Marconi Demos IP/MPLS on BXR-48000

HANOVER, GERMANY -- Marconi Corporation plc (London: MONI and Nasdaq: MRCIY) will be demonstrating enhancements to the BXR"-48000 multiservice router at CeBit that helps customers evolve their networks to support predictable IP (Internet Protocol) and MPLS-based (Multiprotocol Label Switching) services while continuing to support for traditional services.

"Marconi continues to provide capabilities on the BXR-48000 that are required by operators to overcome one of their most critical problems: that of providing traditional service guarantees to newer IP services at competitive prices," said Joe Pajer, executive vice president of Marconi Broadband Routing and Switching. "At the same time, the new features of the BXR-48000 provide large businesses and government enterprises with extensive data networking capabilities with the capacity and reliability to ensure delivery of their most critical information."

"Marconi continues to provide capabilities on the BXR-48000 that are required by operators to overcome one of their most critical problems: that of offering competitively priced, profitable IP services and applications with service level agreements their customers currently receive from traditional services," said Pajer. "At the same time, the new features of the BXR-48000 provide large businesses, and government enterprises, with extensive data networking requirements with the capacity and reliability to ensure delivery of their most critical information."

Marconi Corp. plc