http://www.communications-news.com/comms_wire/comms_wire_story.ehtml?o=2095 27 Jan 2006
MECCA ROLLS OUT 18,000 PHONE CONVERGED NETWORK King Abdulaziz Endowment Project is one of the world's largest IP projects Future Entertainment Works (FEW) is building one of the world's largest and most advanced IP converged networks for the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project (KAEP) in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Located adjacent to the Grand Mosque, KAEP is a very large urban development project that consists of six residential and commercial towers and a five-star hotel, built on a multi-story podium. KAEP's state-of-the-art, fully IP-based network will provide its guests and businesses with a host of more than 16 innovative IP services such as IPTV, video-on-demand, retail, consumer information and advertising. FEW selected Nortel following a rigorous evaluation to ensure that the new network meets the highest standards of security and reliability with flexibility to expand to additional services in the future. "We chose Nortel because we believe that Nortel has not only the right products for us, but also a clear vision for and commitment to the development of IP networks," said Amr Taher, president of BT Applied Technologies and the senior consultants for the project. "This network will provide the most advanced capabilities and facilities for the people it will be serving, not only today but also far into the future." KAEP's network will consist of 65,000 ports for all manner of communications equipment including TV, Phones, Computers, and virtually any IP-based device. At its heart is the Nortel Communication Server 1000 IP Telephony solution with an initial deployment of around 18,000 IP phones, ultimately expected to grow to 26,000 IP phones. The network solution incorporates 400 switches from the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 and 8300 portfolio and will support the needs not only of residential users, but also underpin the success of hospitality, commercial and other entertainment and lifestyle outlets being constructed as part of the huge 800,000 square metre multi-purpose development. The KAEP development, which started construction in 2003, is set for completion in 2007. The actual implementation of the Nortel infrastructure has commenced and is scheduled to be completed in early 2006, with two additional phases to the implementation before the project's completion. -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
