Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), says that Colt Technology Services has made available 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) services to their customers, using the Infinera DTN platform over Colt's long-distance network. Colt can now offer 100GbE services across its infrastructure combining 20 Colt carrier neutral data centers and a highly scalable long-distance network that brings together Europe's major business areas with 39 metropolitan area networks and 18,000 directly connected buildings.
The DTN platform, built with PICs, offers Colt operational simplicity and scalability. By deploying a PIC-based solution, Colt directly benefits from reduced sized equipment using less power, reduced costs and improved reliability, resulting in lower capital and operational expenses while operating a more flexible long-haul optical network, says Infinera.
"As the company continues to transform from a traditional B2B telecoms operator to a provider of integrated IT and network services, enhancing our Ethernet services capabilities is key to delivering an end to end service experience that matches our customer's agenda," says Colt's CTO Luke Broome. "Our use of the Infinera DTN to deliver 100GbE services on our long distance network will support customers with the highest performance demands in achieving their business priorities."
"Colt plays an integral role in providing critical network and IT services throughout Europe," said Chris Champion, Infinera's VP of EMEA sales. "We are pleased that Colt has chosen us to deliver high speed optical Ethernet services to their customers."
Colt first deployed the Infinera DTN in 2009. The availability of 100GbE services is the culmination of a development project that included an early first trial in 2010 over the Colt London to Frankfurt route.
