Redback Wins Next Phase of Large Carrier Deal in China
December 06 2006 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Redback Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:RBAK), a leading provider of
multi-service edge routers for next generation broadband networks,
today announced it has won the second phase of a broadband network
upgrade with largest provincial carrier in China. Guangdong Telecom
will use Redback�s SmartEdge� family of multi-service edge routers
to deliver broadband internet, IPTV and virtual private network
(VPN) services for up to four million homes and businesses. Today�s
announcement is one of the largest network upgrades that Redback
will help manage in China. Guangdong Telecom is the largest
independently run provincial carrier of China Telecom, which has an
estimated 50+ million customers. Guangdong Telecom contributes
one-quarter of China Telecom�s revenues and one-third of China
Telecom�s profit. Guangdong Telecom is planning to grow the
broadband business more aggressively and double the number of
broadband subscribers in the next one or two years. With more than
50 million broadband customers, China is Redback�s second largest
market outside of the United States. In the last 18 months,
Redback�s SmartEdge� multi-service edge routers have been deployed
in 22 of the 32 provinces in China. For China Telecom, this
includes provincial carriers in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Anhui,
Hubei, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Heilongjiang and Tibet.
For China Netcom, this includes similar deployments in Shandong,
Liaoning, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Henan, Shanxi, Inner
Mongolia, Zhejiang, Chongqing and Yunnan. �We thank Guangdong
Telecom for selecting Redback,� said Simon Williams, vice president
of sales and operations in Asia at Redback Networks. �Building out
broadband networks strengthens worldwide competitiveness, and we
are pleased that Guangdong Telecom leaders share Redback�s vision
of single IP network for broadband data, voice and video services.
Over time, we see a future where all communications services will
be managed in harmony under a single IP-based broadband
infrastructure.� Twelve of the top 20 DSL carriers worldwide deploy
Redback's SmartEdge� multi-service edge routers to deliver
broadband services to tens of millions of business and residential
customers worldwide. These customers include British Telecom,
Belgacom, BellSouth, China Telecom, China Netcom, Chunghwa Telecom,
France Telecom, Korea Telecom and Turk Telecom, among others. About
Redback Networks Redback Networks Inc. manages 50 million broadband
connections for 15 of the top 20 telephone carriers worldwide.
Redback�s multi-service routing platform delivers next generation
broadband services such as VoIP, IPTV and On-Demand Video. Redback
Networks has more than 500 carrier customers worldwide and is based
in San Jose, CA. In 2006, Redback marks its 10 year anniversary,
celebrating ten years of broadband innovation. For more
information, visit Redback Networks at www.redback.com. REDBACK and
SmartEdge are trademarks registered at the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office and in other countries. NetOp is a trademark of
Redback Networks Inc. All other products or services mentioned are
the trademark, service marks, registered trademarks or registered
service marks of their respective owners. Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements The statements contained in this press
release that are not purely historical are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include but are
not limited to statements regarding our expectations, beliefs,
intentions or strategies regarding the future and including,
without limitation, statements regarding China's expected
deployment of broadband services and IPTV services; the expectation
that Guangdong Telecom will serve up to three million broadband
subscribers using Redback products; that carriers will support
fewer networks and migrate wireless and wire-line users to a single
broadband infrastructure; and the ability of Redback's products to
help Guangdong Telecom and other carriers deliver such services.
All forward-looking statements included in this document are based
upon information available to us as of the date hereof, and we
assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected. These risks and uncertainties relating to our business
as set forth in the documents filed by Redback Networks with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically the most
recent report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, Forms
8-K, and amendments thereto, and the other reports filed from time
to time with the SEC. Redback Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:RBAK), a
leading provider of multi-service edge routers for next generation
broadband networks, today announced it has won the second phase of
a broadband network upgrade with largest provincial carrier in
China. Guangdong Telecom will use Redback's SmartEdge(R) family of
multi-service edge routers to deliver broadband internet, IPTV and
virtual private network (VPN) services for up to four million homes
and businesses. Today's announcement is one of the largest network
upgrades that Redback will help manage in China. Guangdong Telecom
is the largest independently run provincial carrier of China
Telecom, which has an estimated 50+ million customers. Guangdong
Telecom contributes one-quarter of China Telecom's revenues and
one-third of China Telecom's profit. Guangdong Telecom is planning
to grow the broadband business more aggressively and double the
number of broadband subscribers in the next one or two years. With
more than 50 million broadband customers, China is Redback's second
largest market outside of the United States. In the last 18 months,
Redback's SmartEdge(R) multi-service edge routers have been
deployed in 22 of the 32 provinces in China. For China Telecom,
this includes provincial carriers in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian,
Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Heilongjiang and
Tibet. For China Netcom, this includes similar deployments in
Shandong, Liaoning, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Henan, Shanxi,
Inner Mongolia, Zhejiang, Chongqing and Yunnan. "We thank Guangdong
Telecom for selecting Redback," said Simon Williams, vice president
of sales and operations in Asia at Redback Networks. "Building out
broadband networks strengthens worldwide competitiveness, and we
are pleased that Guangdong Telecom leaders share Redback's vision
of single IP network for broadband data, voice and video services.
Over time, we see a future where all communications services will
be managed in harmony under a single IP-based broadband
infrastructure." Twelve of the top 20 DSL carriers worldwide deploy
Redback's SmartEdge(R) multi-service edge routers to deliver
broadband services to tens of millions of business and residential
customers worldwide. These customers include British Telecom,
Belgacom, BellSouth, China Telecom, China Netcom, Chunghwa Telecom,
France Telecom, Korea Telecom and Turk Telecom, among others. About
Redback Networks Redback Networks Inc. manages 50 million broadband
connections for 15 of the top 20 telephone carriers worldwide.
Redback's multi-service routing platform delivers next generation
broadband services such as VoIP, IPTV and On-Demand Video. Redback
Networks has more than 500 carrier customers worldwide and is based
in San Jose, CA. In 2006, Redback marks its 10 year anniversary,
celebrating ten years of broadband innovation. For more
information, visit Redback Networks at www.redback.com. REDBACK and
SmartEdge are trademarks registered at the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office and in other countries. NetOp is a trademark of
Redback Networks Inc. All other products or services mentioned are
the trademark, service marks, registered trademarks or registered
service marks of their respective owners. Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements The statements contained in this press
release that are not purely historical are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include but are
not limited to statements regarding our expectations, beliefs,
intentions or strategies regarding the future and including,
without limitation, statements regarding China's expected
deployment of broadband services and IPTV services; the expectation
that Guangdong Telecom will serve up to three million broadband
subscribers using Redback products; that carriers will support
fewer networks and migrate wireless and wire-line users to a single
broadband infrastructure; and the ability of Redback's products to
help Guangdong Telecom and other carriers deliver such services.
All forward-looking statements included in this document are based
upon information available to us as of the date hereof, and we
assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected. These risks and uncertainties relating to our business
as set forth in the documents filed by Redback Networks with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically the most
recent report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, Forms
8-K, and amendments thereto, and the other reports filed from time
to time with the SEC.
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