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DAY 1
C yan, a provider of software-defined
networking (SDN), network functions
virtualization (NFV) and packet-optical
solutions for network operators, and
INDATEL, a group of wholesale carriers dedicated
to providing best-in-class, cost-effective transport
connectivity throughout rural and metro America,
announced the later has selected Cyan’s Z-Series
packet-optical transport platform (P-OTP) and
the Blue Planet SDN software for its first 100G
deployment.
The upgrade to 100G connectivity improves
aggregation and scale for the INDATEL carrier
members to enable more efficient and cost-effective
service delivery.
“Our members operate high-capacity networks
that require reliable, and high-bandwidth trans-
port connectivity,” said INDATEL Chief Operating
Officer Max Huffman. “Cyan’s scalable 100G solu-
tion, including the Z-Series and the Blue Planet
SDN platform, allow us to aggregate their traffic
more quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively for
network applications.
“The increased transport capacity enables us
to better deliver services across the Rural Ethernet
eXchange (REX) and supports our goal to provide
a seamless network throughout rural and metro
communities across America,” Huffman added.
Cyan’s Z-Series P-OTP family, coupled with
the Blue Planet SDN platform for multilayer
network management and A-to-Z service provi-
sioning, is a solution for network operators
upgrading and evolving their metro and regional
networks to 100G.
The Z-Series set an industry benchmark for
100G packet-optical convergence, density and
flexibility. It provides a carrier-grade solution that
integrates 100GbE packet switching and transport,
100G coherent optical transport network tran-
sponding and muxponding, as well as 96-channel,
multi-degree reconfigurable optical add-drop
multiplexer, which is capable of transporting up to
10 Tbps on a single fiber.
With Cyan’s scalable 100G solution, carriers,
service providers and data center operators are able
to satisfy all requirements for interconnecting high-
capacity packet and optical networks while aggre-
gating and transporting wavelength and Ethernet
services with optimal efficiency.
Efficiency and scalability are critical for INDATEL
members, who support the REX network that delivers
Ethernet connectivity over 80,000 route miles of
fiber deployed across the United States.
By leveraging Cyan’s 100G solution, INDATEL is
able to provide more reliable bandwidth solutions
for its members’ carrier and enterprise customers in
rural and urban markets.
“As a charter member of INDATEL’s supplier
affiliate program, as well as a solution supplier to
many of the individual carrier members, we are
proud to have been selected for INDATEL’s first-ever
100G deployment,” said Mike Hatfield, president,
Cyan. “We look forward to continuing this valuable
partnership and supporting INDATEL’s goal to deliver
much-needed connectivity to rural and metro
communities across the country.”
Cyan enables network transformation. The compa-
ny’s SDN solutions deliver orchestration, agility, and
scale to networks, that have been static and hardware
driven. Serving carriers, enterprises, governments,
and data centers globally, Cyan’s open platforms
provide multivendor, multilayer control and visibility
to network operators, making service delivery more
efficient and profitable.
The company’s solutions include the award-
winning Blue Planet SDN software and N-Series hyper-
scale and Z-Series packet-optical hardware platforms.
For more information, visit booth 314 or go to
INDATEL is a team of wholesale carriers dedicated
to providing best-in-class, cost-effective transport
connectivity via fiber optic network routes in rural
and metropolitan areas. Between its members, who
are primarily made up of independent rural telecom
service providers, it is able to deliver reliable band-
width solutions in rural and urban markets.
INDATEL and its members are positioned to
provide telecommunication connectivity to many
places other providers cannot. o
To learn more about INDATEL, visit booth 318 or go
to
INDATEL Selects Cyan for 100G Upgrade
Nashville-based Equinox Information
Systems announced that TDS Telecom, the
seventh largest local exchange telephone
company in the United States, has implemented the
Protector fraud management system (FMS).
Processing hundreds of millions of call records
per day for its customers around the globe, Equi-
nox’s Protector is recognized as a reliable and
affordable tool for combating telecommunications
fraud. TDS Telecom licensed the Equinox solution in
2014 after evaluating its automated capabilities.
Protector provides real-time fraud protection by
separating legitimate customer usage from fraudu-
lent events. It will notify analysts instantly when
suspicious activity occurs. Higher-risk incidents
trigger more frequent alerts, including escalation
alerts when warranted.
Because Protector employs dynamic usage
profiling and proprietary monitoring metrics to
identify suspicious activity, it detects all types
of fraud – even the newest schemes – across all
customer bases and call types.
“TDS Telecom provides leading-edge business
technology solutions for businesses across the U.S.,”
said Nichole Schneeberger, commercial product
manager at TDS Telecom. “Protecting our network
and our customers is a top priority for TDS Telecom.
Protector is an important component in our overall
strategy to do just that.”
Equinox Information Systems Executive Vice
President David West added, “We are pleased to
provide TDS Telecom with a world-class, market-
proven solution. Having TDS Telecom rely on
Equinox as their FMS vendor further strengthens
Protector’s position as an industry-leading solution.”
TDS Telecom is a wholly owned subsidiary of
TDS that provides 1.1 million connections to high-
speed Internet, phone and television entertainment
services to customers in more than a hundred rural,
suburban, and metropolitan communities. TDS
Telecom, based in Madison, Wisc., offers businesses
VoIP, managed IP hosted phone service, dedicated
high-speed Internet and hosted-managed services.
Since 1986, Equinox has helped telecommu-
nication customers globally protect and optimize
revenue. Protector has earned its reputation as a
reliable and affordable FMS, saving carriers hundreds
of millions of dollars in fraud losses annually.
Besides fraud management, Equinox also
offers solutions in areas critical to profitability
and network efficiency, including data mediation,
usage analytics, network analysis, revenue/expense
management routing assurance and custom appli-
cation development. o
To learn more about Equinox, visit booth 614 or
go to
TDS Telecom Taps Equinox
for Protector Solution