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Windstream plugs in Infinera Cloud Xpress platform to power data center interconnection service

April 21, 2016

 Windstream has taken another step forward in its data center interconnection journey, leveraging Infinera’s Cloud Xpress to provide pre-provisioned high speed connections between data centers in Chicago.
 

Windstream sold off its data centers late last year, but the service provider sees data center interconnection services as a large revenue opportunity for its growing long-haul and metro fiber networks.

For this deployment, Windstream is connecting data center locations within the Lakeside Technology Center at 350 East Cermak.

Already an Infinera customer, Cloud Xpress enables Windstream to leverage the optical vendor’s photonic integrated circuit technology to support up to one terabit per second (Tbps) of input and output capacity in just two rack units.

Cloud Xpress delivers a full 500 Gbps super-channel of WDM line-side bandwidth over 150 km without additional multiplexers or amplifiers, and up to 600 km with an amplified line system.

Chris Nein, regional president for Windstream, said in a release that “Cloud Xpress allows us to meet the unique needs of our customers by quickly and incrementally scaling and expanding bandwidth capacity on demand.”

Having expanded service capabilities in key sites like Cermak will make Windstream more valuable with the wholesale vertical segments like cable operators, traditional carriers and content providers that it wants to attract.

Chicago is just one of several markets where Windstream has established its data center interconnect service.

Windstream is also extending its 100G network to NJFX’s carrier-neutral data center in Wall Township, N.J., giving customers a new express route into its 21715 Filigree Court point of presence (POP) in Ashburn, Va. This connection will give both Windstream and NJFX customers’ access to the Ashburn area’s Internet hub, one of the largest and fastest-growing in the world.

The new data center connections in Chicago and Virginia are also supported by a long-haul fiber rout that includes a set of new diverse 500G routes toMiami and from Denver to Chicago and Dallas.

Today, Windstream’s Carrier Solutions group can provide 100G connectivity to over 40 locations and 1G to 10G connectivity options to over 1,200 locations in Windstream’s 33 state transport footprint, including Tier 1 and tertiary markets across the United States.

By Sean Buckley

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Steve IrvineSenior VP Engineering and CTO
We are pleased to be participating in this unique, carrier neutral ecosystem NJFX has created to deepen our relationship with the wholesale carrier community as well as provide the enterprise customers optionally for access to diverse terrestrial networks and our Seabras-1 subsea cable system. This is an exciting opportunity to reach new customers with flexibility and scale while driving end-user enablement at this world-class facility.
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Steve OrlandoCEO
We are continually looking for ways to strategically expand our offerings to customers, through our new Point-of-Presence at NJFX, we have added another critical location to address customer’s growing requirements for access to our advanced and powerful global network, including our extensive fiber footprint in the U.S., which is now available coast-to-coast for wholesale customers.”
Michael DeChiara
Michael DeChiara Associate Vice President, AT&T Wholesale Solutions
Our collaboration with NJFX gives Colt customers rapid access to critical digital infrastructure and satisfies the diversity and low latency needs of some of the most demanding customers in the financial sector,
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Robin FarnanEVP – Operations & Engineering at Colt
On-Demand connectivity opens incredible possibilities for different verticals or even carriers looking to expand into Latam while minimizing risk and cost of entry. With this unique offering we are introducing a new way to improve the traditional model, providing the right flexibility and dynamicity to scale resources as needed”
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Jeremy VillalobosCOO at Orchest.
As we embark on this strategic partnership with NJFX, we’re not just connecting infrastructure; we’re forging a pathway for our customers to traverse the digital landscape faster and more efficiently than ever before. We are excited to be partnering with NJFX and this collaboration amplifies opportunities for our customers to access Europe with unprecedented speed on the EXA network. We are committed to providing cutting-edge solutions in today’s digital era that is defined by connectivity.
Steve Roberts
Steve RobertsVP Network Investments
We are excited to expand our network to NJFX. Today’s network expansion furthers our goal of providing more connectivity globally to as many enterprises as possible, while satisfying critical bandwidth demands.
Mike Leber
Mike LeberPresident
United Fiber & Data is excited to bring our geographically diverse fiber network and flexible, low latency lit services of 10G and 100G to provide secure, high capacity network connectivity to NJFX and its clients. United Fiber & Data’s fiber infrastructure and scalable capacity on its unique route and the ability to turn up services quickly positions us to be the provider of choice for secure, high capacity, low latency network connectivity.
Christopher Lodge
Christopher LodgeCOO and interim CEO
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