PARIS, May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Ekinops - (EuronextParis: EKI) (ISIN:
FR0011466069), a leading supplier of optical transport equipment
and router solutions for service providers and telecom operators,
today announces that FORETHOUGHT.net, one of Colorado's largest, independently-owned
internet, cloud and communications service providers, has deployed
the Ekinops 200G FlexRate™ solution to provide high bit rate
connectivity between two of its major points-of-presence (PoP) in
Grand Junction and Montrose. FORETHOUGHT provides wide-ranging
advanced communication services throughout Colorado, particularly within rural and
underserved areas.
Ekinops FlexRate solutions are delivering the advanced coherent
transport needed to address FORETHOUGHT's connectivity
requirements, while also providing the network economics to support
its business case. Ekinops PM 200FRS02 and PM 100G-AGG pluggable
modules enable FORETHOUGHT to efficiently aggregate lower speed
10Gbps services onto a single high-speed 200Gbps link, reducing the
number of channels needed in the network up to a factor of twenty.
Having fewer channels both lowers equipment costs and makes the
network simpler and easier to manage. It also provides abundant
capacity to accommodate future growth. The performance of the PM
200FRS02 allows FORETHOUGHT to connect the two sites over a
distance of 90 kilometers without the need for mid-span
amplification, further reducing its network costs.
To ensure robust performance, FORETHOUGHT is using Ekinops
Celestis® NMS network management system to manage its new link.
Celestis NMS provides the diagnostics and multi-layer management
needed to correlate key network information and events with
individual services, which helps prevent network outages and
minimizes service interruption.
"FORETHOUGHT's mission is to bridge the digital divide that
exists between the urban areas like Denver, where there are multiple options for
high-speed services, and rural Colorado where those options don't exist at
the moment," said Jawaid Bazyar,
President of FORETHOUGHT.net. "Ekinops' solutions are allowing
us to bring a competitive product to the market at the lowest cost
per bit and with the 99.999% reliability we need. The company has a
long history and expertise in optical transport, which is why we
chose to work with them. We've found the team to be a terrific
partner for our business, one which is responsive to our needs and
provides first-class support."
"FORETHOUGHT is delivering a true alternative in locations that
need it most," said Kevin
Antill, Ekinops' Group Vice President of sales for
North America. "Rural
areas are difficult to reach, and it is an expensive proposition to
deliver services to them so having a robust and efficient network
is critical to success. We're proud to partner with FORETHOUGHT,
our FlexRate solutions are an ideal fit for its operational
requirements as well as its business model."
The Ekinops PM 200FRS02 and single fiber PM 200FRS02-SF FlexRate
modules have been generally available since mid-2017, while the PM
100G-AGG was introduced in early 2018. These modules have been
deployed in networks across the globe to deliver high-performance
100G and 200G services, as well as SDN compatibility.
Learn more about the full range of Ekinops FlexRate solutions
here.
For more information visit: www.ekinops.net
About FORETHOUGHT
FORETHOUGHT.net was founded in 1995 to reduce the digital divide
caused by slow Internet speeds and get the communities we serve on
the map for competitive high-speed Internet, cloud and phone
services. We have offices in Denver, Grand
Junction and Durango and
offer a portfolio of enterprise-level cloud hosting, colocation,
Internet, voice and data solutions.
For further media information, or to schedule an interview with
Ekinops please contact Beckie
Richardson, iseepr on +44(0)113-350-1922,
beckie@iseepr.co.uk
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