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Redback Networks to Unveil Smart Metro Ethernet Strategy at Carrier Ethernet World

25/09/2007 - 10:35

Redback Networks Inc., an Ericsson company that makes
video-centric routers for 75 percent of the world's largest
triple-play networks, today announced it will unveil its Smart Metro
Ethernet strategy for video + mobility upgrades at Carrier Ethernet
World Congress, in Geneva, Switzerland, September 24-28.

Redback Will Discuss Its Network Transformation Strategy

Redback will discuss its multi-phase network transformation
strategy during a 30-minute presentation at Carrier Ethernet World
Congress, Thursday, September 27. Redback also will showcase its
award-winning SmartEdge(R) family of router products at its booth with
parent company Ericsson, the #1 market leader in telecom
infrastructure. In addition, Redback and Ericsson will make
announcements that reinforce their carrier Ethernet strategy to
provide a rich service mix of centralized and distributed network
applications over a full service broadband architecture.

"Video and mobility are driving a $9.8 billion upgrade market,
which represents the largest network upgrade opportunity since the
Internet was invented," said Arpit Joshipura, vice president of
marketing, standards and solutions at Redback Networks. "A Smart metro
Ethernet network for data, voice, video and mobility services will
reduce network costs up to 50 percent and give carriers more
flexibility to introduce new services over time."

Major Split About Network Futures: Is Your Vendor a Divider or
Unifier?

There is a major industry split about the future of network
upgrades. "Is your network vendor a divider or unifier?" said
Joshipura. "The Network 1.0 camp continues to push separate networks
and devices for separate services. These vendors use less-intelligent
routers and switches that divide, rather than manage data, voice and
video services. The Network 2.0 camp offers a better alternative: A
single Internet infrastructure that will unify residential, business
and mobile services. More than 40 percent of Top 20 carriers use
Redback gear for both residential and business services. Mobile
carriers also make this shift. Carriers need to be focused on a
future, where fixed and mobile networks will be connected and all
communications will be unified under a smart, full service broadband
architecture."

Top carriers deploying Redback for data, voice and video services
over residential and business networks include AT&T, British Telecom,
China Telecom, China Netcom, ChungHwa Telecom (Taiwan), eAccess
(Japan), France Telecom, Korea Telecom, Telefonica, and Turk Telecom,
among the more than 200 carriers worldwide.

Managing More Broadband Subscribers for EMEA Carriers

In greater Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Redback
manages 22+ million broadband subscribers today, including 7+ million
in France, 5.5+ million in the United Kingdom, 3.5+ million in
Germany, 3+ million in Turkey, 1+ million in Belgium and 1+ Million in
Israel. Across EMEA, Redback routers help telephone carriers manage a
variety of data, voice and video services, also known as triple-play
services. Typical network applications managed by SmartEdge routers in
EMEA include broadband access (e.g. high-speed Internet service), edge
routing (e.g. VoIP service) and Ethernet aggregation (e.g. TV and
other video services).

About Redback Networks

An Ericsson company since January 2007 (NASDAQ:ERIC), Redback
Networks Inc. manages 63 million broadband subscribers for 15 of the
top 20 telephone carriers worldwide. Redback's multi-service routing
platform delivers next generation broadband services such as VoIP,
IPTV, On-Demand Video, and on-line gaming. Redback Networks has more
than 500 carrier customers worldwide and is based in San Jose, CA. For
more information, visit Redback Networks at www.redback.com.

About Ericsson

Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet
communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing
innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping
to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.