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Interoute Selects Infinera for Pan-European Network
Digital Architecture Slashes Service Delivery Times From Weeks to Days
| Source: Infinera
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 30, 2006 -- Interoute has selected Infinera to provide
the optical network for its next-generation pan-European network. The new
network will provide Interoute with new levels of capacity, service
delivery, and competitive advantage across its pan-European footprint.
Headquartered in London, Interoute operates a 35,000 fiber-kilometer
network spanning 77 cities in 21 nations in Europe, including every major
European business center. The Interoute network is used by major incumbent
telecom companies, many governments, and more than 14,000 corporate
customers. One billion Euros ($1.26 billion) of e-commerce is handled by
Interoute's data centers every day making it a key part of Europe's digital
supply chain. Interoute selected Infinera to leverage its fiber-rich
network with capacity of 100 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) up to 800 Gb/s on a
route, and to dramatically reduce service delivery times.
Interoute plans to use its Infinera network to deliver high-capacity
wholesale services, including 10 Gb/s waves and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
services, which are seeing rapid uptake as the entire European telecom
market grows to accommodate Internet growth. Taking advantage of
Infinera's digital architecture, Interoute plans to offer service delivery
to its customers in less than 10 days, as compared to delivery lead times
of up to 8 weeks required by competitors utilizing traditional DWDM
networks.
"The Infinera Digital Optical Networking system is the most advanced,
IP-optimised optical service platform for next-generation data networks,"
said Interoute CTO Matthew Finnie. "We are currently lighting fiber in 100
and 200 Gb/s chunks, at a rate of over 1,500km per week. We believe that no
other operator can match the speed at which we can upgrade our footprint
across Europe to deliver high-capacity bandwidth to our customers."
Network Installation in Three Months
The Infinera DTN is the first optical system to combine high-capacity
transport, fully reconfigurable switching, and network-aware GMPLS service
intelligence in one platform. Infinera's Digital Optical Networking
architecture, based on the first photonic integrated circuits deployed in
optical networks, enables large networks to be installed and turned up in
record time. Interoute has already begun deploying the Infinera network and
plans to complete the full upgrade of its network within three months, with
its Infinera network live and in service by mid-January 2007. Traditional
DWDM networks could take two to four times as long to install and deploy a
network of this size.
"We are thrilled to be working with a prominent leading-edge operator
like Interoute," said Infinera co-founder and CEO Jagdeep Singh. "By making
digital optical networking available to the vast majority of Europe's 300
million people, Interoute will bring advanced services to its customers,
and a new networking architecture to a very large market."
The extensive Interoute network is an important milestone in
Infinera's European expansion. The Infinera platform is very well-suited to
the European market, with its densely populated urban centers, highly
competitive operator environment, and rapidly growing Internet penetration.
"Our product is a great fit for Europe, and with the sales, service, and
support infrastructure now in place, we can deliver the competitive
advantages of Digital Optical Networking to operators throughout Europe,"
said Jagdeep Singh.
About Interoute
Interoute is Europe's fastest growing communications technology provider
and owner operator of Europe's most advanced and densely connected voice
and data network, encompassing over 35,000kms of fibre. Its full-service
next generation network serves more than 14,000 customers from retail to
aerospace, every major European incumbent as well as the major operators of
North America, East and South Asia, governments, universities and research
agencies. These organisations find Interoute the ideal partner for hosting
content, providing wholesale transit services, corporate access or creating
new services. With established operations throughout mainland Europe and in
North America, Interoute also owns and operates dense city networks
throughout Europe's major business centres. More than EUR 1 billion in
e-commerce transactions flows through its data centres each day, making
Interoute a key part of Europe's Digital Supply Chain. www.interoute.com
About Infinera
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications
carriers worldwide. Infinera's systems are unique in their use of a
breakthrough semiconductor technology: the Photonic Integrated Circuit
(PIC). Infinera's systems and PIC technology are designed to provide
optical networks with simpler engineering and operations, faster
time-to-service, and more flexible networking. For more information, please
visit www.infinera.com.
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