TAMPA, Fla., April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright House
Networks, the sixth-largest owner and operator of cable systems in
the United States, announced today
the deployment of the Cisco® Network Convergence System (NCS), a
network fabric family designed to serve as the foundation of a
massively scalable, smarter and more adaptable Internet. The Cisco
NCS enables Bright House Networks to support cloud-based, managed
services for businesses, such as hosted voice, call center,
application and infrastructure-as-a-service. The Cisco NCS also
supports Bright House Networks' managed security, network
transport, Wi-Fi and traditional voice and data services to
business customers.
Bright House Networks is the first cable operator to deploy the
Cisco NCS 6000, which offers the industry's first 1 terabits per
second (Tbps) line card with the capability of transporting up to 5
Tbps per slot and a total system capacity of 1.2 petabits per
second (Pbps) in a multi-chassis configuration to support a
converged Internet Protocol (IP) and optical environment.
The Cisco NCS 6000 delivers programmability and virtualization
capabilities that enables Bright House Networks to accommodate
growing network traffic and seize the opportunity created by
trillions of programmable device-driven events and generated by the
Internet of Everything (IoE), the networked connection of people,
data, processes and things.
The deployment of the Cisco NCS 6000 by Bright House Networks
enhances and future-proofs the network architecture that underpins
a growing and vibrant set of products focused on business
customers. This network collaboration between Bright House Networks
and Cisco enables highly-effective performance reliability and
end-to-end service accountability—with next-generation Cisco
solutions anchoring the Bright House Networks core, edge, last
mile, customer premise, as well as indoor and outdoor WiFi
coverage. The Cisco NCS also allows Bright House Networks to
rapidly and flexibly scale network solutions to meet the growing
demands of high-bandwidth data networks and cloud-service adoption
by business customers.
Key Facts/Highlights
- Bright House Networks is the first cable operator in
the United States to achieve the
Cisco Master Service Provider Certification under the Cisco Cloud
and Managed Service Program. This certification, earned through a
rigorous third-party audit process, recognizes Bright House
Networks as having the capabilities to sell and deliver cloud and
managed service to help accelerate their time-to-market and
time-to-revenue.
- The Cisco NCS 6000 works together with the industry-leading
Cisco Carrier Routing System (CRS) and Cisco ASR 9000 Series
Aggregation Services Routers to act as a foundational network
fabric to interconnect Bright House Networks' architecture and
deliver scalability, agility and improved efficiencies.
- With global IP traffic projected to increase threefold over the
next five years – after having increased eightfold over the past
five years – evolved programmable and virtualized network creation
has never been more vital for service providers.
Supporting Quotes
- Craig Cowden, chief network
officer and senior vice president of Enterprise Solutions, Bright
House Networks
"Our continued collaboration with Cisco allows us to be one of
the first cable operators in the United
States to offer comprehensive, world-class, cloud-based
services to businesses and consumers. Working with Cisco we're able
to quickly bring new business and residential services to market
and perform in-service software upgrades without any downtime or
service interruption or degradation."
- Bill Gartner, vice president
and general manager, High-End Routing and Optical Group,
Cisco
"With our widely Evolved Programmable Network solutions for
converged networks, we are now able to deliver software-defined
networking and network functions virtualization innovations that
accelerate new business possibilities for Bright House Networks. We
are pleased to have met Bright House Networks' expectations in a
short period of time, giving them the ability to optimize and
monetize their network through carrier-class, cloud-based and
managed services for businesses and consumers."
About Bright House Networks
Bright House
Networks is the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems
in the U.S. and the second largest in Florida, with technologically advanced systems
located in five states including Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California.
Bright House Networks serves approximately 2.5 million customers
who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data, home
security and automation and voice services. The company also offers
a strong portfolio of customizable, advanced business solutions for
video, voice, data, cloud-based and managed services. The company
is MEF-certified and also recently received the Cisco®
Master Service Provider Certification under the Cisco Cloud and
Managed Service Program, the first cable operator in the United States to achieve this designation.
Bright House Networks also owns and operates exclusive,
award-winning, local news and sports channels in its Florida markets. For more information about
Bright House Networks or our products and services, visit
brighthouse.com.
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SOURCE Bright House Networks