RETN Deploys Infinera Cloud Xpress for Regional Network in Western Europe
January 23 2017 - 5:00AM
Infinera, a provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, and RETN,
an international network service provider, announced the deployment
of the Infinera Cloud Xpress for RETN’s regional network in Western
Europe, providing connectivity between Frankfurt, Munich and
Vienna. The Cloud Xpress enables RETN to interconnect its regional
networks with scalability, simplicity and reliability.
RETN operates a backbone network that stretches over 32,000
kilometers of fiber and connects 29 countries across Europe, Asia
and North America. RETN has been operating Infinera’s Intelligent
Transport Networks for several years to enable construction,
modernization and upgrade of its dense wavelength-division
multiplexing (DWDM) cross-border network ring infrastructure in
Europe and Russia, including major transboundary routes across
Scandinavia and Ukraine. In 2015, RETN announced deployment of 500
gigabits per second (Gb/s) super-channels using the Infinera DTN-X
packet optical platform across its pan-European network. RETN
selected the Infinera Cloud Xpress to provide 100 Gb/s DWDM
services on two of its routes in Western Europe.
With the Infinera Cloud Xpress, RETN expands its use of
high-capacity optical super-channels based on Infinera’s unique
photonic integrated circuit technology. The Infinera Cloud Xpress
delivers a 500 Gb/s super-channel in a compact, two rack unit
appliance for efficient transport of Ethernet services. Cloud
Xpress also incorporates Infinera’s Instant Bandwidth technology to
allow customers to software-activate line-side bandwidth in 100
Gb/s increments as and when needed, closely matching their
end-customer demands. In addition, the Cloud Xpress is designed for
plug-and-play installation with simplified provisioning and support
for data center automation using open software-defined networking
application programming interfaces.
“RETN is experiencing growth in high-traffic regional networks
across Europe,” said Tony O’Sullivan, RETN COO. “RETN prides itself
on being an early adopter of new and innovative technologies. As we
upgrade our networks, we turn to innovators in the industry
bringing new solutions to the market first, like Infinera. We are
delighted to have successfully deployed Cloud Xpress to power our
regional networks in Western Europe, enabling us to deliver simple,
scalable and reliable services for our customers.”
“RETN's deployment of the Cloud Xpress highlights the value the
Cloud Xpress Family delivers to network operators globally,” said
Nick Walden, Vice President, EMEA at Infinera. “The Cloud Xpress
Family's compact design, ease of use and scalability stand out,
enabling operators to grow capacity rapidly while minimizing the
cost of space and power.”
The Infinera Cloud Xpress Family delivers cloud-optimized metro
WDM solutions to cloud service providers, internet content
providers, internet exchange service providers, enterprises and
other large-scale data center operators. The Cloud Xpress Family
offers customers the choice of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 40 GbE
and 100 GbE client interfaces to meet their specific requirements.
Infinera recently introduced the Cloud Xpress 2 based on the
Infinite Capacity Engine, scheduled to be available in the first
quarter of 2017.
Contacts:
Media: Anna VueTel. +1 (916) 595-8157avue@infinera.com RETN
contact:Dasha Soroka, Communications Officer, RETNTel. +44 20 7517
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Investors:Jeff HustisTel: + 1 (408)
213-7150jhustis@infinera.com |
About RETNRETN is an international network
service provider offering a range of services across its own
fibre-optic network to carriers, ISPs, large enterprises, CDNs,
governmental organisations, Hosting and Cloud Providers. RETN has
over 32,000 km of fibre on its pan-European network which connects
29 countries across Europe, Asia and North America, with a heavy
presence in the high growth markets of Eastern Europe and Russia.
The RETN backbone (which is connected directly to all major
carrier-neutral DCs) carries a large proportion of international
traffic in the regions it passes through. The DWDM based network is
designed in a ring-architecture offering multiple layers of
redundancy. The network’s unique geographical footprint provides
over 5 Tbps of capacity over its four primary routes between the
West and Asia. Find out more on www.retn.net.
About InfineraInfinera (NASDAQ:INFN) provides
Intelligent Transport Networks, enabling carriers, cloud operators,
governments and enterprises to scale network bandwidth, accelerate
service innovation and automate optical network operations.
Infinera’s end-to-end packet-optical portfolio is designed for
long-haul, subsea, data center interconnect and metro applications.
Infinera’s unique large scale photonic integrated circuits enable
innovative optical networking solutions for the most demanding
networks. To learn more about Infinera visit www.infinera.com,
follow us on Twitter @Infinera and read our latest blog posts at
www.infinera.com/blog.
Infinera and the Infinera logo are registered trademarks of
Infinera Corporation.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
including, but not limited to the features and functionality of
Infinera’s Cloud Xpress Family of products as well as the economic
and operational benefits it may provide. These statements are not
guarantees of results and should not be considered as an indication
of future activity or future performance. Actual results may vary
materially from these expectations as a result of various risks and
uncertainties. Information about these risks and uncertainties, and
other risks and uncertainties that affect Infinera’s business, is
contained in the risk factors section and other sections of
Infinera’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 24, 2016 as filed with the SEC on November 1, 2016, as
well subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC. These
reports are available on Infinera’s website at
www.infinera.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Infinera assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend
to, update any such forward-looking statements.
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