The Federal Treasury turned off Cisco devices and completely replaced them with Russian equipment

The Federal Treasury shut down Cisco devices and completely replaced them with Russian equipment. The corresponding project was implemented by Rostelecom. The press service of the company announced this in mid-May 2024.

More than 1,900 routers of the Russian manufacturer were installed in all territorial bodies of the department. The Federal Treasury clarified TAdviser that the company's routers were used in the project. "Eltex" The equipment is implemented according to the service model, in which the customer pays only for the services actually provided without the need to purchase equipment and specialized. Under software the contract, Rostelecom will provide equipment maintenance and repair services.

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The supplied equipment is included in the register of Russian-made telecommunications equipment of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The transition to Russian-made equipment allowed the state customer to increase the reliability of the network, reduce the cost of maintaining operability and import substitution of the infrastructure of the departmental telecommunications network, - emphasized in Rostelecom

The company noted that previously the Federal Treasury used Cisco routers 2006-2009. release. However, the equipment was outdated, and in the new economic conditions, the vendor stopped providing the customer with technical support, which negatively affected the workflows of the Russian Treasury and increased risks during the operation of the network.

According to Alexander Albychev, Deputy Head of the Federal Treasury, taking into account the large number of information client services, the work of the department's network should be provided 24/7. Technological independence is a key indicator of the Treasury, and departments are working in this direction by introducing Russian IT solutions, he added.