabio Medina, Vice President and General Manager, Central and Latin
America, Ciena
Supporting Resources:
About TCR Telecom
TCR is a telecommunications service provider licensed by Anatel and
committed to the mission to deploy, operate, and manage the shared
telecommunications infrastructure of the Special Interest Urban Area
(AEIU) created by Law No. 101 of 23 November 2009 by the city of Rio de
Janeiro. The company operates as a "carrier of carriers" whose customers
are operators licensed by Anatel, wishing to provide telecommunications
services in the region. To this end, TCR invests in technology,
staffing, along with physical and logical network infrastructure in
order to quickly meet our customer needs, guided by principles of equal
and transparent access to all clients.
About Ciena
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is the network specialist. We collaborate with
customers worldwide to unlock the strategic potential of their networks
and fundamentally change the way they perform and compete. Ciena
leverages its deep expertise in packet and optical networking and
distributed software automation to deliver solutions in alignment with
its OPn architecture for next-generation networks. We enable
a high-scale, programmable infrastructure that can be controlled and
adapted by network-level applications, and provide open interfaces to
coordinate computing, storage and network resources in a unified,
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