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NSA offering Billions for Skype Back Door

2009-02-24T03:54:00.000-08:00

I noticed this interesting post over at the Register about the NSA desire to hack into Skype to monitor the VOIP calls.

It could be backhat PR by Skype (making you think its more secure than it is), it could just be rumor of it could be the cold stone truth. It does make you want to find secure business voip solution that wouldn't be drawing in the attention of the NSA!

Read the article here - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/02/12/nsa_offers_billions_for_skype_pwnage/

2008-07-08T06:09:00.000-07:00

Interoute: Malta's gateway to Europe and the world - 19 Feb 08

Second submarine cable linking Malta to Italy is officially launched to upgrade Malta’s capacity by nine times.

London, 19 February 2008 – Interoute, the next generation Pan-European network operator, and GO, Malta’s quad-play telecom provider, have signed an agreement to deploy a second submarine cable, linking Malta to Italy and the rest of the continent through Interoute’s pan-European network. The project known as ‘GO 1 Mediterranean Cable System’ will be completed this autumn and will increase diversity, resiliency and international broadband connectivity to meet Malta’s expanding telecommunications needs.

The cable will be 290 km long with four fibre pairs and will land in Mazara del Vallo in Italy. Made possible through the Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT)/Dubai partnership, the new cable will increase Malta’s existing available capacity by nine times. This will help the country to realise its vision of becoming a centre of excellence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and an ICT hub in the Mediterranean.

GO Chairman Sonny Portelli said the company will be implementing the new submarine cable system to offer further resiliency to its existing international links by having a completely diverse route.
Sonny Portelli added, “The new submarine cable will augment GO’s international capacity and cater for projected demands for broadband services in Malta, which will increase in the near future. Moreover, it will give GO the possibility to procure broadband capacity from Interoute.”

For Interoute, this project is another building block in the network expansion strategy started in 2004. Since then the operator has grown its Next Generation network from the business centres of Europe into the growing markets of the southern Mediterranean, Southwest Asia, Middle East and North Africa.

As the demand for bandwidth and advanced services continues to explode (driven by the internet economy and spiralling broadband consumption) operators, such as Interoute, that already own fibre optic infrastructure are ideally positioned to be able to meet future bandwidth demand.

Gareth Williams, Interoute CEO, said, “Interoute is proud to be part of this forward thinking venture, which will have a significant impact for Malta and its businesses. With this cable, GO and Interoute will open up opportunities for Malta in the European Union, North America, the Middle East and beyond. It will physically link Malta directly into Interoute’s fibre optic network, Europe’s largest communications platform, making access to London, Paris, Amsterdam and Rome almost instantaneous.”

Note to editors

Emirates International Telecommunications (EIT) is a joint venture of TECOM Investments and Dubai Investment Group, (both members of Dubai Holding). EIT was established in 2006 to invest in telecommunication companies globally, taking significant stakes in players across the telecoms value chain.

EIT is the majority Shareholder in Go and currently invests in a number of other telecommunications companies, including Tunisie Telecom, the largest provider of telecommunication networks and services in Tunisia, and Interoute.

About Interoute

Interoute is the owner operator of Europe's most advanced and densely connected voice and data network, encompassing over 54,000 kms of lit fibre. Its full-service next generation network serves more than 12,000 customers across a broad range of sectors from finance to retail and every major European incumbent, as well as the major operators of North America, East and South Asia, governments, universities and research agencies. These organisations find Interoute the ideal partner for hosting content, providing wholesale transit services, corporate access or creating new services. With established operations throughout mainland Europe, North America and Dubai Interoute also owns and operates dense city networks throughout Europe's major business centres. More than €1 billion in e-commerce transactions flows through its data centres each day, making Interoute a key part of Europe’s DigitalSupply Chain. www.interoute.com

About GO

GO is Malta’s first and only quadruple play operator, a truly converged and integrated telecommunications company with a wide range of services. As Malta’s leading provider of telecommunications services, GO offers fixed line telephony, mobile telephony, broadband Internet services, digital television, data networking solutions, business IP services, co-location facilities and call centre services. The Group has been in the business of communications for the past 30 years and its current major shareholder is EIT, a joint venture between TECOM Investments and Dubai Investment Group – both part of Dubai Holding. The remaining shares are traded on the Malta and London Stock Exchanges. www.go.com.mt

Interoute provides 100Gb of Ethernet to Telekom Srbija

2008-07-08T06:07:00.000-07:00

Interoute provides 100Gb of Ethernet to Telekom Srbija for Europe wide Internet, Business Services & Media Services coverage

15. April 2008 - Interoute, Europe’s largest next generation network owner operator, today announced that Telekom Srbija has signed an agreement for 100Gb of Ethernet bandwidth to be delivered through Interoute’s Ethernet Clear service. As part of the agreement, Telekom Srbija will also link to Interoute’s points of presence (PoP) in London, Milan, Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna, Frankfurt, Prague, Budapest, Timisoara and New York.

