Juniper Networks and Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) have said that they are forming a joint venture to provide carrier Ethernet products to the market.
Ethernet is increasingly becoming the choice for carrying mobile data and voice traffic back from cell sites to the core. Backhaul investments are currently increasing, one of the few growth areas for the NEPS at the moment in mature markets.
The JV, to be based in The Netherlands, will combine Juniper's MX Series Ethernet Services Routers with NSN's A-series Carrier Ethernet Switches. The plan is for the new Carrier Ethernet solution to be sold by both companies with a targeted introduction date is the fourth calendar quarter of 2009s.
Kim Perdikou, executive vice president and general manager, Infrastructure Products Group, Juniper Networks. "The combination of Nokia Siemens Networks' leadership in metro access and network management and Juniper's strength in Carrier Ethernet metro aggregation applications will enable our customers to more effectively monetise the network with new revenue-generating services and lower transport costs."
Clearly the plan is to combine NSN's access products with Juniper's heavy-lifting routers, giving both companies wider coverage of the market.