NYT goes with Nortel for new IP net

The New York Times is moving into a nifty new headquarters building next year. When it goes, it'll be leaving behind an Avaya/Cisco phone system and lighting up an all-Nortel [1] IP communications network. Each desk will have a Gigabit Ethernet connection and an IP phone; computers will have a USB camera and mic and access to 10 channels of IPTV [2] from Time Warner Cable. One of the driving forces behind the technology upgrade, other than the "because we can" factor, is the merging of the Times' online and print newsrooms. Reporters will be able to create podcasts and rudimentary multimedia packages right at their desks. The network is based on Nortel ERS 8600 chassis, ES 5520 switches and CS1000 IP PBXes. Nortel's recent deal with Microsoft [3] does not appear to have come into play.

For more information about the Times' new VoIP and IPTV installation:
- read [4] this article from Network World