
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom has awarded a supply contract to Nortel for roll out of a next-generation, IP-based network in the country. The agreement is part of the company’s plans to migrate its international circuit-switched infrastructure to Nortel’s VoIP next-generation network, capable of providing customers with advanced voice, data and SIP-based multimedia services. The financial details of the IP contract remain undisclosed. The new network will be initially deployed in Taipei, Kaoshiung and three overseas locations by the third quarter of 2006.