Juniper Networks, Inc., the leader in high-performance networking, today announced that Hong Kong-based telecommunications service provider PCCW IMS Limited ("PCCW") has increased the scale and performance of its broadband network with E320 Broadband Services Routers. The E320 improves the capacity and performance of PCCW's broadband network and fully leverages the existing installed base of Juniper E-series routers.

PCCW has combined the granular bandwidth management, high performance and reliability of the E-series portfolio with the sophisticated policy management of SDX-300 Service Delivery System, which is an important component of the Juniper's Session and Resource Control portfolio, to offer flexible, high-quality and individualized services such as now TV broadcast along with its interactive and Video-On-Demand (VOD) service, Netvigator broadband Internet access, and the fixed-line PCCW eye multimedia service.

"We have adopted the E-series platforms since now TV was launched in 2003, and we are impressed with the performance of Juniper E-series routers, especially the E320. Its proven high performance, scalability and density enabled us to efficiently extend our now TV and broadband services at scale," said Dr. Allen Wong, Director of Product Development and Management at PCCW. "We offer a range of innovative media content and interactive services across different platforms which require a highly, secure, scalable, and manageable broadband routing infrastructure that adapts to change."

The E320 supports high subscriber density, high system capacity and high density Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, enabling PCCW and other service providers to effectively support the high bandwidth, large scale demands of next-generation IP-based services, such as IPTV. In two years since introduction, the E320 has achieved broad market acceptance, as evidenced by its current install base of nearly 800 platforms, deployed in over 70 provider networks worldwide.

"As a leader in real-world IPTV deployments, PCCW offers a view to the future of next-generation IP-based services in other parts of the world," said Adam Judd, vice president of Asia Pacific for Juniper Networks. "One of the keys to success in this area is balancing performance, cost and flexibility. The E320 in conjunction with the Session and Resource Control portfolio offers the ideal solution for the large scale deployment of next-generation services such as PCCW's, fueling subscriber and service growth."