Application-defined data center infrastructure maker Plexxi and managed services for high speed connectivity provider Perseus received the Global Telecoms Business (GTB) Innovation Award for the World´s Largest Software Defined Network (SDN) at the GTB Innovation Awards 2016 in London, the company said.
The GTB Innovation Awards recognize collaboration between operators and vendors. This award acknowledges Plexxi and Perseus´ contribution in building the world´s largest SDN across six continents in just a matter of months, leveraging the Perseus global network and Plexxi´s next-generation networking and software toolsets.
The Perseus-Plexxi partnership pushes the boundaries of network innovation and improves the flexibility, scalability and agility of global networks. Perseus has deployed a next-generation network leveraging Plexxi´s high-performance, photonically-interconnected switches to create a Layer 2 SDN fabric for a self-healing and dynamic network.
This converged network infrastructure and single switch platform reaches across the globe, including Asia, Europe, North America and Latin America, and allows Perseus to deliver a broader range of services to clients 30 percent faster than prior technology.
The GTB Innovation Awards are presented annually to the most innovative and exciting projects within the global telecoms industry.
Perseus provides managed services and high-precision, high-speed connectivity. Serving more than 70 markets in 24 countries on six continents, Perseus offers proximity hosting for more than 175 exchanges globally.
Plexxi delivers converged, application-centric network infrastructure tools and systems for building software-defined data centers and public / private clouds. Plexxi solutions enable cloud builders to harness the power of a single, simple platform to create private, hybrid cloud and data center networks.
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