Midco connects new datacentres with Infinera XTM Series
Infinera, a maker of photonic integrated circuits (PIC) and networks based on them, has announced that cable operator Midco is deploying the Infinera XTM Series to deliver high density, scalable 100 Gb/s optical transport to its growing network
The deployment is to support metro aggregation services and to interconnect Midco's new datacenters in South Dakota, which are part of its acquisition of Dataware.
A variety of banking, healthcare, agriculture, energy, government and other clients rely on Midco's datacentre and managed services. Midco operates one of the largest optical networks in the region, an 8,400 fibre-mile network delivering services to urban and rural areas. The Infinera XTM Series enables Midco to serve business and residential customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Midco upgraded its long-haul network last year with the Infinera DTN-X platform and has now_extended its network into the metro with the Infinera XTM Series, offering its customers an end-to-end Infinera Intelligent Transport Network. The Infinera XTM Series enables Midco to support metro Ethernet services and to connect its datacentres with 10 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s and Fibre Channel transport services.
"As we upgraded our network with these new datacentres, we once again selected Infinera to expand our Intelligent Transport Network," said Jon Pederson, CTO at Midco. "The XTM Series was easy to install and we were able to use the Digital Network Administrator to control our Infinera end-to-end network from long-haul to metro with a single management system."
"We are pleased Midco is extending the benefits of the Infinera Intelligent Transport Network, offering its customers an end-to-end network from the metro to its core backbone," said Karl Thedéen, senior VP, metro business group at Infinera.
"The Infinera XTM Series extends the benefits of Infinera's long-haul solutions to the metro and offers cable operators the benefits of scalability, ease of use and superb reliability. This expanded solution is a great example of how cable operators are deploying Infinera solutions across all sections of the network."
