TELEHOUSE and parent company KDDI recently launched a new Cloud portfolio, Telecloud, leveraging their state-of-the-art data centers and industry expertise. This private cloud solution offers enterprises a dedicated infrastructure platform to reliably host mission-critical applications.  Leveraging TELEHOUSE’s secure colocation and access to low latency, resilient networks, Telecloud can be deployed quickly and is an efficient approach to on-demand IT delivery.

Mr Tokuji Mitsui, Managing Director of KDDI and Telehouse Europe, stated: “Telecloud is a joint venture between two industry leaders. It marks the next stage in the evolution of Europe’s first purpose-built data centre provider and a step forward for the cloud industry. The data centre is at the heart of a cloud solution making the physical infrastructure the integral role in maintaining the reliability and accessibility of a company’s application. That is why the partnership of Telehouse and KDDI brings a new unique perspective to the cloud market.”

With cloud utilization on the rise, this joint venture is perfectly timed to meet the growing demand as companies look for increased IT flexibility and cost-savings.

Behind every cloud is a critical infrastructure – it takes secure colocation, resilient networking options, 24×7 support, and robust virtual security measures.  Telecloud offers a winning cloud combination.

For more information, please read the full announcement here: http://www.realwire.com/releases/KDDI-and-Telehouse-launch-Telecloud

Hibernia Atlantic will supply new connectivity between Europe and the US to Telefónica International Wholesale Services (TIWS). TIWS is the organization within the Telefónica Group that provides global telecommunication services for fixed and mobile carriers, ISPs and content providers.

TIWS is a global solutions provider in the international wholesale market, with presence in the main European and American markets. Due to significant growth and demand for transatlantic capacity, TIWS has partnered with Hibernia to meet the needs of its multinational customers. TIWS also provides IT global and convergent solutions to multinational companies out of the Telefónica Group’s footprint thanks to its large IP/MPLS network with POPs in more than 40 countries. Hibernia Atlantic’s unique route diversity provides an additional redundancy to Telefónica`s International Backbone and its customers to connect Europe and the US.

For more information on Hibernia Atlantic, visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

Hibernia Atlantic announces that Atrato IP Networks has selected Hibernia Atlantic to provide additional capacity on its transatlantic network route, and between major US and European hubs. Atrato, whose customers range from small, privately owned companies to large enterprise firms and ISPs, require high-quality IP transit and direct connections to the world’s largest Internet Exchanges Points (IXPs).

Atrato IP Networks requires additional transatlantic network routes due to a rapid increase in business throughout the US and Europe. Atrato has an extensive network covering all the major points of presence (PoPs) in over 15 countries and connects to over 20 IXPs. Atrato selected Hibernia Atlantic to provide additional network capacity between Ashburn and Chicago; Chicago to New York; London to New York; New York to Ashburn; and London to Amsterdam.

For more information on Hibernia Atlantic, visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

Huawei Marine has signed a construction contract for Hibernia Atlantic’s Global Financial Network (GFN) Project Express. Huawei Marine recently completed the first phase of the project’s marine survey work and is now commencing the manufacturing of the necessary cables and wet plant for the project.

The Project Express segment of the GFN is scheduled to be ready for service during the summer of 2013. The system will involve a minimum of a 4-fibre pair repeatered submarine cable, providing connectivity between New York and London, initially using 40G technology with upgrades to 100G planned in the future.

The first phase of the system begins with laying a 4600KM cable from Brean in Somerset, United Kingdom to Halifax, Canada. This cable will then connect to Hibernia Atlantic’s current low latency cable, which runs from Halifax to the United States, passing from Lynn, near Boston, and onwards to New York. Project Express will become an essential route on Hibernia Atlantic’s GFN, uniting hundreds of global banks and financial exchanges with a single connection.

For more information on Project Express, visit www.hiberniagfn.com.

