Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) and Nokia Siemens Networks announced Thursday they are planning to form a joint venture to address the Carrier Ethernet Transport market.
The joint venture, which will be headquartered in the Netherlands, will develop a solution consisting of Juniper Networks’ MX Series Ethernet Services Routers, Nokia Siemens Networks’ A-series Carrier Ethernet Switches as well as the end-to-end “point-and-click” network management system. It will be sold by both companies.
The targeted introduction date is the fourth quarter of 2009, subject to fulfillment of customary closing conditions, such as obtaining necessary regulatory approvals.
The planned venture extends the previously announced partnership enhancement designed to deliver to an interoperable Carrier Ethernet solution for mobile backhaul, business services and residential broadband networks.
Juniper and Nokia Siemens Networks have a long-standing partnership that encompasses IP aggregation, edge and core products and have deployed solutions in more than 200 service provider networks around the world.
