Global Crossing, a global IP
solutions provider, has announced that it has expanded its ability to address enterprise and carrier customers’ growing demand for bandwidth-intensive applications and converged Internet Protocol (IP) services in Latin America.
"We're responding to the continuing strong demand for IP services that give enterprises the ability to connect globally with colleagues, customers and suppliers, and that give end users an enhanced experience with applications such as video streaming, music and video downloads. These are the main drivers for our IP network expansion," said John Legere, Global Crossing's chief executive officer, in a Wednesday statement.
"Our IP Supercore platform transports Internet traffic around the globe with higher performance and also allows us to integrate the former Impsat IP network, providing seamless connectivity to all our customers in the region."
Global Crossing is relying on “Supercore” routing platforms to supplement the core functionality of its MPLS-network backbone. Supercore routers have already been installed in St. Croix, USVI and Fort Amador, Panama. In addition, the company has made Supercore installations in Buenos Aires, Santiago and Sao Paulo.
With these implementations, it triples PoP-to-PoP core capacity and enables OC192 connections on the company’s South American Crossing (SAC) undersea fiber-optic cable system, which rings Latin America.
Customers have realized immediate benefits, including a core architecture that can transport high capacity IP traffic, handle the rising demand for 10 Gbps Ethernet services, and significantly expand beyond 10 Gbps capability without the delays caused by forklift upgrades.
Global IT research and advice company, IDC, has projected the Latin American market for IP services to increase from $2.94 billion in 2008 to $4.3 billion in 2011, growing at an annualized rate of 10.1 percent.
"We're seeing strong enterprise adoption of IP and Ethernet services across Latin America," said Diego Anesini, telecom consulting and research manager for IDC, in Wednesday’s statement.
"The region is well-poised for sustained growth in next generation enterprise telecom services driven by convergence and virtualization, a trend that is bolstered by a relatively positive economic outlook."
Those IP services including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP VPN) and IP video rely on Global Crossing’s advanced fiber-optic MPLS-te network as the platform of choice.
The company's suite of solutions is designed to meet the exacting performance and reliability requirements of its customers and partners around the world.
Latin American is continuing to provide significant opportunities for communications providers due to business expansion, as well as the increase in consumer demand for solutions that meet their next generation needs.
Global Crossing has recognized this opportunity and is expanding its offering to enable carriers and enterprise customers to have the flexibility and functionality they need to maintain a competitive advantage.
Susan J. Campbell is a contributing editor for TMC and has also written for eastbiz.com. To see more of her articles, please visit Susan J. Campbell’s columnist page.