KPNQwest, Host Europe Announce German Infrastructure Alliance
📅 - Host Europe (hosteurope.com) has today signed aninfrastructure partnership agreement with KPNQwest (kpnqwest.com).
Host Europe will be moving its current Cologne-based offices and data centreinfrastructure into KPNQwest's EuroRing facility in Cologne. The facility,comprising 4,300 sq ft of data centre space will be leased for an initialterm of five years. Host Europe also plans to move its German staff into thebuilding, which will become branded as a Host Europe office.
KPNQwest has deployed a high-capacity fibre optic network consisting ofinterconnected EuroRings connecting 50 cities. The network is connecteddirectly to Qwest's fibre infrastructure in North America and Asia,resulting in a seamless fibre network of 180,000 kilometres. Host Europe'snew Cologne facilities will be protected by multiple uninterruptible powersupply systems, a backup generator, and gas-based fire protection systems.
Host Europe's German business has grown significantly since the acquisitionof One-2-One Advertising and Telecommunications GmbH in March 2001. A fullrange of dedicated servers has been launched in Germany, and by the end of2001 the company had over 800 servers in its German data centre, compared to100 in March 2001. The German business has also grown from 18 staff to 31staff in the same period.
"Host Europe's existing facility in Germany is close to reaching fullcapacity, and we found ourselves facing a decision as to whether to furtherexpand our existing infrastructure, or to explore an alternative solution,"said Host Europe CEO Abby Hardoon. Host Europe has been able to reach a veryattractive agreement that avoids the necessity for significant capitalexpenditure in Germany while at the same time allowing us to continue tocontrol our own operations."
Host Europe will be moving its current Cologne-based offices and data centreinfrastructure into KPNQwest's EuroRing facility in Cologne. The facility,comprising 4,300 sq ft of data centre space will be leased for an initialterm of five years. Host Europe also plans to move its German staff into thebuilding, which will become branded as a Host Europe office.
KPNQwest has deployed a high-capacity fibre optic network consisting ofinterconnected EuroRings connecting 50 cities. The network is connecteddirectly to Qwest's fibre infrastructure in North America and Asia,resulting in a seamless fibre network of 180,000 kilometres. Host Europe'snew Cologne facilities will be protected by multiple uninterruptible powersupply systems, a backup generator, and gas-based fire protection systems.
Host Europe's German business has grown significantly since the acquisitionof One-2-One Advertising and Telecommunications GmbH in March 2001. A fullrange of dedicated servers has been launched in Germany, and by the end of2001 the company had over 800 servers in its German data centre, compared to100 in March 2001. The German business has also grown from 18 staff to 31staff in the same period.
"Host Europe's existing facility in Germany is close to reaching fullcapacity, and we found ourselves facing a decision as to whether to furtherexpand our existing infrastructure, or to explore an alternative solution,"said Host Europe CEO Abby Hardoon. Host Europe has been able to reach a veryattractive agreement that avoids the necessity for significant capitalexpenditure in Germany while at the same time allowing us to continue tocontrol our own operations."
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