Tata Comm to deploy Cisco ASR 9000

SAN JOSE, USA: Cisco announced that Tata Communications will deploy the telecom networking equipment vendor's Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series (ASR 9000) for the telecom service provider's Ethernet network service across the country.

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John Hayduk, CTO, Tata Communications, said: "As we continue to advance our services across the region, the ASR 9000 will play a pivotal role in the continued delivery of world-class services to our customers. The ASR 9000 will help our global network deliver the capacity needed for expected bandwidth growth and the necessary performance from our Ethernet Network."

The new platform will use Cisco's IOS XR modular software operating system.