SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:JNPR - News) today announced that Australia's Telstra BigPond has chosen Juniper Networks E-series edge routing platforms to provide connectivity to customers of BigPond's DSL service. Telstra BigPond is Australia's premier and largest Internet Service Provider (ISP). The E-series edge routing platforms are designed to enable service providers to deploy more sophisticated broadband services with increased port density, performance, reliability and scale, while lowering operating expenses.
At BigPond, the E-series edge routing platforms are being deployed as Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) networking servers to support existing and future subscribers on the Telstra network. L2TP is a secure remote access technology designed to protect sensitive data on DSL and other broadband connections.
"We are pleased that our valued relationship with Telstra has now expanded to include BigPond," said Shaun Page, vice president, Australia and New Zealand, Juniper Networks. "The E-series has been specifically designed for service providers such as Telstra that are committed to continuously improving service options for their customers. Advanced edge routing ability, with reliable, high-performance network services, is a key tenet of the Infranet vision of a secure and assured public infrastructure. The Juniper Networks routing and security portfolio is designed to transform this vision into reality."
Juniper Networks Inc.