AboveNet supports video post-production

DECEMBER 13, 2006-- AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., a provider of fiber connectivity for businesses and carriers and a subsidiary of AboveNet Inc. (search for AboveNet), has completed a dedicated fiber-optic network for Europe's largest visual effects and computer animation studio, Framestore CFC.

With a portfolio of production projects including "Superman Returns," "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," among others, the ability for Framestore CFC to distribute and share content among its three production sites in London is crucial to the operation and success of the business. With the ever-increasing transformation from film to digital based production, this need is one which many media companies share, and is a fundamental element to the making of today's films.

The networking criteria to support the distribution of this high-level digital media were speed, security, and most importantly, scalability. By connecting IP House, Framestore CFC's data center, to both its headquarters in Noel Street and its secondary office in Wells Street, AboveNet designed and implemented a dedicated three-site dark fiber network, to be managed by Framestore CFC for the sole purpose of transporting this data. AboveNet's network is prepared for greater capacity in the future, enabling instant scalability as well as providing Framestore CFC with immediate access to its stored content.

Framestore CFC is the first visual effects company in Europe to implement a long-distance metropolitan 10-Gigabit Ethernet backbone across three sites, providing a network that facilitates the ability to share digital content quickly and securely while knowing that the company has the capacity built in for any future growth to the business.

"As one of the only providers of a completely dedicated fiber network, AboveNet is tailored specifically to meet the demands of businesses which require extreme security and the ability to transport massive amounts of data at tremendous speeds. This network performance makes AboveNet a known and valued supplier to many of the top production studios and media companies in and between London and the U.S.," said John Dowbiggin, managing director of AboveNet Communications UK Ltd. "We are delighted to have been awarded this opportunity which validates AboveNet as a key provider, offering exceptional value to the media industry."

"AboveNet put the fibers in, we connected our gear up, it worked, and continues to do so. We've reduced our headaches over server room capacity in central London and it has put us a step nearer to engineering nirvana!" said Steve Prescott, Framestore CFC's Director of Technology.

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