ESCHBORN, Germany -- Cisco Systems today announced that Arcor is building an MPLS VPN based core network using Cisco 12000 Series and 7200 Series Internet routers to satisfy the rapidly increasing demand from Germany¹s enterprise and small/medium sized businesses for broadband access services with Quality of Service guarantees and dedicated bandwidth. According to Arcor, the Cisco solution to upgrade its existing Cisco IP network to an STM-16 MPLS VPN (Multi Protocol Label Switching) and IP-based infrastructure in the core will help it deliver advanced features and scaling capability to reach new markets, subscribers, and revenue sources. On the Cisco-based IP backbone Arcor offers Layer 3 IP VPN services through its CompanyNet service. Additionally, Arcor provides advanced services such as video and voice offers over the IP backbone today. "We already have a number of years of experience using Cisco technology which we are leveraging in deploying the new network," said Joachim Gross, Director of Network Development, Arcor. "We decided Cisco¹s MPLS-based IP core network was a best fit solution designed to scale with our network growth demands, and help allow us to dedicate bandwidth according to customer needs." Cisco Systems Inc.