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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - 15th September, 2009 - The London Internet Exchange (LINX), one of the world's largest Internet Exchanges, has improved its interconnectivity with the installation of systems from Transmode, a leading provider of optical networking solutions. Transmode TM-3000 units have been installed at four of LINX's London exchange sites to enable new high-speed WDM services that will help reduce the traffic pressure on LINX's network. The Transmode interfaces are flexible and can easily be adapted to accommodate new member nodes as the Internet exchange business inevitably increases. LINX is a mutual, not-for-profit organisation whose 330 members include almost all UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and network operators plus many others from around the world. It was formed in 1994 when five ISPs recognised that there were considerable operational benefits to exchanging traffic between their networks at the same tele-hotel where they all had facilities. LINX has a network of ten sites around London, seven in London's Docklands, plus one in the City, and two in West London, where it hosts a number of large Ethernet switches. When Transmode started discussions with LINX, the organisation was considering the installation of a WDM solution in the London network to enable it to cope with the demand for increased capacity. The decision was made to install an initial four Transmode TM-3000 units to support its highest traffic members that needed to pass through the exchange at rates up to and beyond 10Gbit/s. The Transmode equipment installation was completed and then activated by early June 2009 using highly cost-efficient 10 Gbit/s WDM technology. Mark Burton, Transmode Sales Director UK, commented, "Prior to the installation, Transmode provided a demonstrator at three key sites offering both 10G and Gigabit Ethernet services. Over the trial period, LINX performed comprehensive testing to observe how Transmode's systems functioned. LINX is very much focused on Ethernet over dark fibre so transport was a familiar domain to them." Mike Hughes, LINX's CTO added, "We needed a way to handle the increasingly large traffic flows members pass between LINX sites. With some of these requiring multiple 10Gbit/s links it was clear that offering an alternative to our Ethernet platform would benefit the exchange and our members. "Following the installation of the Transmode equipment, LINX will be able to offer an extended range of services. The WDM approach will meet our members' requirement for increased capacity and flexibility." About LINX LINX (www.linx.net) is a mutual, not-for-profit organisation whose 330-plus members include 58 of the top 100 global network operators*, almost all UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and content providers plus many from the Americas, mainland Europe, the Far East and Africa. * Total Telecom Global 100, 2008. The connection of networks at an Internet exchange point such as LINX is known as 'peering'. Network operators use public peering across the dual LINX Ethernet networks to exchange traffic with any other member by mutual agreement. LINX also offers a managed private network interconnect facility which is used for large traffic flows between two members. LINX has a presence at ten London sites connected by secure fibre and DWDM links. The core of the network currently operates across a 12x10G Ethernet link. The extent and geographic resilience of the network was enhanced in 2008 with the addition of three new points of presence, each outside the main Docklands data centre area in east London. The Internet traffic at LINX consists of a wide variety of data including streaming media, website downloads, business information and emails. Peak LINX traffic is the equivalent of 1,300,000 simultaneous Internet video streams. Contact: Jeremy Orbell LINX Marketing & Communications Telephone: +44 (0)20 7645 3505 More information at www.linx.net About Transmode Transmode is a leading provider of optical networking solutions for transport of data, voice and video traffic, based on CWDM and DWDM technology (Coarse/Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing). Transmode's unique Intelligent WDM (iWDM(TM)) approach has lead to widespread deployment of over 10000 systems in a customer base consisting of more than 250 fixed and mobile network operators, service providers, large enterprises and public institutions across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Transmode's comprehensive product portfolio and strong global organization enable our customers to grow the capacity and to improve service level of their regional, metro and metro access networks, on a cost-efficient basis without compromising on functionality. For additional information about Transmode, please visit www.transmode.com For more information please contact: Ola Elmeland Vice President Marketing & Communications Transmode Systems AB Telephone: +46 8 506 882 71 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
