Telia expands its Viking Network

Telia expands its Viking Network Telia International Carrier has signed an agreement with the pan European telecom company Nets. The swap agreement, worth over 13 million euro will lead to an expansion of Telia International Carrier?s Viking Network in France, Germany and Italy. In the deal, Telia International Carrier gets two wavelengths that will be used mostly for IP capacity. The route for the wavelengths is Paris- Lyon-Marseilles-Milan-Frankfurt. This network will supplement Telia International Carrier?s existing route between Frankfurt and Paris. The data communication capacity of the network ring is powerful, 2.5 gbp/s can be sent on each wavelength. - The Viking Network expands continuously and with the Nets-deal we have taken an important step towards building up our fibre optic network. It is one of the largest single company networks in existence, covering some 40,000 route kilometres by the end of the year, says Lars Rydin, CEO Telia International Carrier. The deal will give Nets access to a fibre pair between London and Paris, plus a wavelength between London and Amsterdam. Here too a ring will be created, as Nets already has its own capacity on the route between Paris and Amsterdam. Nets is a carrier owned by the Italian Tiscali Group, which is the second-largest ISP in Europe. For further information journalists can contact: Mark Vadasz Public Relations Manager Telia International Carrier +46 8 713 58 30 e-post: mark.m.vadasz@telia.se About Telia International Carrier: Telia's wholly owned subsidiary, Telia International Carrier, provides IP, Capacity, Voice and Infrastructure services. Today, the company is the leading European carrier of transatlantic IP traffic to the USA. Its wholly owned multi-fibre optic network - the Viking Network - provides high capacity bandwidth and offers end-to-end connectivity round the world. The network is a giant investment intensive venture designed to expand Telia International Carrier to cover Scandinavia, Europe and the USA by 2001. The infrastructure in Europe is designed as a multi-duct network connecting all significant cities with communication, supporting IP, Voice and Data. By the end of 2001, the network will cover 40,000 route kilometres throughout Europe and the USA, connecting 50 major cities. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/15/20010315BIT00370/bit0002.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/15/20010315BIT00370/bit0002.pdf