Dutch telco KPN has selected the Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System as the foundation for its core IP Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) and to support the continuing growth of video transmission, movie devices and new online services.

The new core IP NGN will replace all current KPN networks used for Internet transport, and will allow the telco to expand its Internet Protocol-based network capacity.  The Cisco CRS-3 was unveiled earlier this year, offering the capacity for every person in China to make a video call simultaneously, and delivers a path to 100-gigabit backbone capacity for KPN.

“Cisco has been a KPN supplier for many years," said Eric Kuisch, General Manager of Networks and Services at KPN.  "With this project, Cisco is working with us to anticipate the future of the Internet.  By choosing the Cisco CRS-3, we’ve boosted the capacity, increased the quality and prepared for future growth of our core IP next-generation network.”