DE-CIX (News - Alert) has deployed its most recent interconnection platform, DE-CIX Apollon. The scalable, progressive Ethernet platform from DE-CIX is one of the major and extremely sophisticated platforms currently available.

Carrier-neutral exchanges operated by DE-CIX in Frankfurt, Germany and Dubai, United Arab Emirates are utilized by carriers, Internet service providers, content delivery networks and cloud computing providers. A minimum of 500 networks across at least 50 countries are presently served and linked by DE-CIX.

DE-CIX Apollon has been developed using the most up-to-date technology, guaranteeing maximum availability and finest performance. ADVA (News - Alert) Optical Networking's premier FSP 3000 platform, capable of offering transport speeds of maximum 2 Terabits/sec for every fiber pair, is used by DE-CIX Apollon. Alcatel-Lucent's (News - Alert) Core Router 7950 XRS, supporting the best-in-class port density of maximum 80 100 Gigabit Ethernet ports for each chassis, is used to power the switching layer. Four supernodes, developed from the Alcatel-Lucent 7950 XRS, form the basis of the core of DE-CIX Apollon network. These supernodes, which receive input via consumer-facing switches, are situated at protected sites distributed across the Frankfurt metro.

DE-CIX Apollon, when prepared for service, will offer the complete range of Ethernet-based interconnection services, like DE-CIX's finest peering at access speeds from 1 Gigabit to numerous 100 Gigabit ports, as per the customer needs. The general scalability of DE-CIX, on which traffic has developed at a rate of 50-100 percent annually for the last decade, will be further augmented.

In a statement, Harald A. Summa (News - Alert), CEO for DE-CIX said, "DE-CIX Apollon's interconnection capabilities represent the largest interconnection architecture in the market, enabling clients to not only peer but establish immediate dedicated-capacity connections with other global service providers. Partnering with industry leaders such as ADVA Optical Networking (News - Alert) and Alcatel-Lucent further ensures DE-CIX continues to deliver best-in-class interconnection. With the launch of DE-CIX Apollon, we've set the foundation to support the demand for Layer 2 interconnection services and the creation of an even broader marketplace at DE-CIX."