Comptel, Juniper Team on Carrier Ethernet

HELSINKI -- Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, today announced that it has signed a Technology Alliance Partnership Agreement with Juniper Networks, the leader in high-performance networking, to deliver an automated fulfillment solution for Carrier Ethernet services orders.

Fulfilment for Carrier Ethernet services enables service providers to create and maintain Layer 2 services across their networks. When combined with fulfillment for IP VPN services, the result is a highly compelling solution that enables providers to quickly and efficiently create the underlying fabric required to deliver high value Layer 2 and Layer 3 IP-based services to both their consumer and business customers. The combined Comptel and Juniper solution, based on proven Comptel Fulfillment technology, enables communication service providers (CSPs) to take advantage of the cost, scale, and flexibility improvements that Ethernet offers across metropolitan, national and international networks.

Ms. Arnhild Schia, senior vice president, strategic marketing, Comptel says: “Comptel is very pleased to formalise its partnership with Juniper. We feel that this technology alliance will truly benefit both parties and create real added value for our customers, by providing them with a world class combination of hardware and software needed to manage delivery of IP based services to their subscribers.”

“Juniper Networks is focused on helping our service provider customers to enhance the delivery of services to their subscribers and drive network value up, while controlling costs,” said Mr. Domenic Perri, director, Corporate Business Development at Juniper Networks. “The ability of Comptel’s solution to configure both Carrier Ethernet and IP VPN s across Juniper’s equipment in multi-vendor next generation network environments will help us to provide an intelligent and flexible network infrastructure.”

Leveraging the Comptel Dynamic OSS™ suite of software from Comptel Corporation, fulfillment for Carrier Ethernet services meets the challenge of quickly and efficiently setting up and maintaining both point-to-point (E-LINE) and multipoint-to-multipoint (E-LAN) connections across multi-technology, multivendor, Ethernet-based networks. The solution incorporates Comptel Order Management, Comptel Service Inventory and Comptel Provisioning and Activation.

Comptel Corp. (Helsinki: CLT1V)

Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR)