OPTUS Selects Juniper to manage cost

Juniper Networks has announced that Optus has selected the Juniper Networks PTX5000 Packet Transport Switch as the foundation of its next-generation converged core network. The PTX platform – which combines the inherent efficiency of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) with the simplicity of switching and integrated optics – will enable Optus to manage cost and scale its core network to accommodate exponential data growth as Optus rolls out its new 4G LTE mobile network.

Optus has seen significant growth in its mobile network and faces the same pressure on margins as other global carriers, with the need to lower the cost-per-bit and limit or reduce complexity in its network. The Juniper Networks PTX Series Packet Transport Switch is the foundation of Optus’ next-generation converged core because of its scalability, density and efficiency. It also enables the carrier to profitably handle continued growth in the use of mobile smart devices and the increase in cloud-based and video applications that generate exponentially growing and unpredictable traffic.

A member of the SingTel Group, Optus is Australia’s second largest telecommunications carrier, providing the government, business and residential markets with a broad range of wireline and mobile network services.

“The decision by Optus to deploy Juniper Networks PTX Packet Transport Switch platform is an important endorsement of our core network strategy. With carrier network resources under continuous pressure, the Juniper Networks PTX Series delivers industry-defining standards of scale, reliability and automation in the supercore, but with optimized power and space consumption and lower total cost-of-ownership, ” Mike Marcellin, senior vice president, strategy and marketing, Platform and Systems Division, Juniper Networks.