SLT Picks Juniper

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) today announced that Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) has deployed Juniper Networks M-series multiservice routers to enhance its network and to provide advanced IP services to SLT's premium and corporate customers. The Juniper Networks M-series has replaced the legacy gateway routers in SLT's network, enabling SLT to achieve significantly higher performance and reliability.

"This will further strengthen the value we offer our customers" said Kapila Chandrasena, chief marketing officer, Sri Lanka Telecom. "SLT's continuous technology upgrade has always been focused on providing superior service to our customers, especially premium business customers, enabling them to gain a competitive advantage over their competitors."

The M-series multiservice routing platform supports a full range of advanced IP services for SLT's premium and business customers, including ADSL, Voice over IP (VoIP), and IP VPN services. The M-series provides line-rate performance at high speeds-even with advanced quality (QoS) and class of service (CoS) filters-enabling SLT to offer assured performance for its advanced services as new services are added.

The Juniper Networks M-series multiservice edge routing platform supports the industry's most comprehensive VPN portfolio, enabling service providers to rapidly and efficiently deploy new, revenue-generating services to their customers. The M-series high-performance platform supports rich Layer 2 services including ATM, Frame Relay, and Ethernet, comprehensive Layer 3 services and integrated firewall and data encryption protection.

"We're pleased that Sri Lanka Telecom chose the Juniper M-series for its superior performance and reliability,' said Java Girdhar, country manager for India and SAARC, Juniper Networks. 'Our M-series will enable SLT to enhance the services it offers to its business customers, further increasing the value SLT provides."

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