OTEGLOBE taps Cisco for European network upgrade
Cisco says it is supplying its Cisco 8800 series routers to OTEGLOBE in support of an upgrade to the Athens, Greece, based service provider. The network backbone enhancement will enable an 800G-ready infrastructure to deliver transport, peering, and interconnection services throughout Southeastern Europe. OTEGLOBE also reaches Western Europe through Greece over a fully meshed optical backbone network.
The modular Cisco 8800 series routers offer up to 259.2 Tbps of capacity. Available in 8-slot 16RU, 12-slot 21RU, and 18-slot 33RU configurations, the routers offer high density and high performance, Cisco asserts. Supported port configurations include 36 QSFP56-DD 400GbE and 48 QSFP28 100GbE with MACsec.
“We strive to remain at the forefront of innovation to continue to offer our customers the high-quality connections they rely on every day to run their businesses and live their lives,” said Panagiota Bosdogianni, CTO, OTEGLOBE. “We made the transition to 400G in record time. Our continued collaboration with Cisco helps us meet our innovation and sustainability goals for an efficient network to stay ahead of traffic demands and be ready for the next wave.”
“OTEGLOBE successfully transitioned from 100G to 400G with Cisco to support high demand for more bandwidth during the pandemic, and with this latest routing innovation it will be ready for 800G next on the horizon,” added Adam MacHale, vice president, service provider EMEA, Cisco. “Together, we have built a modern internet architecture to support the growth in traffic across southern and western Europe, while helping OTEGLOBE reduce its overall power consumption for a more energy-efficient network.”
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Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.
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