Mar, 2002 : Electronic Arts Japan Selects Metromedia
📅 - Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. (mmfn.com), a provider of digital communications infrastructure solutions, has expanded its U.S. relationship with Electronic Arts (ea.com) to provide fiber optic infrastructure, co-location services and Internet connectivity to support Electronic Arts' Internet operations in Japan.
Electronic Arts says it has leveraged MFN's high-performance network to moveto the forefront in delivering rich entertainment to a large online gamingcommunity, including its best-selling online game Ultima Online, the mostpopular online role-playing game in Japan, as well as the focal point of theEA.com infrastructure.
By using MFN's services, Electronic Arts can ensure a superior Internetexperience for visitors to its Web site. MFN owns and controls theunderlying infrastructure enabling the company to create a comprehensivenetwork that can transport tremendous amounts of information, scale easilyand allow customers to bypass the bottlenecks of the public network.
"After successfully working with MFN in the U.S., we knew we wanted the samequality of service for our Japanese operation," said Ruben Cortez, chiefnetwork architect of Electronic Arts. "As a leading interactiveentertainment software company our objective is to deliver the best possibleInternet experience to our customers, regardless of where they are located.With MFN we believe we can accomplish that goal."
"This new agreement with Electronic Arts underscores the need among theworld's leading content providers for a complete network solution," saidMark Spagnolo, president and CEO, MFN. "In the gaming industry, there is nosubstitute for high-speed, reliable connections through a high capacity andlow latency network. We are pleased to be Electronic Arts' network providerof choice in Japan and the U.S."
Electronic Arts says it has leveraged MFN's high-performance network to moveto the forefront in delivering rich entertainment to a large online gamingcommunity, including its best-selling online game Ultima Online, the mostpopular online role-playing game in Japan, as well as the focal point of theEA.com infrastructure.
By using MFN's services, Electronic Arts can ensure a superior Internetexperience for visitors to its Web site. MFN owns and controls theunderlying infrastructure enabling the company to create a comprehensivenetwork that can transport tremendous amounts of information, scale easilyand allow customers to bypass the bottlenecks of the public network.
"After successfully working with MFN in the U.S., we knew we wanted the samequality of service for our Japanese operation," said Ruben Cortez, chiefnetwork architect of Electronic Arts. "As a leading interactiveentertainment software company our objective is to deliver the best possibleInternet experience to our customers, regardless of where they are located.With MFN we believe we can accomplish that goal."
"This new agreement with Electronic Arts underscores the need among theworld's leading content providers for a complete network solution," saidMark Spagnolo, president and CEO, MFN. "In the gaming industry, there is nosubstitute for high-speed, reliable connections through a high capacity andlow latency network. We are pleased to be Electronic Arts' network providerof choice in Japan and the U.S."
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