Bringing a new level of cloud-based communications services to its business customers, Canadian carrier TELUS said it is rolling out a next-generation cloud service delivery network that will be based on Cisco’s Unified Service Delivery infrastructure.
The deployment will support TELUS' primary goal of expanding its cloud and managed service offerings, the company said in a statement.
TELUS serves almost 12 million customers in Canada with wireless, landline, and Internet connections. The company plans to use Cisco’s “infrastructure-as-a-service” offering to quickly ramp up cloud-based and managed services for its enterprise customers. Specifically, TELUS will buy more of the Cisco Nexus switching platforms to install in its data centers across Canada.
The Unified Service Delivery system uses the Nexus line of switches to bring together dispersed data center and support peering and interconnection between them. Based on Cisco’s IP Next-Generation Network architecture, the USD systems aims to help operators reduce costs while offering a broad range of cloud communications services.
The Cisco platform will “enable us to interconnect our diverse data centers, enabling them to act as one, resulting in more efficient and on-demand service delivery to customers," said Tony Krueck, vice president of business products and services at TELUS, in a statement.
Last week TELUS announced a new suite of IPTV and high speed Internet services under the “Optik” brand, for customers in British Columbia and Alberta. Using fiber-to-the-node and last-mile DSL, “Optik TV” is based on Microsoft’s Mediaroom software and includes a “personal video recorder” that networks all TVs in a home. Optik high-speed Internet access offers speeds of up to 25 Mbps, and includes free Wi-Fi connectivity within the home.
