Neotel South Africa, majority owned by Tata Communications, has enhanced its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) to offer new business services based on the Cisco Carrier Ethernet system.
The upgrade is driven by increasing customer demand in South Africa for video, mobile and cloud services on a single network infrastructure.
Angus Hay, chief technical officer of Neotel (South Africa), said: "As the first converged communications network operator in South Africa, the largest metro ethernet provider in southern Africa and part of the global Tata Communications network, we are well positioned to deliver advanced video, cloud and mobile services to residential, business and wholesale customers.
"These new carrier ethernet enhancements support Neotel’s objective to become one of Africa’s leading service providers."
Cisco said that the implementation of its Carrier Ethernet system with service-performance parameters has reduced system validation and deployment times for new revenue-generating services.
Neotel has more than 4,000 kilometers (about 2,500 miles) of fibre in the metro Gauteng, Cape Town and Durban regions, enabling the company to grow its business services in these key centres.
David Meads, general manager of Cisco South Africa, said: "Customer demand for international capacity has increased significantly throughout South Africa and the African region with the arrival of the submarine cables.
"As high bandwidth becomes available at increasingly attractive prices, we will continue to work with Neotel to deliver world-class technology solutions to enhance the customer experience."
