NTT Communications has expanded the data-transmission
capacity of its Global IP Network between Japan and the United States to 600
gigabits per second (Gbps).
The new capacity, equivalent to approximately 35,000
channels of digital terrestrial television or more than five centuries’ worth
of content in a daily newspaper, further enhances the company’s leadership
position in Tier-1 trans-Pacific IP connectivity.
NTT Com‘s IP backbones are
connected to fixed and mobile telecom companies, Internet service providers
(ISPs), data center operators and content providers, enabling customers to meet
their growing needs for Internet capacity between Japan and the United States.
Though a part of the cable was damaged following the
March 2011 earthquake, it was repaired with minimum disconnection. This was
thanks to the fully redundant cable structure and collaborative efforts with
multiple carriers and cable companies, based on an established cooperative
relationship. The network, which is IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stuck, is one of NTT
Com’s core IPv6 networks.
Demand for high-capacity bandwidth has been growing
rapidly in recent years, reflected in the seven-fold increase in NTT Com’s
Japan-U.S. bandwidth between 2005 and 2010. This latest jump from 500 Gbps to
600 Gbps in just four months aims to cater to even stronger demand being generated
in today’s cloud-computing, micro-blogging, social network and online
media-intensive environment.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com