Ekinops (Euronext Paris - FR0011466069 – EKI) says it will supply elements of its FlexRate optical transport systems portfolio to TurkNet. The Turkish ISP will use the optical transport technology to upgrade its core network with 400G capabilities.
The core network supports TurkNet’s delivery of residential and business gigabit broadband and data center interconnect services. Ekinops says TurkNet has seen significant growth in service demand over the past four years, which has led it to enhance its backbone network with 400-Gbps DWDM capabilities. TurkNet will deploy the Ekinops PM 400FRS04-SF pluggable FlexRate multireach muxponder to bring its per-fiber capacity to 16 Tbps. Installations began this past April in Istanbul. Additional deployments in other cities are planned throughout the year.
"Providing a reliable, high-speed internet service with great customer satisfaction has always been our top priority,” commented Mustafa Uçar, chief network manager at TurkNet. “The Ekinops solution enables us to stay well ahead of rising traffic demands and supports our continued growth in number of users. It also enhances our data center interconnect services which we offer across major Turkish data centers. Ekinops’ sales and technical teams have worked tirelessly, managing to install the required equipment at the initially targeted PoPs [points of presence] and data centers in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.”
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