The Works of DANTE - Issue 4

DANTE signs network agreement with Level 3

• Contract to procure dark fibre connectivity for GÉANT2

DANTE has signed an agreement to buy dark fibre and co-location services from Level 3 for the GÉANT2 network. Under the terms of the agreement, DANTE will purchase inter-city dark fibre to connect London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris. DANTE is also leasing co-locating space in Level 3 data centres in London, Brussels and Düsseldorf as part of the transaction.

“We’re delighted to have been selected by DANTE as a network services supplier for this important research initiative,” said Brady Rafuse, president of Level 3’s European operations. “The research and academic market is of strategic importance to Level 3 both in Europe and the US; as such we very much look forward to providing DANTE with high-quality network infrastructure to support GÉANT2 and its end users.”

Level 3’s network spans approximately 3,600 miles in Western Europe and utilises high fibre counts, the latest generation of optical fibre, and carrier neutral co-location facilities.