AboveNet completes European IP backbone upgrade

OCTOBER 27, 2008, -- AboveNet Communications UK Ltd. (search for AboveNet) says its customers will enjoy faster, higher performance IP network connections in key European cities, thanks to recently upgraded network routers. AboveNet has recently deployed Juniper MX960s in its European network in Paris, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam.

Placing its routers in Equinix and Telehouse2 in Paris, Equinix2 and Interxion5 in Frankfurt, and adding devices in NIKHEF and Telecity1 in Amsterdam, AboveNet says it has ensured its European backbone offers a fully resilient network for customers to take IP transit and IP or Ethernet VPN services. The Juniper MX960s are 40G ready with each device capable of supporting 960 Gbits/sec of capacity.

AboveNet's European IP transit network upgrade coincides with the deployment of the new Juniper MX960 and core T640 routers in the U.S. earlier this year. These efforts, combined with last year's London T640 core router upgrade, mean AboveNet customers can now benefit from an all-Juniper backbone network.

"With the world's growing demand for quality IP connectivity and the increasing uptake of Ethernet VPN services, we have made this investment for the long-term benefit of our customers. Simultaneously, this demonstrates AboveNet's commitment to the ongoing development and evolution of our core network infrastructure," said Steve Potts, AboveNet's sales engineering and networks director.

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