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Genuity Upgrades Pan-European IP Network to 2.5 Gbps Wavelengths

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Genuity, a Tier 1 provider of Internet infrastructure and eBusiness solutions, has completed the upgrade of its core Pan-European IP network to 2.5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) wavelengths. This significant network increase provides Genuity's clients with greater efficiencies to sustain their increasingly competitive demands for global enterprise network solutions.

Key Takeaways:

  • Genuity has completed the upgrade of its core Pan-European IP network to 2.5 Gbps wavelengths, utilizing IP-over-DWDM technology to interconnect its IP facilities in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, and Paris.
  • The upgraded network will also support Genuity's points of presence in Dublin, Dusseldorf, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, and Stockholm.
  • Genuity's Global Network Infrastructure, combined with the increased capacity of the core pan-European IP backbone network, provides clients with greater efficiencies and scalability to meet their competitive demands.
  • The upgraded network utilizes Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology to separate discrete wavelengths within a pair of optical fibers, reducing the need for optical amplification and signal regeneration.
  • The upgraded network architecture will support higher bandwidth applications, including business-to-business and consumer extranets, as well as corporate intranets.
  • Genuity has selected IP routing technologies from Cisco Systems, Inc. to expand the capabilities of its Pan-European network using IP-over-DWDM technology.
  • Genuity's use of this network technology expands its capacity to deliver eBusiness solutions, including virtual private networks (VPN) and voice-over-IP.
  • GTS, a recognized leader in optical internetworking in Europe, provides the optical infrastructure powering Genuity's Pan-European wavelengths.
  • The Cisco 12000 routers are designed to provide the highest scalability and performance services for IP-based networks, along with Cisco IOS software.

Statistics:

  • The upgraded Pan-European IP network has an increased capacity of 2.5 Gbps.
  • The network utilizes 2.5 Gbps wavelengths, equivalent to OC-48 capacity.
  • The increased capacity of the core pan-European IP backbone network will support points of presence in six new locations.
  • GTS provides the optical infrastructure powering Genuity's Pan-European wavelengths.
  • The Cisco 12000 routers are designed to provide the highest scalability and performance services for IP-based networks, with Cisco IOS software.
  • Genuity's 1999 revenues totaled $706 million.

Sources:

  • Genuity press release, "Genuity Upgrades Pan-European IP Network to 2.5 Gbps Wavelengths"
  • Business Wire, "Genuity's Cisco-based DWDM Network Architecture Enables Cost-Effective and Competitive Bandwidth Increase for Business Customers Requiring Real-Time, Scalable Services"
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. press release, "Cisco and Genuity Share Goal of Helping Business Users Achieve More Reliable and Higher Speed Connectivity"

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