GÉANT, the collaboration of European National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), will deploy a state-of-the-art IP/MPLS solution from Nokia.
As part of its GN5 IP/MPLS routing and switching replacement project, GÉANT will be the first NREN in the world to deploy 800 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) routing interfaces
The upgrade is managed under a 10-year frame agreement led by Nomios Group, a leading European provider of cybersecurity services and solutions, in partnership with Nokia, which will supply its 7750 Service Router IP/MPLS platform powered by its FP5 network processing silicon. The FP5 chipset supports 800G transmission, which triples capacity within the existing footprint.
GÉANT interconnects 40 NRENs in 40 European countries, and links 50 million users and institutions to more than 100 additional NRENs globally. Over the past five years, the GÉANT network has experienced 30 percent traffic growth each year and is now carrying more than 7 Petabytes of data daily.
The GÉANT GN5 IP/MPLS Routing and Switching Infrastructure Replacement project represents a strategic go-to-market partnership between Nomios and Nokia, bringing together Nomios’ extensive experience in designing and implementing robust networking solutions, combined with Nokia’s expertise in delivering cutting-edge IP network technology for the world’s most critical networks.
Stephane Haulbert, Nokia Partner Business Leader in Europe, said, “We are excited to partner with Nomios and be the first to bring 800GE speeds to such bandwidth-intensive and rigorous research environments as GÉANT. This is a real achievement that demonstrates how our leading IP technology delivers the capacity, resilience, and security required for these essential, massive-capacity networks, with the optimized energy consumption the industry needs to meet their sustainability targets.