ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Networks, the infrastructure arm of Nokia Corp., and Cisco Systems Inc. announced a nonexclusive agreement to enhance connectivity between mobile and Internet Protocol backbone networks.
The agreement calls for Nokia to market and sell fully interoperable system solutions consisting of the company’s IP mobility core and Cisco’s backbone routing technology.
Cisco will train Nokia’s engineering groups on the company’s products and technologies, including the Catalyst family of switches, the 12000 Gigabit Switch router and Asynchronous Transfer Mode switches.
“The combination of Nokia wireless and Cisco backbone IP expertise will provide wireless operators with a `one-stop-shop’ for a complete system solution, allowing them to speed time-to-market and revenues for new services,” explained Kevin Kennedy, senior vice president of service provider line-of-business at Cisco.
