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GTT Expands DDoS Protection and Mitigation Services Globally

Strategic Insights

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GTT Communications, Inc., a leading networking and security as a service provider, has expanded its DDoS Protection and Mitigation Services in partnership with Corero Network Security. The expansion adds three new strategically placed scrubbing centers in São Paolo, Brazil; Hong Kong, China; and Miami, US, bringing the total number of centers to 13 globally. This enhancement increases GTT's capacity to mitigate large-scale volumetric attacks, reducing in-region latency and providing stronger protection for mission-critical applications.

Key Takeaways:

  • GTT has expanded its DDoS Protection and Mitigation Services to 13 scrubbing centers globally, with the addition of three new locations in São Paolo, Brazil; Hong Kong, China; and Miami, US.
  • The expansion increases GTT's total scrubbing capacity to 4Tbps, providing greater bandwidth to absorb and neutralize large-scale attacks.
  • Network-based DDoS attacks have seen record growth, with average attack sizes surging by 242% and 128% in packet-per-second and megabits-per-second, respectively, from the first half of 2024 to the second half.
  • The Brazil location establishes GTT's first DDoS scrubbing facility in Latin America, a critical time given the 176% increase in DDoS attacks targeting Latin American traffic in the first half of 2025.
  • GTT's industry leading global Tier 1 IP backbone is embedded with Corero's SmartWall ONE DDoS protection solution, delivering sub-second detection and mitigation of DDoS attacks.
  • The expansion enhances performance, reduces in-region latency, and increases GTT's capacity to mitigate large-scale volumetric attacks for customers worldwide.

Statistics:

  • GTT has observed a 242% surge in average packet-per-second attack sizes and a 128% growth in megabits-per-second attack sizes across its global network from the first half of 2024 to the second half.
  • Corero's Security Operations Center has reported a 176% increase in DDoS attacks targeting Latin American traffic in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous six months.
  • GTT's total scrubbing capacity has increased to 4Tbps with the addition of three new scrubbing centers.

Sources:

  • Telecomworldwire, June 25, 2025: GTT Expands DDoS Protection and Mitigation Services
  • GTT Communications, Inc.
  • Corero Network Security
  • Corero's Security Operations Center

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