Frankfurt to Paris Super Highway Launched
euNetworks Group Limited (“euNetworks”), a prominent European critical bandwidth infrastructure company, has announced the launch of its latest Super Highway, a shorter and more direct long haul fibre route connecting Frankfurt and Paris. This development follows the successful unveiling of the new Super Highway from Amsterdam to Frankfurt earlier this month. With this initiative, euNetworks demonstrates its unwavering commitment to providing next-generation critical bandwidth essential for meeting current customer demands and the exponential growth in bandwidth needs driven by advancing technologies.
Connecting Major Data Centre Regions
The Frankfurt to Paris Super Highway addresses the significant bandwidth demand between these two key cities, which are vital data centre and cloud regions in Europe. This route integrates seamlessly with euNetworks’ extensive metro networks in Frankfurt and Paris, providing customers with direct connections to over 100 major data centres in both cities. Additionally, it offers seamless access to euNetworks’ expansive long haul and metro infrastructure, connecting to a total of 445 data centres throughout Europe.
Innovative Features of the New Super Highway
This new Super Highway is distinguished by several innovative features that enhance its performance and reliability:
- Shorter, More Direct Route: The route is 20% shorter than traditional paths that go through Strasbourg, significantly reducing latency—a crucial factor for high-speed data transfer.
- Enhanced Network Diversity: By avoiding bandwidth bottlenecks that typically occur near Paris and Frankfurt, this route bypasses common traffic congestion from existing routes to Marseille and Brussels, as well as routes through the Rhine Valley serving Zurich, Milan, and Vienna. This enhancement provides customers with greater reliability and route diversity.
- High Performance and Efficiency: The deployment of low-loss fibre technology combined with the shorter route allows for improved network performance, enabling higher bandwidth per fibre pair and enhanced modulation capabilities on transponders. This results in highly efficient Super Channels.
- Fewer, More Power-Efficient In-Line Amplifiers (ILAs): The latest fibre type allows for wider spacing between ILA sites, reducing the total number required to just seven. This not only streamlines the network’s construction but also lowers power consumption during both construction and operation. The new ILAs feature advanced cooling systems, which further decrease power demands and reduce the route’s carbon footprint.
Leadership Insights
Kevin Dean, Interim Chief Executive Officer of euNetworks, commented on this milestone: “Our latest Super Highway adds another vital route to our foundational critical infrastructure platform for Europe’s future. I’m immensely proud of our team’s capability to deliver these Super Highways. Designing, building, and delivering fibre networks in today’s European market is just as challenging as it was two decades ago when many initial fibre networks were established. Our modern fibre networks are essential to meeting our customers’ needs today and for the future,” remarked Dean.
Dean further elaborated, “The Frankfurt to Paris route is unique in its routing and innovative in its design, providing substantial new data centre to data centre fibre capacity to the European market. The FLAP-D region is our first Super Highway priority, with further network expansions to be rolled out in the coming weeks, alongside additional networks currently in design, planning, and construction.”
Expanding euNetworks’ Reach
The new Frankfurt to Paris Super Highway joins euNetworks’ existing Super Highway network, which includes routes from Dublin to London (with the Rockabill subsea cable), London to Amsterdam (featuring the Scylla subsea cable), and Amsterdam to Frankfurt. “Each of these networks is fully owned and operated by euNetworks,” added Dean.
As a leader in the sector, euNetworks continues to invest in city and long haul fibre networks to connect key European data centres and data hubs. The company operates deep fibre networks in 18 cities and maintains a differentiated long haul network that spans over 46,100 route kilometres across 17 countries. euNetworks is committed to growing its presence and investing in partnerships with customers, supporting emerging technologies while further developing its unique fibre networks throughout Europe.
