Tellabs Selected to Support U.S. Army Base Modernization
25 August 2009 - 11:03PM
PR Newswire (US)
Powers inter-base transport network with Tellabs(R) 7100 Optical
Transport System NAPERVILLE, Ill., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/
-- General Dynamics, a prime contractor for the U.S. Army's
Infrastructure Modernization (IMOD) program, selected Tellabs
Government Systems to deliver a secure, highly reliable optical
transport network between Army bases in Texas and New Mexico. A key
goal of IMOD is the upgrade and expansion of telecommunications
networks to improve voice and data services. As part of the Army's
Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program
(I3MP), General Dynamics will deploy the Tellabs 7100 Optical
Transport System between White Sands Missile Range and the Fort
Bliss Range Complex. The contiguous bases form the largest military
installation in the United States, encompassing almost 3,200 square
miles. Dynamic Solution and Partners The JITC-certified Tellabs
7100 system converges advanced optical networking and services
layer technologies onto one seamless platform. It is cost-effective
and simple to quickly deploy new services and provide virtually
unlimited bandwidth anywhere at any time. "Tellabs Government
Systems forms strategic partnerships with system integrators to
reduce the cost, complexity, space and power needs of telecom
networks," said Joe Shilgalis, vice president of Tellabs Government
Systems. "We will work closely with General Dynamics to lower the
total cost of ownership for the inter-base transport network with
the Tellabs 7100 system." About Tellabs -- Tellabs helps customers
succeed through innovation. That's why 41 of the top 50 global
telecom service providers choose our mobile backhaul, optical
networking and business services solutions. We help telecom service
providers, independent operating companies, MSO/cable TV companies,
enterprises and government agencies get ahead by adding revenue,
reducing expenses and optimizing networks. With wireless and
wireline networks in more than 90 countries, we enrich people's
lives by innovating the way the world connects(TM). Tellabs
(NASDAQ:TLAB) is part of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Ocean
Tomo 300(TM) Patent Index, the S&P 500 and several corporate
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