MRV LambdaDriver™ Helps LeaseWeb Connect 25,000 Server Data Center Network
Top 20 ISP Picks DWDM Optical Transport System for its Capacity and Flexibility
CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC., today announced that LeaseWeb, an international Internet hosting provider, has chosen its LambdaDriver™ dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) solution to build a backbone network connecting its four data centers in the Netherlands. MRV Communications, Inc. is a leading supplier of optical communication systems and related networking equipment, and services for high-speed carrier and enterprise networks and specialized aerospace, defense and other communications networks.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, LeaseWeb is a recognized global leader in webhosting, dedicated servers, collocation, server virtualization and private cloud solutions. One of the top 20 hosting providers worldwide, LeaseWeb has built a world-class network with total bandwidth of more than 650 gigabits per second (Gbps) spanning four datacenters in the Amsterdam metropolitan area.
With customer bandwidth demand increasing at up to 300% per year, LeaseWeb grew to the point that its leased data center facilities and current passive DWDM network were not keeping up with customer demand to accommodate its more than 25,000 servers. With a network providing up to 900 gigabits per second of outbound network capacity, LeaseWeb initially required the ability to quickly provision new customer services, and found that the LambdaDriver’s modular and scalable architecture gave it the flexibility it needed to offer the best possible grade of service to its customers.
“LeaseWeb has experienced so much growth over the past few years that when it came time for us to build this new data center network, we built it for performance, growth and scalability,” said Bastiaan Spandaw, network architect at LeaseWeb. “The performance and flexibility that we get from our LambdaDriver-based network has allowed our business to continue to grow and provides us with a foundation that we can build on for the future.”
“In order to maintain a competitive edge, today’s hosting providers need more than just raw performance, these companies must also have the flexibility to meet the rapidly growing customer demands,” said Noam Lotan, chief executive officer of MRV Communications. “With the LambdaDriver network in place, LeaseWeb is able to meet its customers’ demands in a timely manner while maintaining operating costs.”
About MRV's LambdaDriver Platforms
MRV’s LambdaDriver is its premiere optical transport system for building high-performance enterprise access, metropolitan carrier and long haul transport networks. The LambdaDriver is a multi-functional, compact, modular WDM system that supports both dense wavelength division multiplexing and coarse wavelength division multiplexing technology. LambdaDriver also serves as a packet optical transport system by integrating Carrier Ethernet connection-oriented services and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM) for automated optical mesh topologies with wavelength-level switching. The LambdaDriver series can support data rates from 8 Mbps up to 40 Gbps with seamless future upgrades to 100 Gbps.
About MRV Communications, Inc.
MRV Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of packet switching, packet optical (P-OTS), physical layer and out-of-band networking equipment, services and optical components for high-speed carrier and enterprise networks and specialized aerospace, defense and other communications networks. Through its wholly owned subsidiary SourcePhotonics, Inc., the company provides optical communications components for carrier access and fiber-to-the-premises applications. MRV markets and sells its products worldwide, with operations in Europe that provide network system design and integration. For more information please call (978) 431-5011 or visit our websites at www.mrv.com and www.sourcephotonics.com.
About LeaseWeb
LeaseWeb (www.leaseweb.com) is a global provider of hosting solutions. The company is among the top-20 hosting providers worldwide and its services include server virtualization, dedicated servers, collocation, private clouds, webhosting, and domain name registration. LeaseWeb’s world-class network offers a bandwidth of more than 900 Gbps, spanning four data centers in the Amsterdam region via major telecom carriers and worldwide Internet exchanges. LeaseWeb emphasizes cost effective hosting solutions for corporations, organizations, and individuals. It has received international recognition for its research and implementation of innovative “green” sustainable hosting alternatives. Since its founding in 1997, LeaseWeb has expanded its network to include more than 25,000 servers. LeaseWeb’s clients include Kaspersky Lab, WIGE Media AG, GarageTV, RoyalJoh, Enschedé, 123Video.nl, Relatieplanet.nl, MyAlbum.com, Starbucks, Heineken, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Twenga, Wikipedia and Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
CONTACT:
Media Relations
MRV Communications, Inc.
David Rodewald, 805-494-9508
pr@mrv.com
or
LeaseWeb
Koen Stegeman, +31 6 - 3049 1407
press.nl@leaseweb.com
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