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KT to Offer Data, Voice, and Video Services Using Cisco Optical Equipment

Seoul-Based Service Provider Expects to Increase Customer Satisfaction, Revenue Streams
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Mar 03, 2005

SEOUL, Korea, March 3, 2005 - Cisco Systems® announced today that Internet service provider KT recently has started offering "triple play" service, or data, voice and video, in the Seoul area, supported by the Cisco® ONS 15454 Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP).

KT, Korea's largest fixed-line communications carrier and Internet service provider, selected Cisco as its strategic vendor for its new optical backbone plan on December 2004. KT's selection criteria included Cisco's technical leadership in Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) technology and Layer 2 networking features, as well as the overall quality of the Cisco ONS 15454, which received high marks during KT's benchmark testing.

As part of the initial deployment of the network, Cisco has completed the first service trial of KT's 2.5-Gbps/10-Gbps MSPP project, which is a part of a new 5-year plan to deploy an optical transport system infrastructure to service KT's customer base with multiple advanced services. This service trial involved deploying Cisco ONS 15454 SDH to cover regional nodes in the Seoul metropolitan area and international nodes for this multiservice integrated transport network project. Millinet, one of Cisco's system integration partners, has been a key contributor for this project.

"This project is to build an intelligent next-generation network through which KT can provide triple play services to its customers, enabling customers to enjoy the benefits of advanced network technology, while creating additional revenue streams for KT," said Nosung Park, the operations director of North Asia Service Provider Operations for Cisco Systems.

"We expect Cisco solutions to help KT deliver the services that KT's customers expect and lead the world in telecommunications service innovation."

The KT MSPP project is symbolic for Cisco and KT because it is Cisco's first optical network project for KT. Cisco leaders envision Cisco's role as one of helping KT to grow its future Internet Protocol (IP) business.

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About KT

KT (KT Corp.) was established on December 10, 1981 with the mission of promoting benefits for the nation and improving the public welfare. As a telephone service provider that began operations with a nationwide fixed-line communication network covering over 20 million subscribers, KT has grown into a worldwide Internet corporation that is founded on constant technology development and management innovation.

In June 2000, KT was ranked No. 1 telecommunications operator in the domestic industry, and since then has keeping the leading position in the domestic high-speed Internet service market. In January 2003, KT posted 5 million subscribers, which has catapulted it into the world's best broadband service provider.

KT was reborn as a completely privatized corporation in May 2002. Based on the privatization plan, KT is determined to further grow as one of the world's elite by realizing the corporate vision of the Valuable Networking Company - that of creating the highest value and providing the best service for its customers.

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