Interoute Deploys 60 Gigabits of Connectivity on Its Infinera Network in 48 Hours
Catastrophic Loss of Data Averted Through Interoute's Customer Service and Infinera's Digital Technology
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - November 25, 2008) - Interoute leveraged its Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) Digital Optical Network to provide 60 Gigabits/second (Gb/s) of
connectivity on a 1200 kilometer route in Europe in just 48 hours, helping
a major customer that was experiencing rapid quality degradation on its
previous optical network.
In this case, one of Interoute's large global customers had acquired
another telecom operator which already owned a large international optical
network. After the acquisition, the unprecedented daily volume of data and
IP traffic now utilizing the route highlighted the fact that this network
was in need of immediate and substantial upgrade. Customers were already
beginning to experience quality of service issues.
Interoute operates an Infinera optical network across that same route. The
customer asked Interoute if it could provide 60 Gb/s of connectivity,
enough capacity to carry traffic approximately equivalent to 7.5 million
simultaneous mobile phone calls. Interoute staff worked with urgency to
meet this customer request and in just 48 hours the full 60 Gb/s of new
services were up and running. Most of this time was consumed in providing
the additional connectivity from the customer's network to Interoute's
Infinera network. The Infinera modules required for the additional capacity
arrived at the sites in a matter of hours, and the Infinera system took
just minutes to bring up the capacity, test it to confirm it was running
error-free, and begin carrying customer traffic.
This is just the latest among a number of difficult connectivity crises
that Interoute has been able to solve successfully for its customers.
Interoute CEO Gareth Williams said that the speed of service delivery and
the reliability of Interoute's Digital Optical Network has played an
important role in helping Interoute become one of Europe's fastest growing
telecom operators, with an outstanding reputation for service and quality.
"Managing to activate 60 Gb/s of bandwidth in less than 48 hours has made
us extremely proud and emphasized again the first-rate quality of our
network, and especially our Infinera optical network, as well as the total
dedication of our people," said Mr. Williams. Further information is
available at: http://www.interoute.com/news_and_events.
"Infinera optical systems offer unprecedented capabilities for speed of
service delivery, scalability, quality, and reliability, due to our unique
digital architecture based on our breakthrough large-scale photonic
integrated circuits," said Infinera CEO Jagdeep Singh. "We are delighted to
be helping Interoute as it sets new standards for quality and service in
the European telecom industry."
About Interoute
Interoute is the owner operator of Europe's most advanced and densely
connected voice and data network, encompassing over 56,000 kms of lit
fibre. Its full-service next generation network serves more than 9,000
customers across a broad range of sectors from finance to retail and 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 content, providing
wholesale transit services, corporate access or creating new services. With
established operations throughout mainland Europe, North America and Dubai
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
customers with simpler and more flexible engineering and operations, faster
time-to-service, and the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated services
without reengineering their optical infrastructure. For more information,
please visit www.infinera.com.
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