MTS Allstream Wins Contract With Royal & SunAlliance

MTS Allstream, one of Canada's leading national communication solutions providers, is pleased to announce that it has secured a contract to design, build, deploy and manage an MPLS network for Royal & SunAlliance, one of Canada's leading property and casualty insurance groups.

MPLS, short for "multiprotocol label switching", is a technology that simplifies and cost-effectively streamlines the management of advanced IP-based networks. MTS Allstream's MPLS network will provide Royal & SunAlliance with a more robust, scalable, IP Converged network. The deployment of the MPLS infrastructure creates a networking foundation for Royal & SunAlliance to migrate cost-effectively to IP Telephony and IP Trunking solutions in the future, further improving capabilities provided to users while reducing costs and maintaining reliability.

"Royal & SunAlliance has been our valued customer for more than ten years during, which time we have developed a successful, collaborative relationship," said John MacDonald, President, Enterprise Solutions, MTS Allstream. "Royal & SunAlliance is a top player in its industry. Today's announcement further reinforces our position as an IP communications provider that enables leading organizations such as R&SA to meet their business requirements through our next generation technology, exceptional dependability, flexibility and customer service."

"At Royal & SunAlliance, we are committed to ensuring that we are using leading edge technology and IT systems. With MTS Allstream managing our MPLS network, we are able to focus on growing our business by creating innovative products and services to meet the needs of our customers," said Rowan Saunders, President & CEO, Royal & SunAlliance. -- www.cnxmarketlink.com