Nortel and ENMAX Corp., through ENMAX Envision, a member of the ENMAX group of companies, announced completion of one of the first metro area networks in Canada based entirely on Optical Ethernet. The network leverages ENMAX Envision's extensive fiber infrastructure, simplifying operations and facilitating delivery of optical broadband services to local businesses.

Using the Optical Ethernet network, ENMAX Envision offers high-bandwidth data services targeted to customers' specific needs, such as private line in, transparent LAN extension, dedicated Interact access and business continuity/disaster recovery solutions. ENMAX Envision recently added Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 1400 Ethernet Service Module to the network, expanding the service offering to include Ethernet Virtual Private Network (VPN) capabilities. These capabilities provide greatly increased scalability while ensuring security and quality of service.