Griffin, a UK channel-only supplier of IP managed services, has chosen elements of the new Layer 2 Ethernet Muxponder line from Transmode for a new optical backbone network, the Swedish systems supplier says. Griffin will use Transmode’s EMXP II 80 Ethernet Muxponder to enhance its London Metro Ethernet network.
The UK service provider chose the EMXP II 80 based on its goal of adding at least 300% capacity annually over the next three years, according to Transmode. Griffin reviewed “different potential architectures from a number of vendors,” Transmode said in a press release.
"The new network will break even in less than a year, and years two and three will have only small incremental costs, rather than continued exponential costs as capacity grows," said Adrian Sunderland, CTO at Griffin. "Additionally, we wanted total control over our whole network in order to ensure the most reliable solution for our customers.
"Our previous design meant we had to scale the number of fibers as traffic grew. Working with the Transmode optical network we can now massively increase the amount of traffic that we can carry on each and every fibre in the network," continued Sunderland. "We needed to be able to scale our network to give us more flexible growth options. Working with Transmode, we are now also able to enter new markets with Ethernet Wavelength services. While Griffin is experienced in all aspects of data networking, Transmode's optical networking expertise and training capabilities are equally important as we move our business to the next growth phase."
The EMXP II 80 Ethernet Muxponder is part of a suite of products that addresses Transport Ethernet applications within Transmode’s Native Packet Optical architecture.
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