December 6 (SeeNews) - UK-headquartered Colt Technology Services said on Thursday that it is expanding its IQ fibre network in Bucharest, Zagreb, Belgrade and Sofia as part of its plan for expansion in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
The Colt IQ Network will be available in CEE countries in the first quarter of 2019, offering wave services up to 100 Gbp/s, spectrum services and Ethernet services, the company said in a press release.
Colt decided to invest in the region as a response to its rapid economic growth.
The expansion will connect major hubs in the region with more than 7,000 km of new fibre infrastructure. Other cities which will be connected include Brno and Prague (Czech Republic), Budapest (Hungary), Krakow and Warsaw (Poland) and Bratislava (Slovakia).
As well as linking these cities, this expansion will also connect 10 data centres with end-to-end capabilities on Ciena network equipment and a Cisco packet platform.
"Connectivity is central to the future of every economy and, for Eastern and Central Europe, Colt can be a key player in increasing competitiveness, boosting productivity and meeting the future demands of enterprises," Colt Technology Services CEO, Carl Grivner, said.
The Colt IQ Network will be available in Central and Eastern European countries in the first quarter of next year, offering wave services up to 100Gbps, Spectrum services and Ethernet services.
The Colt IQ Network connects 850+ data centres across Europe, Asia and North America’s largest business hubs, with over 27,500 on net buildings and growing.