SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Signifying its continued leadership in establishing high performance metro area networks (MANs) around the world, Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR - news) today announced that it has been chosen to provide its broadband switching infrastructure for China Telecom's new regional metro networks. China Telecom, in cooperation with Ericsson, Vodatel Systems and Extreme Networks, will construct Ethernet-based Fiber IP MANs within the Shandong, Hunan and Jilin provinces. Extreme Networks' advanced switching solutions will provide users with scalable Ethernet services for high-speed data traffic supporting e-commerce, residential access and educational applications. Shandong Telecom's metro network, serving the cities of Jinan, Jining, Weihai, Yantai, Dezhou, Dongyiang, consists of 1,300 of Extreme Networks' switches. In the Hunan province, a total of nine cities will establish services including Changde, Yueyang, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yiyang, Huaihua, Loudi, Xiangtan, and Binzhou. Jilin Telecom will implement 60 of Extreme's Alpine(TM) modular switching systems to build its metro network providing services throughout thirteen cities within the province. "Ericsson and Extreme Networks have established a long-term relationship providing best-of-breed solutions throughout the world," said W.K. Leung, vice president of Ericsson China, Ltd. "Using Extreme Networks' advanced solutions coupled with Ericsson's core experience in providing regional telecom networks with operational, pre and post-sales support and services, we will continue to provide total solutions for service providers affiliated with China Telecom." Extreme Networks Inc.