Under a three-year deal valued more than $230 million (USD), Ericsson will evolve Telstra’s inter-capital, regional and rural transport networks.

Ericsson (News - Alert) will help Telstra’s network transformation program by providing its next generation transport solution including software, hardware and support services.

The optical (SDH/DWDM) and radio (PDH/SDH) technology will provide significant capacity expansions in Telstra's network, which will improve consumer access to high speed internet, video conferencing, music on demand and video streaming.

The deal will also enable Telstra to increase the flexibility, capacity and resiliency of their Next Generation IP Network. This would in turn help the company to drive new revenues and extend their competitive advantage.

“Enabling up to 10 Gbps connections between Telstra’s IP core routers, this technology will allow Telstra to expand its network capacity in order to meet the rapid growth in broadband services usage,” said CEO for Ericsson Australia & New Zealand Bill Zikou, in a press release.

Ericsson was in news last week for joining hands with the GSM Association and MTN to establish biofuels as an alternative source of power for wireless networks in the developing world.

A Nigerian project has been set up by the three companies to demonstrate the potential of biofuels in replacing diesel as a source of power for mobile base stations located beyond the reach of the electricity grid.

A pilot biodiesel-powered base station solution in Lagos is also being set up by Ericsson and MTN, and is being supported by expertise and funding from the GSMA’s Development Fund. Biodiesel-fueled base stations will be deployed later in rural regions of south eastern and south western Nigeria.

For more information, visit Ericsson and Telstra.

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Anuradha Shukla is a contributing writer for TMCnet covering call centers, CRM and information technology.