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Vatican City using Israeli telecoms technology

17.1.06 | 11:33 By TheMarker

The Telephone Service of the Vatican State has deployed Israeli technology made by RAD Data Communications.

The service, which handles the study, installation and management of telecommunications infrastructure in Vatican City, Rome, chose to deploy a series of Ethernet access solutions from RAD Data Communications, which makes access solutions and network transitions for service providers and enterprises.
"The devices have more than satisfied our requirements," reported an official of the Vatican Telephone Service. "They have demonstrated a high degree of reliability, and the configuration parameters indicate maximum flexibility and functionality."

RAD's ETX-102 and ETX-202 Ethernet media converters, its Egate-20 channelized Ethernet gateway and RICi-E1 intelligent converter are being used to transport Ethernet service over the Holy See's fiber optic telecommunications network.

Although the Vatican did not disclose the precise nature of their application, the RAD products that are deployed are typically used for purposes of service termination and demarcation.

This allows the operator to maintain a distinct separation of traffic from different customers and offer services such as interoffice LAN connectivity, Internet access and virtual private networks (VPNs).

This approach extends the service provider's reach over fiber while facilitating management of differentiated services up to the customer premises.

The RAD products were supplied and integrated by C.I.E. Telematica, RAD's authorized distributor in Italy.

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