European network operator Interoute has teamed with Juniper Networks to add 9.5 Terabits of capacity to Interoute’s pan-European IP network. The upgrade is in response to increased Internet traffic from ISPs, content providers and enterprise customers, which led to Interoute experiencing IP-traffic doubling every 12 months.
This escalation in demand is being led by broadband growth in emerging markets where Interoute serves customers, including Slovak Telecom, ATM in Poland and Magyar Telecom in Hungary, combined with increasingly rich multimedia content from mobile providers, such as Vodafone, and the growth in enterprise VPNs. All of these factors have contributed to Interoute’s 32 percent growth rate since 2008.
Interoute’s next-generation network is part of the digital backbone of the European Internet, and also provides IP transit and content delivery services to enterprise and media owners.
“Interoute, with this upgrade, has added over 9.5 Terabits of capacity to Europe’s Internet, improving the quality, experience and availability of Europe’s Internet whilst maintaining the sophisticated mix of security, predictability and scale required by enterprises for critical IT infrastructure services, including computing, communication and connectivity, said Matthew Finnie, CTO at Interoute.
Interoute has deployed the Juniper Networks MX Series Ethernet Services Routers in its core pan-European IP network.
Interoute will continue to invest in capacity ahead of network demand and in anticipation of customer requirements. The IP layer is one of five network platforms that form part of Interoute’s next-generation European network. The current network infrastructure has the capacity to be upgraded a further 50 times, giving Interoute’s customers a deep reserve from which to draw as their demands increase.
