Telehouse chooses Ribbon for data center interconnect network
European colocation data center services provider Telehouse has chosen to deploy elements of Ribbon Communications Inc.’s (Nasdaq: RBBN), Apollo optical transport portfolio, according to the communications technology vendor. Telehouse will use the optical communications systems for data center interconnect in support of its flagship Metro Connect offering.
Telehouse will leverage Ribbon’s TM1200 and TM1200E muxponder cards within Apollo 9603 and 9608 platforms. The fiber network thus will support optimized transport for 100GbE and 400GbE clients. The systems will support two redundant fiber links, with a failover of less than 50 ms, which Ribbon says will enable Telehouse to guarantee 99.999% service availability.
"Ribbon prioritized our needs by offering a combination of advanced technological capabilities and a customized, turnkey installation of their solution," said Sami Slim, Telehouse France deputy director. "Our business customers can now maximize cost-efficiencies by hosting their IT infrastructures in our suburban data center and enjoy high-speed, reliable, low-latency connectivity to our central Paris TH2 connectivity hub, one of the world's Top 5 most connected data centers."
"Telehouse needed a provider who could deliver security and operational excellence when connecting to its TH2 Connectivity hub, which provides direct access to more than 750 global ISP operators," added Steve McCaffery, Ribbon's executive vice president of sales, APAC and EMEA. "We're delighted to be working with them and helping to fuel their continued success."
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