Hawe Telekom, Ul-com Media, FIORD combine for low-latency Moscow-Warsaw-Frankfurt DWDM fiber network
Hawe Telekom of Poland and Russian operators UL-com Media and FIORD (partners in the PING-WIN project) say they have completed a fiber network build that has created a low-latency DWDM link Moscow, Warsaw, and Frankfurt. Tests have demonstrated a round-trip delay (RTD) of 31.6 ms, a latency figure the network operators are now working to lower further.
The joint project completed its work last fall. The initiative began with Hawe Telekom launching the Warsaw–Vilnius section, followed by creation of a DWDM extension to Frankfurt am Main. UL-com Media and FIORD contributed a link from Vilnius to Moscow.
The new network should appeal to global providers of content, cloud services, and OTT located in Poland and Frankfurt, as well as others looking for capacity between the two endpoints. Capacity is available in Nx10G and Nx100G transmission increments. The total system capacity is at least 12 Tbps, according to the operators.
“The Moscow-Warsaw-Frankfurt transmission system is the latest of Hawe Telekom’s investments based on a partnership with a telecom operator from abroad, and the most significant and promising of them. We have launched one of the most modern long-distance DWDM network systems in the region, which is a targeted response to customer demand. The achieved RTD is very competitive and we have already started work on reducing it below 30 ms end-to-end,” commented Przemysław Gągała, international sales director at Hawe Telekom.
“Organization of the Moscow-Frankfurt route is a logical continuation of our PING-WIN project. Interconnecting PING-WIN infrastructure and Hawe Telekom infrastructure made it possible to create a unique route between points of key importance for Russia within a few months, as well as to provide alternative routes from Western and Central Europe to Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Vilnius, and Riga” commented Andrey Ershov, general director of JSC “Ul-com Media” (PING-WIN project).
“The launched system fully met our expectations. The tests confirm the potential of this investment and the achieved RTD between Moscow and Frankfurt is better than we had expected at the planning stage. The accomplished results prove good prospects for the development of our business in the segment of backbone data transmission between Russia and the European Union,” added Sergey Filatov, director of business development of FIORD (PING-WIN project).
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