BEIJING, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Redback Networks Inc., a U.S. maker of routers, has won a broadband network upgrade job from China's largest provincial carrier.
Guangdong Telecom will use Redback's SmartEdge family of multi-service edge routers to deliver broadband internet, IPTV and virtual private network services for up to four million homes and businesses, Redback said Wednesday in a news release.
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Guangdong Telecom is the largest independently run provincial carrier of China Telecom, which has an estimated 50 million customers. Guangdong Telecom contributes one-quarter of China Telecom's revenues and one-third of China Telecom's profit.