Telecoms: Italy

Tiscali will expand its Italian infrastructure opening about 200 new ULL (Unbundling Local Loop) sites by mid-2010 adding them to the 486 sites already in operation.

As a result, Tiscali will be able to offer ULL-based services to about 40% of the Italian fixed lines.

Tiscali will be deploying the Infinera DTN for its national backbone network and Infinera ATN systems for its metro networks.

Tiscali is deploying the new Infinera ATN metro edge platform in more than 80 metro areas where it already has a strong network presence, including most major and medium-sized Italian cities such as Rome, Milan, Turin, and Palermo.

The ATN is designed to offer seamless integration with an Infinera DTN network with a common network management system, enabling end-to-end service provisioning and visibility.

According to Infinera: “With the ability to eliminate back-to-back transponders at network interconnection points, an ATN/DTN network can deliver savings in capital expenditure, while extending Infinera’s well-known ease of operation to the metro edge.”