Dato: Thursday, 18. February, 2010

GlobalConnect has just landed its biggest network order ever in Germany: Germany's largest provider of broadband services via cable - Kabel Deutschland - has chosen a backbone solution from GlobalConnect. The new network will connect a wide range of Cable Deutschland's North German centers with more than 1,400 kilometers of optical fibre deployed in two geographical rings.

The fibre network will initially support a capacity of more than 300 gigabits per second, and will form a major trunk line for Internet traffic in northern Germany. Even greater speeds are likely to result as the need for Internet, digital HD TV and other applications continue on a trend of strong growth.

"We are obviously very happy and proud to have secured a contract with a new and extremely important customer. Kabel Deutschland's new backbone supplied by GlobalConnect will provide approximately 150,000 of Cable Deutschlands customers in Northern Germany with triple-play (ie. Internet, digital TV, and IP telephony) services," says Norbert Peters, sales manager for GlobalConnect in Germany.

Kabel Deutschland has more than 11 million cable customers across the country, and has recently renewed its focus on the marketing of triple-play packages. Kabel Deutschland has also chosen to use GlobalConnect's housing facilities in Hamburg. For more on Kabel Deutschland see www.kabeldeutschland.com.