[LINK] Telstra now 60% IP Network Core

[rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au]

There must be a word missing ... the only operational softswitches? The 
only operational "of this kind" or "from this vendor" or "this big", 
surely. "The only Alcatel softswitches" may be a reasonable statement.

RC

stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:

>Softswitches put to test
>Chris Jenkins (snip)
>AUGUST 24, 2006 
>
>http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20238582%5E15320%5E%5Enbv%
>5E,00.html
> 
>TELSTRA has cut the ribbon on its new $50 million IP networking test bed, 
>home to what the company says are the only operational softswitches in 
>the country.
>
>"The new laboratory will conduct end-to-end testing of the IP network and 
>associated new products, enabling their smooth integration into the 
>Telstra network," Mr Winn said. 
>
>Part of the lab's work was to test the softswitch technology due to be 
>rolled out to capital city exchanges by the end of 2008. Supplied by 
>Alcatel, five pairs of Alcatel softwitches will be installed in Sydney, 
>Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane, replacing 116 conventional 
>switches. 
>
>"Each softswitch is roughly the size of refrigerator and can handle up to 
>a million customers," Mr Winn said. In contrast, the existing switches 
>were the size of a small building and could handle only 120,000 customers 
>each, he said. 
>
>At its annual results briefing last week, Telstra chief executive Sol 
>Trujillo said that work to move the company to an IP network core was 60 
>per cent complete.
>--
>
>Cheers all ..
>Stephen Loosley
>Victoria, Australia
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