BTI Systems Builds Country Backbone for International Connections at Railway Telecom Ltd.

Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) April 30, 2008 -- BTI Systems, a global supplier of Packet Optical Edge solutions for the delivery of Gigabit services, today announced that Railway Telecom Ltd. has installed BTI's Netstender 2060? to expand its delivery capacity of wholesale services and international connectivity. BTI's simple-to-install solution enables Railway Telecom, a provider of next-generation telecommunications services founded by Georgian Railway Ltd., to increase network capacity for mobile operators, Internet Service Providers, and telecom carriers.

"BTI has proven time and again that our needs to meet existing service demands quickly and affordably can be achieved with a CWDM platform delivering up to 160 gigabits per second over ten wavelengths," said George Gotoshia, Executive Director, Railway Telecom. "We're no longer tied to investing in large systems that are not realistic for our current needs. BTI offers the same capabilities on a compact system with the ability to scale out our network as our customers' demands change."

BTI's Netstender 2060 provided Railway Telecom with the capability to deliver multiple 2.5G services over dedicated wavelengths with the ability to scale up to 10G capacity with a 16 channel CWDM system. Delivered at a much lower price point than traditional DWDM systems, BTI's CWDM solutions enabled Railway Telecom to quickly generate revenue from the new network infrastructure. The system serves sites across the Eurasian country of Georgia including Batumi, Tbilsi and Azerbeijan.

"Railway Telecom differentiates itself by being the most responsive service provider in a rapidly changing market," said James Worrall, Vice President Sales EMEA, BTI Systems. "Expanding capacity quickly and affordably now, while maintaining the flexibility they need to grow in the future is critical to their success. BTI is honored to be a close partner with Railway Telecom in delivering innovative services to the market."

About Railway Telecom Ltd.:

Founded in August 2004 by Georgian Railway Limited, Railway Telecom Ltd. offers next generation telecommunications services using its state of the art technology. The company owns fiber optic cable alongside railway facilities and offers Data, Voice and Video Transmission services. For more information: www.railwaytelecom.ge

About BTI Systems:

BTI Systems helps service providers respond rapidly and cost-effectively to the demand for bandwidth growth in today's gigabit world. BTI provides packet enabled fiber optic systems to expand network fiber capacity by 100X to support the increase in network traffic driven by rich video applications and media content. BTI's Netstender and 7000 Series platform -- the industry's first Packet Optical Edge system -- extends high-bandwidth packet and optical transport services to the Optical Edge. By consolidating key transport capabilities (DWDM/CWDM, optical multiplexing, amplification, dispersion compensation, transponding and muxponding) with Ethernet service delivery in a 2U platform, BTI solutions meet the stringent quality and usability requirements of service providers enabling them to dramatically improve the economics of delivering today's bandwidth hungry broadband internet, video and wireless services. For more information, visit www.btisystems.com.

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