Reseller agreement provides access to next-generation packet optical solutions
OTTAWA, Canada—Monday, July 21, 2008 // BTI Systems, a global supplier of Packet Optical Edge solutions for the delivery of Gigabit services, today announced a partnership with Powertech IST Telecom, a reseller of telecom network solutions in South Africa. Powertech IST Telecom is a division of Powertech. Together the companies will give service providers the ability to quickly build out and scale networks with the BTI 7000 Series Packet Optical Edge platform.
“The African market is continuing to grow and our service providers need the ability to implement new technologies quickly with immediate revenue-generating capabilities,” said Magatho A. Mello, Managing Director, Powertech IST Telecom. “BTI Systems’ platform is the perfect complement to our existing portfolio and will ensure our customers remain competitive in this expanding and evolving market.”
The BTI 7000 Series supports existing service needs with the ability to scale quickly and affordably when the demand for high-bandwidth services grows. In burgeoning markets like South Africa, the ability to install platforms that deliver immediate results at a revenue-generating price point is critical to industry competition and service provider success.
“Powertech IST Telecom has consistently demonstrated its dedication to the service provider community by offering tailored packages of technology and support to its customers,” said James Worrall, Vice President Sales, EMEA, BTI Systems. “Powertech IST’s commitment to excellence is just one of the reasons BTI has chosen to work together as we expand our global business.”
Powertech IST Telecom joins the BTI Partner Program, which enables system integrators and value added resellers to provide carrier grade Packet Optical solutions with a WDM infrastructure to deliver voice, video, data, and storage connectivity solutions.
Powertech IST Telecom is a committed provider of quality, leading edge telecom network solutions and state of the art power electronic solutions to the telecommunications industry in Southern Africa.
BTI Systems enables service providers and enterprises to respond rapidly and cost-effectively to the accelerating demand for bandwidth in today’s gigabit world. BTI provides packet-enabled networking systems that expand the capacity of a single fiber up to 320Gbps. The BTI 7000 Series — the industry’s first Packet Optical Edge system — provides wavelength and packet-level delivery of high capacity services such as video, storage, wired data, wireless data and voice, and media to the network edge. The compact 2U platform consolidates key transport capabilities including CWDM/DWDM, optical multiplexing, amplification, dispersion compensation, software-provisionable multiprotocol client service interfaces, and packet-switching. The BTI 7000 Series portfolio enables network operators to dramatically improve the economics of delivering today’s services with fully-featured Ethernet and multi-service network solutions. For more information, visit www.btisystems.com
