Nortel wins Cayman VOIP contract

Wednesday, January 7, 2004

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: Cable & Wireless Cayman Islands has selected Nortel Networks to provide a next generation network that will converge existing voice, data and Internet services onto one advanced packet infrastructure to help drive increased network efficiency and reduced network costs. 

Under an agreement estimated at US$17 million over two years, Nortel Networks will deploy products from its Succession voice over IP (Internet Protocol) and Multimedia Communications portfolios as well as professional services, positioning Cable & Wireless to provide customers in the Cayman Islands with advanced multimedia services like video calling. 

With a voice over IP (VoIP) network, customers in the Cayman Islands are expected to eventually be able to customize their communications to fit personal needs, and to consolidate services like e-mail, mobile, home and work phones onto a single number or address. 

A packet infrastructure allows voice information to be broken down into 'packets' and transmitted over a data network, maintaining the quality of the voice and the communication experience. By enabling voice, video and data traffic to reside on a common network, Cable & Wireless will be positioned to derive operating and capital efficiencies. The packet network is also expected to provide additional network capacity and centralized network management, positioning Cable & Wireless to rapidly deploy new services. 

"Cable & Wireless is committed to providing leading-edge communications services to customers in the Cayman Islands and in the region," said Tim Adam, chief executive of Cable & Wireless Cayman Islands. "Nortel Networks has the proven technology and the expertise to understand our requirements and implement an advanced IP network that will enable us to quickly deploy those new services that our customers demand." 

"Cable & Wireless is building an advanced IP infrastructure that eliminates the traditional boundaries between voice and data networks, and between voice and data services," said Norberto Milan, managing director, Caribbean, Nortel Networks. "We look forward to continuing our more than 30-year relationship with Cable & Wireless in the Caribbean, and to working closely with them in the Cayman Islands to ensure a smooth evolution and to help them meet their business objectives."  

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