February 6, 2008 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Optical networking system provider Infinera (infinera.com) announced on Wednesday that the Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (mbc-va.com) has expanded the backbone capacity of the Southside Virginia regional backbone network, with additional funding from the Virginia Tobacco Commission and expansions to its Infinera regional network.
The addition of the Infinera DTN system to MBC's regional network increased the network's operational capacity tenfold to 100Gbps, says the company, ensuring that MBC will be able to meet the demands of major telecom carriers and service providers that need access to new data centers in the Southside Virginia region.
"Infinera's bandwidth virtualization, based on large-scale photonic integration, has enabled MBC to put in place a regional network that can flexibly and cost-effectively support the wholesale connectivity needs of carriers, business, local community, and government sector customers all on the same infrastructure," says Jagdeep Singh, CEO of Infinera. "I'm thrilled to see the Infinera solution playing a role in helping MBC bring advanced services and economic growth to Southside Virginia."
Last week, Equinix selected Infinera for its metro networks linking its Internet Business Exchange centers in major cities across North America and Asia.
