Spring naar content gedeelte
KPN launches new international Ethernet service
Den Haag, 4-8-05
KPN has launched a new international Ethernet service which provides customers with switched ethernet services between worldwide locations with speeds of up to 1 Gbps. In launching this new service, KPN has seamlessly extended its successful Dutch Ethernet service across its international EuroRings backbone network.
KPN is experiencing rapidly growing demand for Ethernet services in the wide area network (WAN) due to the advantages that the technology offers for customers: simple, any-to-any connectivity, easily-scalable, secure and highly cost effective.
As well as the technology advantages offered by ethernet, customers can now enjoy a fully integrated national & international Ethernet service – with the same high service levels between countries. The level of speed, reliability and security are standardised for all connections, whether they are between Amsterdam and Rotterdam or between Paris and Vienna.
John van Vianen, Senior Vice President Connectivity Services at KPN said, "We are delighted that we can now offer our customers truly international Ethernet services with one service level, one delivery platform, one single point of contact, and one invoice. In order to meet the demand for new services, we are continuing to innovate - in this case, by deploying native ethernet over our next-generation MPLS backbone network. I believe that this new Ethernet service is an important signal of our ongoing commitment to our international customers."
The new international Ethernet service complements the extensive EuroRings portfolio of international data services ranging from bandwidth services to managed network services.
About KPN
KPN offers telecommunication services to both consumers and businesses. The core activities are telephony and data services through KPN's fixed network in the Netherlands, mobile telecom services in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium and data services in Western Europe. KPN is market leader in the major segments of the Dutch telecom market and is actively growing market share in the new IP and DSL markets. Through E-Plus in Germany and BASE in Belgium, KPN holds the number three position in the mobile markets in these countries.
As of March 31, 2005, KPN served 7.4 million fixed-line subscribers and 1.7 million Internet customers in the Netherlands as well as 17.7 million mobile customers in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. KPN employes 30,453 individuals as of the same date.
