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KPN International network achieves 40 Gbit/s performance
Den Haag, 4-12-08
KPN International has completed phase one of the upgrade to 40 Gbit/s
across its European fiber network. The Paris - London - Amsterdam
links can now run at these high speeds, with other key European destinations
scheduled for completion this quarter.
As part
of its drive to provide next generation network services to carriers, service
providers and corporate users, KPN
International is moving ahead with this upgrade to 40 Gbit/s. Customer demand
for bandwidth and performance have driven this development, and with the
upgrade KPN International has been
able to quadruple performance.
KPN International has achieved these new service and performance levels
through the widespread adoption of new Optical Transport Network (OTN)
technologies from technology partner Huawei.
The new
solution has been exhaustively tested over recent months. This testing
culminated in a London
launch event at which KPN
International wholesale and Huawei customers were invited to test drive the
next generation network.
Carolien
Nijhuis, Managing Director of KPN
International, explains the business logic for this significant upgrade: ‘As
data, video and voice use continue to grow for both wholesale and corporate
customers, there is no limit in sight for capacity or performance. As network
owners, we need to distinguish ourselves both by being ready for demand and by
being flexible in our response.’
To
achieve these new un-regenerated 40 Gbit/s links, KPN
International capitalises on its stake in the 208 km Ulysses sea cable between
the Netherlands and the UK.
Fan
Miao, Managing Director of Huawei in the Netherlands, sees the KPN International 40 Gbit/s network as a showcase
initiative: ‘We have worked together to create a solution of outstanding
flexibility. This will allow KPN
International to route and balance traffic more effectively than ever before.
We should also mention the environmental intelligence of the solution, which
radically drives down the cost and impact of power consumption.’
The Paris – London - Amsterdam link is now
fully functioning and highly-resilient at 40 Gbit/s, and initial client
interest has been high. KPN
International intends to extend the next generation service across its key
business hubs in its pan-European network by the close of 2008.
About Huawei Technologies
Huawei
Technologies is a leader in providing next generation telecommunications
networks, and now serves 35 of the world's top 50 operators, along with over
one billion users worldwide. The company is committed to providing innovative
and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and
growth potential for its customers.
For more information, please visit www.huawei.com
About KPN
KPN is a leading international telecommunications and ICT service provider,
offering wireline and wireless telephony, internet and TV to consumers and
end-to-end telecom and ICT services to business customers. The international KPN data and IP services are made possible by an
extensive, high-capacity fibre-optic network that extends to 22 European
countries, plus worldwide connections to 180 countries. KPN’s
subsidiary Getronics operates a global ICT services company with a market
leading position in the Benelux, offering end-to-end solutions in
infrastructure and network-related IT. In Germany
and Belgium,
KPN pursues a multi-brand strategy
in its mobile operations and holds number three market positions through E-Plus
and BASE. KPN provides wholesale
network services to third parties and operates an efficient IP-based
infrastructure with global scale in international wholesale through iBasis.
At 30
September 2008, KPN served over 37
million customers, of which 29.8 million in wireless services, 4.0 million in
wireline voice, 2.5 million in broadband Internet and 0.7 million in TV. With
25,323 FTEs (38,919 FTEs including Getronics), KPN
posted revenues of EUR 10.9bn and an EBITDA of EUR 3.8bn in the period January
– September 2008. KPN was
incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
For more information, visit www.kpn.com/international
