Telefónica Deploys Huawei's Metro Ethernet Solution in Spain

Huawei, a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced scale deployment of its Metro Ethernet solution for Telefónica Spain, with more than 100 sets of Huawei’s CX600 Metro Services Platform (MSP) installed.

The MSP CX600 is part of Huawei’s IP Transport Infrastructure for Multi-play Experience (IPTime) frame, featuring carrier-class multi-service transport, future-proof IP/MPLS capability and investment-preserving evolution path. Huawei’s field-proven metro Ethernet solution enables Telefónica to provide multi-play services on a converged, scalable, and reliable network, and to support mobile services seamlessly in the near future.

"We are very pleased to strengthen our cooperation with Telefónica.” said Zha Jun, vice president of Huawei Network Product Line, "as a partner to fully support All-IP network transformation of operators, we will continue to increase invest in IP field and deliver converged network solutions to meet carriers’ requirements of the future network development.”

To date, Huawei has shipped over 70,000 sets of NetEngine and CX series high-end routers, with large-scale deployment for global operators. According to Infonetics, Huawei ranked No.1 in new market share gained in Q109, and ranked No.3 in global Service Provider IP router market.


About Telefónica

Telefónica is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world in terms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centered mainly on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the key tool for the development of both.

The company has a significant presence in 25 countries and a customer base that amounts more than 264 million accesses around the world. Telefónica has a strong presence in Spain, Europe and Latin America, where the company focuses an important part of its growth strategy.

Telefónica is a 100% listed company, with more than 1.5 million direct shareholders. Its share capital currently comprises 4,704,996,485 ordinary shares traded on the Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and on those in London, Tokyo, New York, Lima, Buenos Aires and São Paulo.

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