Avaya, a leading global provider of voice and data networks to businesses, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dubai Internet City (DIC) for the design and deployment of the free zone`s communications network infrastructure over the course of the next 10 years.
The new move will see the standardisation of DIC`s cabling installations, with all facilities using Avaya`s SYSTIMAX Structured Connectivity Solutions. This substantial commitment to Avaya is hoped to lead to significant new business opportunities and follows the recent completion of Phases 2 and 3 of a project relating to the cabling solutions for Dubai Media City (DMC)/DIC using Avaya technologies.
DIC is a free zone established primarily to attract regional and global technology companies and IT workers. Leading international free zone companies include Canon, HP, IBM, Microsoft and Oracle.
"This is an extension of our relationship with Avaya which has been involved with the development of the free zone`s communication infrastructure since the outset. DIC has always been positioned as providing the region`s largest and most advanced IT infrastructure and services, providing companies with the necessary tools to tackle the growing Middle East market," said Ahmad Bin Byat, director general of the Dubai Technology, E-Commerce and Media Free Zone (TECOM), the holding company of both DIC and DMC.
"The cornerstone for meeting this challenge is the deployment of a comprehensive, reliable and high performing communications infrastructure that can not only meet the demanding business communication needs of today but tomorrow as well. Avaya`s SYSTIMAX Connectivity Solutions meet these requirements as well as deliver enormous scope for scalability for further network expansions as new and more advanced applications are deployed," concluded Bin Byat.
The new MOU heralds the intended deployment of Avaya`s world-renowned family of SYSTIMAX Structured Connectivity Solutions throughout DIC, in a plan to provide the information backbone of the Middle East`s largest IT build.
"Cabling infrastructure is critically important - it`s the lifeblood of information systems. It is most often hidden from view and therefore not treated as other IT products or services yet without a comprehensive cabling infrastructure many business entities today would cease to operate," said Martin Hennessey, Sales Director, Connectivity Solutions Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Greece, Avaya.
"Companies need to have forethought and long-term planning to take into account the demands placed upon the infrastructure being installed now for future information systems.
"DIC tenants have access to an infrastructure capable of supporting a wide range of bandwidth intensive applications such as high resolution graphics; video and other rich media formats, voluminous traffic patterns; data warehousing handling gigabytes or even terabytes of data, desktop video conferencing; scientific modelling and medical imaging," concluded Hennessey.
Avaya`s MOU with DIC marks the networking company`s involvement in the installation of one of the world`s most reliable high performance copper cabling infrastructure, the SYSTIMAX GigaSPEED XL solution. It is one of the latest innovations from SYSTIMAX Labs, the connectivity arm of Avaya`s research and development division, Avaya Labs.
The new XL cabling solution is one of the industry`s leading Category 6 copper infrastructure solution, exceeding industry standards for network performance in local area networks (LANs), as outlined by the ISO/IEC (Class E) and Telecommunications Industry Association, by a staggering 400%. It supports high bandwidth applications including Gigabit Ethernet and 1.2Gb Asynchronous Transfer Mode. It allows 50% more network connection per channel than any other product in the market, enabling customers to operate more cost-effectively and efficiently.
Another key component of Avaya`s SYSTIMAX product portfolio is its advanced multi-modal fibre solution, Avaya`s SYSTIMAX LazrSPEED Solution, which supports 10Gbps performance up to a distance of 300 metres.
It has been designed to combine cost-effectiveness, next-generation performance with current-generation compatibility. LazrSPEED supports existing 10Mb or 100Mb applications as well as the new gigabit offerings and beyond. LazrSPEED has been tested and guaranteed to support 10Gb applications.
The MOU comes hot on the heels of an earlier statement by Avaya announcing the completion of the communication infrastructure of Phases 2 and 3 DMC and DIC respectively. Avaya and its Business Partners installed some 60 000 fibre connections, nearly 87 000 copper connections and 4 500km of GigaSPEED copper cable into the 32 000 square metre IT and media hub.
Avaya`s SYSTIMAX Structured Cabling Solutions are backed by an unmatched 20-year Extended Product and Applications Assurance Warranty. It is available worldwide through a network of 2 800 highly skilled Business Partners.
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Avaya Inc, headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, is a leading global provider of voice and data networks as well as communications solutions and services that help businesses, government agencies and other institutions - including more than 90% of the FORTUNE 500 companies -- excel in the customer economy. Avaya offers customer relationship management solutions, unified communication solutions, service provider solutions, multiservice networking infrastructure, and converged voice and data networks - including the company`s no-compromise Avaya Enterprise Class IP Solutions (ECLIPS) - all supported by Avaya Services and Avaya Labs.
Avaya is the worldwide leader in unified messaging, messaging systems, calls centres and structured cabling systems. It is the US leader in voice communications systems and services. Avaya was an official sponsor for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and is an official sponsor for the FIFA Women`s World Cup 2003 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament.
DIC
Dubai Internet City (DIC) is a strategic base for ICT companies targeting emerging markets in a vast region extending from the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent, and Africa to the CIS countries, covering 1.6 billion people with GDP $1.1 trillion. Within a short span of time, a dynamic international community of ICT companies has established itself in Dubai Internet City. The global ICT giants are all here: Microsoft, Oracle, HP, IBM, Compaq, Dell, Siemens, Canon, Logica, Sony Ericsson and Cisco, to name just a few. These companies represent a formidable community of over 7 000 knowledge workers. In line with Dubai `s liberal economic policies and regulations, DIC offers foreign companies 100% tax-free ownership, 100% repatriation of capital and profits, no currency restrictions, easy registration and licensing, stringent cyber regulations and protection of intellectual property. The cluster of ICT companies in DIC comprise of software development, business services, Web-based and e-commerce, consultancy, sales and marketing and back office operations.
DIC provides a scalable state-of-the-art technology platform for companies looking to provide cost-effective business process outsourcing (BPO) services such as call centre operations.
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