Packet One Networks (P1) expects to provide better network performance at lower operational costs following the deployment of Juniper Networks MX Series Universal Edge Routers in its network on 2 December, 2010.

The new routers provide P1 with a high-speed, service-enabling Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) core network, which lets P1 advanced fixed and mobile broadband services.

Its previous MPLS network had a single-layer star topology that P1 found difficult to scale and to ensure high availability, so with the new equipment, its network was re-architected into two layers – deploying Juniper MX960 routers at the central core and MX480 routers for regional aggregation – to meet P1's network stability and scalability requirements while improving manageability.

To increase revenue per customer, P1 plans to roll out a range of rich media services, including voice-over-Internet Protocol and mobile video. By leveraging a single operating system – Juniper's Junos– to deliver a comprehensive range of services, the MX Series provides P1 with intelligent edge services that increase service speed and flexibility, while reducing operational costs.

So far, P1 has over 200,000 subscribers and its chief executive officer, Michael Lai to cover 45% of Malaysian households by the end of this year and 65% by 2012.