Bell Canada Deploys Juniper

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario and SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Siemens Canada Limited and Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR) today announced that Bell Canada, Canada's leading integrated communications company, has deployed the Juniper Networks E-series throughout Ontario and Quebec to support its Bell Sympatico High Speed Internet Services. The E-series is a reliable and integrated platform that combines rich subscriber management capabilities with provider-class edge routing with the ability to cost-effectively scale services with subscriber growth. Its flexible ASIC-based architecture will enable Bell Canada to deliver high-speed access and next-generation broadband services requiring real-time quality of service, such as online games, music services, and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications across its extensive Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) network. 'Siemens is pleased to be a strategic partner with a world leading service provider like Bell Canada,' said Tony Cassetta, vice president of Information and Communications Division at Siemens Canada. 'Siemens recognizes Bell Canada's innovative approach to the deployment of next generation networks and services. We are excited to share in the continuing evolution of the Sympatico ISP and grow our relationship with Bell Canada.' 'Bell Canada's deployment of our E-series is further validation of Juniper Networks ability to meet the stringent demands of the world's leading service providers,' said Jim Dolce, executive vice president, Worldwide Field Operations at Juniper Networks. 'This selection is an important endorsement of the Model for Integrated Network Transformation (MINT), a framework for the delivery of enhanced services.' Bell CanadaJuniper Networks Inc.