The 5ESS®-2000 Switch product family delivers tangible results. It helps meet the needs of various markets competitively while it increases financial performance. The 5ESS®-2000 Switch product family is designed to:

• Enhance service offerings and brand positioning by moving into new service areas with its AnyMedia™ capability.
  
  
• Differentiate service offerings from others in the market.
  
  
• Be more competitive and increase revenues.
  
  
• Expand networks cost-effectively by adding capacity when and where it is needed. With its advanced modular design, this is easily and economically accomplished. Start with a VCDX and then move to a CDX and finally a 5ESS®-2000 Switch. Grow the 5ESS®-2000 Switch by adding SM-2000.
  
  
• Reduce operating costs with low 5ESS®-2000 Switch life-cycle costs.
  
  
• Simplify operations and increase productivity with the switch's distributed architecture, and industry-leading reliability.
  
  
• Build the most cost-effective infrastructure. Existing network operators can consolidate by flattening a network hierarchy. Emerging competitors use the switch's direct SONET interface to enable connection via a SONET ring -- the most effective method of building a network.

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