AT&T Deploys Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS-1) to Support advanced residential and Business Services
December 2007 by Marc Jacob
Cisco announced that AT&T has selected the Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS-1) as the core platform of its IP/MPLS backbone network. The AT&T network delivers voice, video, data and mobility services to residential and business customers worldwide.
"High availability and scalability are extremely important to AT&T as our customer base and
service portfolios continue to grow," said Kaveh Hushyar, senior vice president, Network
Planning & Engineering at AT&T. "The Cisco CRS-1 meets our and our customers’ needs in
this regard, and will help us continue to lead the industry in delivery of residential and
business services."
The Cisco CRS-1 is designed to enable continuous system operation, unprecedented service
flexibility, and system longevity. Powered by Cisco IOS XR Software, it also offers
unprecedented system capacity. The CRS-1 marks a new era in carrier IP communications by
powering the foundation for IP networks today while protecting investments for decades to
come.
"We are extremely pleased that AT&T has selected the Cisco CRS-1 as the core of its
multinational network supporting advanced IP services," said Tony Bates, senior vice
president and general manager of the service provider technology group at Cisco. "We look
forward to continuing to work with AT&T as its customer base and service portfolio continue
to expand."
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