Cisco Systems Inc ( on Monday unveiled a new router that helps phone companies and large businesses handle growing Internet traffic faster, and said it won a deal to supply Japanese phone provider NTT Corp's next-generation network.
The Cisco ASR (Aggregation Services Router) 1000 series is an upgrade to the network equipment maker's Cisco 7200, 7300, and 7500 edge routers already being used to direct Web traffic at the end of the network, often in contact with customers.
Cisco said it invested $250 million over more than five years to develop the ASR 1000, which will be available in April and costs $35,000 or more depending on configurations.
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