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Sea Fibre Extends to Frankfurt

February 19, 2013 |
DUBLIN -- Sea Fibre Networks (SFN), owner and operator of Europe's most advanced sub-sea telecoms network, CeltixConnect, today announced an expansion of their C-Fibre portfolio from the greater Dublin area to Frankfurt via, London. The carrier-neutral fibre provider now offers an end-to-end fibre solution from Dublin to Frankfurt, which supplies 35% of European Internet traffic.

Having reached an all time peak of 2.4 terabits per second on January 20th 2013, the Frankfurt Internet Exchange, DE-CIX, is one of the leading Exchanges for Central and Eastern Europe. DE-CIX data centre partners including Telehouse, Equinix, Interxion and Level3 making Frankfurt a strategic and highly secure location within Europe's largest national economy for international corporations with requirements for a well-connected point of presence.

Designed to provide internet-based multinationals and European traders with ultra-low-latency data connectivity, this strategic link leverages SFN's alliance of Service Provider Partners under one, industry leading Service Level Agreement. Connecting Ireland to Frankfurt enables top multinationals and providers the ability to offer their customers the most modern fibre route to one of the strongest economic hubs of Europe. Frankfurt is home to Europe's largest commercial banks including the European Central Bank and Germany's Bundesbank. High frequency trading is an important factor in this market that is driven by sophisticated technology that Sea Fibre Networks deliver.

Sea Fibre Networks Ltd.



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