Sidera Networks announces the appointment of Clint Heiden as President. Heiden is responsible for all aspects of Sidera’s revenue generation, including sales, marketing, product management and sales engineering. His entrepreneurial approach to business and twenty plus years of telecom and Internet experience make him the perfect addition to Sidera Networks.

Prior to joining Sidera, Heiden served as President at PAETEC, where he led efforts related to the company’s fiber operations and the strategy for retaining and growing its largest accounts. He has also held executive positions at Intellifiber (Cavalier), Cable & Wireless America, Qwest, UUNET and InterCon Systems.

The full press release can be read at http://www.sidera.net/news/press-releases/sidera-networks-names-clint-heiden-as-president

Sidera Networks introduces Low Latency in Every Industry, a white paper that examines the importance of low-latency across education, healthcare, media, government and legal fields. In the past low latency was considered solely important to financial services. Today, 88% of IT decision makers across industries cite low latency as one of the most important qualities of their network.

Low latency has become an area of focus, as customers’ applications require more efficient network connectivity and speed has become a network “must have.” Educational institutions are utilizing high-speed networking solutions to leverage innovative technologies, such as video conferencing, live-streaming, and e-learning platforms. The healthcare industry requires high-speed networks to ensure optimal performance of critical applications for mobile equipment that can vastly improve quality of care. Those in media and government require fast and efficient networks to meet deadlines and gain access to real time information, while the legal industry’s focus is on high capacity networks to ensure uninterrupted access to data at all times.

Low latency requirements for the education, healthcare, media, government and legal industries all depend on the same foundation, the ability to design a network tailored to client’s requirements. To ensure your network is ideally suited to support your business needs and to download the complete white paper, click here. For more information about Sidera Networks, please visit www.sidera.net.

Sidera Networks’ Mary Stanhope, Senior Director of Product and Marketing, discussed the ever expanding low-latency market with Light Reading’s Carol Wilson at this year’s Ethernet Expo.

In her interview, Mary explains that while the financial services industry will always be the leader in low latency, the topic has become important to the education, healthcare, and media industries. For healthcare, the importance is in low latency’s ability to move large amounts of data quickly;for education, it’s about reliable Internet; and for media, it’s about bandwidth and capacity. However, for all of these industries outside of financial services, the importance of low latency boils down to one concept:  performance.

To watch the full video and find out more about low latency across industries, click here.

Sidera Networks’ Mary Stanhope, Senior Director of Products and Marketing, discussed hot technologies at the Wall Street Technology Association’s (WSTA) November seminar. The seminar focused on specialized technologies that promise significant advances for the financial industry.

What hot technology did Mary choose to discuss? Low latency. In her session, “The Competitive Advantage of Low Latency Connectivity,” Mary highlighted low latency as a key requirement for high frequency trading. She also explained how latency networks, such as Sidera’s Xtreme Ultra-Low Latency network, give users a competitive advantage over their competition.

Did you miss Mary’s discussion on low latency at the WSTA “Hot Technologies” seminar? Click here to download the full presentation on low latency in the financial industry.

XKL, LLC. Founder and CEO, Len Bosack will present the Visionary Keynote address at the 4^th Dark Fibre International Convention taking place November 29-30 in London. The Dark Fibre Convention is designed to deliver insight into growth occurring in the dark fiber sector with presentations, case studies and a wide range of national and international networking opportunities. In addition to presenting the Visionary Keynote, XKL is also a key sponsor of the event.

The international conference will assess a wide range of issues including the increased fiber deployment occurring at metro, rural and national levels and the funding mechanisms supporting those types of builds. Attendees of the Dark Fibre Convention will examine customer segments and geographic areas offering new growth opportunities in emerging markets, including Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey and Africa. XKL looks forward to participating at the event again this year as the convention sets the stage for the latest discussions in the dark fiber industry.

To schedule a meeting with XKL while at the event, email pr@jaymiescotto.com. For more information on XKL, visit www.xkl.com.