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Grid Telekom Builds out Data
Center and Future Triple Play Services with Force10 Networks Reliable
Networking Portfolio
Other topics: Multiservice Edge
Router, VoIP Service Offer
BUSINESS WIRE
August 13, 2007
SAN JOSE, California - Force10 Networks®, the pioneer in building and
securing reliable networks, today announced that Grid Telekom, a
leading data center and hosting service provider in Turkey, has
deployed the Force10 Reliable Networking product portfolio to deliver
high performance data center hosting services. The Force10 data center
networking solution provides the high performance reliability that
will allow Grid Telekom to deliver advanced services while laying the
foundation for the delivery of triple play services in the future. |
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“To build our
next-generation network, we needed immediate bandwidth and reliability
to support our existing business as well as to provide a scalable
foundation for our future initiatives,” said Hakan Akan, founder and
general manager at Grid Telekom. “Force10 equipment was selected for
its unparalleled ability to offer a robust infrastructure that will
support our customer base as well as our efforts to offer new services
that will attract new subscribers.”
At Grid Telekom’s primary data center in Istanbul, the Force10
TeraScale E300 is the redundant foundation of the high performance
Gigabit Ethernet network while the S50 access switch extends the
core-like reliability of the TeraScale E-Series to the edge of the
network. The high Gigabit Ethernet density of the TeraScale E300 – up
to 288 ports in a single chassis – enables Grid Telekom to simplify
its network architecture as well as lower its related capital and
operational costs by collapsing multiple layers into a single one.
The Force10 TeraScale E-Series and S-Series provide a unified network
fabric in the data center with consistent reliability, control and
scalability characteristics from the core to the edge. By building
these performance metrics into the network, Grid Telekom is ensuring
that its network is service ready.
To protect the internal network from security lapses, Grid Telekom has
also deployed the Force10 P10 security appliance to provide line-rate
traffic inspection and monitoring based on custom capture and
filtering policies. The Force10 P-Series leverages a patented Dynamic
Parallel Inspection architecture that processes rules simultaneously
to ensure the highest level of network protection and visibility,
providing further control over the traffic on the network.
“As Grid Telekom continues to build out its data center infrastructure
and prepares to deliver triple play solutions, reliable performance
and the ability to scale are imperative,” said Stephen Garrison, vice
president of marketing at Force10 Networks. “By deploying the Force10
TeraScale E-Series and S-Series in tandem with the P-Series security
appliances, Grid Telekom is ensuring network integrity and reliability
to guarantee maximum uptime and facilitate the reliable delivery of
services.”
Force10 Networks partnered with Allied Telesis International (ATI) to
provide Grid Telekom with a high performance network that would
support the company’s future service expansion plans. In addition to
Grid Telekom, the partnership between Force10 and ATI has resulted in
several other regional deployments, including a campus network upgrade
for Selenia Communications, a world leader in information security and
communications products for military, government and commercial
organizations.
Reliable Networking by Force10 delivers the reliability, network
control and scalability service providers require to ensure their
network is ready to deliver evolving and emerging services.
About Grid Telekom
Established in April 2006, Grid Telekom is a telecommunication
solution provider in the Turkish market. The company provides
businesses with data center and access services and plans to expand
its portfolio with voice and video services in the near future. Grid
Telekom has established an aggressive position in the data center
services market and has become one of the largest alternative
operators in Turkey with the carrier-neutral infrastructure and with
the most experienced permanent staff of the sector. With the ISP
license, Grid Telekom provides the desired customer-focused solutions
with a high capacity-low cost model for any type of corporation. The
company’s other main focus is alternative transmission network
ownership, laying the groundwork for the anticipated triple play
solutions by means of holding the right of setting up fiber and optic
transmission technologies that are alternative to Turkish Telecom and
providing high capacity access up to the end user. Grid Telekom also
strengthens its presence in the region with the projects throughout
EMEA.
About Force10 Networks
Force10 Networks is the pioneer in building and securing reliable
networks. Based on a revolutionary system architecture that delivers
best-in-class resiliency and massive scalability, Force10’s TeraScale
E-Series switch/routers ensure predictable application performance,
increase network availability, and reduce operating costs. Today, many
of the world’s largest Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
networks depend on Force10 Networks. For additional information,
please visit www.force10networks.com. |
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