Northwest Access Exchange upgrades data center interconnect via Fujitsu 1FINITY T100
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. says it has supplied its Fujitsu 1FINITY T100 Transport blade to Northwest Access Exchange, Inc. (NWAX). The internet exchange point (IXP) provider is using the optical transport blades to improve data center interconnect between its data center facilities in Portland and Hillsboro, OR.
Vendor-neutral NWAX provides IXP services to hyperscalers, data center operators, ISPs, mobile and fixed broadband service providers, municipal networks, public organizations, and private companies. The new data center interconnect capabilities will enable higher speeds and lower latency, says Fujitsu.
“In addition to the speed and latency improvements, we also have fiber route diversity between sites to ensure high network availability and reliability,” added Eric Rosenberry, vice president, NWAX. “Installation of the Fujitsu transponders was intuitive and incredibly easy – it took a single member of our team just a few hours from unpacking the box to activating the high-speed services.”
“Internet traffic worldwide continues to grow unabated, so high-capacity networks are important in avoiding bottlenecks,” said Annie Bogue, head of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. “Customers migrating to the open, modular 1FINITY T-Series transport platform can take a simple, scalable approach to improving their network with support for up to 800G capacity in a 4x200G point-to-point configuration. Together with NWAX, we are delighted to be a part of this transformation for Oregon residents.”
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