The agreement is designed to give Telekom Srbija a much wider footprint across Western and Central Europe, as the demand for broadband internet access and Multimedia services continues to grow across Europe, with broadband subscriptions now exceeding 77 million.

The Interoute Ethernet Clear service is an ideal lower cost solution for operators who want access to multiple points of presence. Through the service, Telekom Srbija will also have access to Interoute Hub, a customer web portal on which billing information can be viewed and trouble tickets can be logged and tracked online.

Zoran Perović, International Division Chief Officer at Telekom Srbija said, “Because of our geographic location in south east Europe it was vital for us to secure a relationship with a network owner with coverage across the whole of Europe. Interoute is one of the best next generation fibre optic network providers. The relationship has allowed us to fulfil a significant part our 100Gb Ethernet bandwidth criteria in a cost effective way. Interoute is a major provider of capacity from its Next Generation Pan-European Network and we are pleased to be working with them.”

Matthew Finnie, Interoute CTO said, “Ethernet is set to be the dominant connectivity technology that has the strength and flexibility to be the longhaul access technology of choice. We are increasingly seeing Ethernet requests based on its lower total cost of ownership and open standards approach. For customers reviewing their bandwidth needs, Ethernet is the obvious replacement.”

This deal follows hard on the heels of several agreements that Interoute has secured with operators across central and Eastern Europe, the last being with Russian operator Rostelcom last month. Finnie concludes, “The high reliability and capacity connections of our Ethernet service is a strong proposition for emerging operators who are establishing themselves on the global stage.”

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About Interoute

Interoute is the owner operator of Europe's most advanced and densely connected voice and data network, encompassing over 54,000 kms of lit fibre. Its full-service next generation network serves more than 12,000 customers across a broad range of sectors from finance to retail and every major European incumbent, as well as the major operators of North America, East and South Asia, governments, universities and research agencies. These organisations find Interoute the ideal partner for hosting content, providing wholesale transit services, corporate access or creating new services. With established operations throughout mainland Europe, North America and Dubai Interoute also owns and operates dense city networks throughout Europe's major business centres. More than €1 billion in e-commerce transactions flows through its data centres each day, making Interoute a key part of Europe’s Digital Supply Chain. www.interoute.com

About Telekom Srbija
Telekom Srbija a.d. is a leading provider of communications solutions serving customers throughout Serbia and Balkan region. Established in 1997, it is owned jointly by Serbia's Postal Authority (PTT Srbija) (80%) and OTE, the Greek full-service telecommunications provider (20%). It provides to its customers the full range of telecommunications services: services of fixed telephony, mobile telephony, data transmission, Internet and international communications. The Company's innovative solutions redefine the customer experience based upon ongoing feedback, the latest integration techniques and constant modernisation and development. For more information, please visit: www.telekom.yu

Airbus chooses Interoute

2008-07-08T06:06:00.001-07:00

Airbus chooses Interoute

Airbus chooses Interoute to provide high bandwidth between its European aircraft factories

Aubervilliers, France 17 June 2008 - Airbus has selected Interoute, owner operator of Europe’s largest next-generation network, to provide bandwidth between several of its production sites.

Airbus data network is supported by Interoute between the main assembly site in Toulouse – Saint Martin and 3 production sites in Europe.

The flexibility of Interoute’s optical fibre network provides Airbus with high and fully secured bandwidth, associated to quality service to support its activities across Europe.

Jan Louwes, Interoute European Vice President Sales and Marketing, said: “We are proud to have such prestigious and innovative company like Airbus as a customer. This illustrates perfectly Interoute’s capacity to bring expertise to all sized companies, domestic or international, looking for reliable supplier, able to understand their business requirement and expectation, and assist them in their business development.”

About Interoute

Interoute is the owner operator of Europe's most advanced and densely connected voice and data network, encompassing over 54,000 kms of lit fibre. Its full-service next generation network serves more than 12,000 customers across a broad range of sectors from finance to retail and every major European incumbent, as well as the major operators of North America, East and South Asia, governments, universities and research agencies. These organisations find Interoute the ideal partner for hosting content, providing wholesale transit services, corporate access or creating new services. With established operations throughout mainland Europe, North America and Dubai Interoute also owns and operates dense city networks throughout Europe's major business centres. More than €1 billion in e-commerce transactions flows through its data centres each day, making Interoute a key part of Europe’s Digital Supply Chain. www.interoute.com