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New 100Gbps link launched for OVH’s transatlantic customers

OVH - Europe’s largest web hosting and Cloud company - has upgraded its transatlantic network with a new subsea 100 Gbps link which will meet growing demands for quicker and greater data transfer.

At more than 7000 km long, FLAG Atlantic-1 joins Skewjack in Cornwall with New York in the United States and drastically reduces latency between the two continents. In line with OVH’s expansion plans, including new US-based data centers, it brings the total network capacity to 7.3 Tbps.

This link is one of six 100 Gbps links in progress. One is under construction and due to be completed mid 2016. The remaining four are expected in 2017.

With a data transfer rate of 100 Gbps and a latency of 67 milliseconds for a round trip, large volumes of data can be transferred across large distances even faster.

“The latest 100 GB link has put the wind in our sails. Yes, our customers want greater capacity and lower latency and we want to address that, but as always, our vision is global,” said Octave Klaba, CEO of OVH. “In the long run, we’re not just looking at the transatlantic link, but worldwide traffic. This is just the first step – we are planning to install multiple high capacity subsea cables to meet customer demand. We are really excited for what this will mean for data transit in the future.”

The OVH group has signed agreements with operators Comcast, Cox, Bell and Videotron for direct interconnections with its own network.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by OVH .