Verizon Deploys First 8 TB MPLS Platform

NEW YORK and SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Verizon plans to deploy the Juniper Networks® PTX Series in major markets in the U.S. and Europe by the end of this year, giving the company the densest multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) platform available in the industry, with an initial capacity of eight terabits per second.

The initiative is another step in Verizon’s network evolution to deliver higher speeds, improved latency, increased capacity and enhanced performance to its customers. This deployment provides an upgrade of the Verizon global IP backbone to 100G Ethernet, supporting customer access speeds of 10G and above and enabling growth for FiOS, wireless and cloud services.

“In a world where customer needs and speeds are steadily increasing, Verizon will be able to improve the scalability and efficiency of its core MPLS network by employing the industry-leading switch density of the Juniper Networks PTX,” said Ihab Tarazi, vice president of global IP and transport planning and technology for Verizon. “The PTX provides significant packet processing power, system scale and reduced power consumption – all of which will help Verizon meet its future needs.”

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ)

Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR)