Cisco Systems announced that Sify has selected the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System as the foundation of Sify’s Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network. The decision is part of Sify's strategy to enhance its existing core network to meet customers' ever increasing demand for sophisticated network services and to address the rapidly evolving India market. The announcement further underscores Cisco’s expertise and leadership in IP NGN technology and emphasises the growing relevance of video, in the Connected Life of individual consumers.


Commenting on this update, Mr P J Nath, Executive President, Sify Enterprise services said “Sify was the first to launch managed connectivity services over a TCP/IP network in April 1998, and has continually pioneered managed infrastructure services, as well as set the standard for such services in India. The migration of company’s core network infrastructure to an IP Next Generation Network enables us to offer more sophisticated services for voice, video and data, with higher levels of service quality for customers. With this investment, Sify has once again set the standard for the data telecom services industry in India.”


The Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System, a core component of the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network architecture, offers capabilities, reliability and scalability required for service providers to offer any-play services. Leading service providers worldwide are now aggressively deploying and enhancing their network infrastructure to seamlessly provide high bandwidth Internet applications that will rapidly grow over the next ten years, such as voice over Internet Protocol, video telephony, video on demand, and IPTV.

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