Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) chooses Interoute to reinforce and expand its network in Europe
Strategic Partnership forged, as Interoute becomes themain fibre optic network provider for TIWS in Western Europe
Madrid on 9 February 2011
Telefónica International Wholesale Services has selected Interoute as its core fibre optic network provider for Western Europe, responsible for deploying a next-generation optical DWDM network. As part of this strategic partnership TIWS will also become Interoute’s provider for trans-Atlantic, USA and Latin America routes.
Interoute will provide TIWS with a 100 GB capacity network connecting the major cities of Europe , to support its future expansion plans. This long-term partnership agreement reinforces the business relationship the companies have been developing for years.
TIWS will enjoy the benefits of working directly with the owner of Europe’s largest next generation network leveraging the economies of scale, simplicity and management convenience characterising Interoute’s network. The backbone network is designed for scalability, flexibility and route diversity to ensure the highest quality and transparency in connectivity across the entire network.
This agreement extends the TIWS network footprint to the main cities in Western Europe, including Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf and Marseille, and includes a plan to add more cities in the future.
TIWS’ Chief Executive Officer. José Ramón Vela, declared that: “With this agreement, we are responding to the growth experienced by the Telefónica Group in Europe over the last few years, both organic, resulting from the growth in broadband connections, and inorganic, with our entry into new markets. Following its commitment to meet Telefónica’s international and global needs, TIWS strengthens its network in Europe with a trusted partner, Interoute”.
“Telefónica has an outstanding track record that has placed it among the most admired and iconic companies in Europe”, says Gareth Williams, Interoute’s Chief Executive Officer. “We are committed to the success of their business in the continent, and Interoute’s size, scale and expertise in managing outsourced network projects make it the ideal partner to support TIWS. Seeing Telefónica’s confidence renewed with such a significant project is very gratifying for us.”
About Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS)
Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS) is the Telefónica Group’s company delivering wholesale telecommunication services worldwide to international wireline and mobile voice providers, ISPs and content providers. Their service portfolio includes international voice, IP, bandwidth, satellite services, international services for corporations, mobility services, and platforms.
Telefónica International Wholesale Services is committed to applying the latest technology in all their services and products. The company has a TIER 1 Backbone providing direct connectivity with Latin America, United States and Europe, through their extensive optical fibre network, including, among other facilities, the SAm-1 submarine cable. TIWS carries 20,000 million minutes of international voice traffic per year through their NGN network and over 300 direct routes with international carriers. It also delivers converged and IT solutions to multinational corporations outside the Group’s network footprint, through their broad IP/MPLS network, with POPs in more than 40 countries and local agreements with OEMs and mobile and local operators. www.telefonica.com/carrierservices.
About Interoute
Interoute owns and operates the most advanced and best connected private data and voice network in Europe, with more than 55,000 km of lit fibre, 8 data centres, 32 co-location centres, and another 150 on-net sites. Its next-generation network delivers service to international companies in different industries, from aerospace to automotive, finance, pharmaceutics and retail, to all the former telecommunication monopolies in Europe, the main operators in North America, East and South Asia, governments, universities and research centres. These organizations look at Interoute as the ideal partner to house their contents, purchase wholesale bandwidth, transit services and connectivity, and create new services.
With operations in the main European countries, North America and Dubai, Interoute also owns and operates metropolitan networks in Europe’s key business locations, and provides support in 15 languages. Its network, designed to accommodate the future needs of businesses, has the largest reserve of fibre and ducts in Europe. Interoute is leader in the rollout of advanced network technologies. From the duct (the ‘ground’) to the ‘cloud’. www.interoute.com
