Nortel will provide
BT with routers, switches and networking
equipment required to build and support the network and
communications infrastructure for the
London 2012 Olympics.
Nortel will be responsible for providing BT with the equipment
to enable secure and robust Wide Area Networks, wireless Local Area
Networks, and call centre and fixed telephony infrastructure
required to stage the games.
Nortel said London 2012's communications would support more than
205 international sporting organisations, 20,000 worldwide media,
nine million spectators, and more than four billion television
viewers.
Mike Zafirovski, president and CEO of Nortel, said, "The network
infrastructure is fundamental to the games and critical to the
delivery of its communications services."