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Japan Internet Exchange Deploys Infinera Cloud Xpress for Metro Cloud Datacenter

Japan Internet Exchange Deploys Infinera Cloud Xpress for Metro Cloud Datacenter Image Credit: Infinera

Infinera, a leading provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, announced that Japan Internet Exchange (JPIX), an Internet Exchange (IX) provider in Japan, has deployed the Infinera Cloud Xpress to help accommodate bandwidth growth in its network in the metropolitan Tokyo area in Japan. JPIX selected the Cloud Xpress for its hyper-scale density, operational simplicity and low power consumption.

JPIX is Japan's first commercial IX provider, established in 1997, offering a set of neutral locations that allow telecom, Cloud and wholesale service providers to exchange traffic as well as interconnect with enterprise users. 

According to Infinera, JPIX chose the Infinera Cloud Xpress for its small form factor, low power consumption and its ability to enable JPIX to easily scale bandwidth in 100 gigabits per second (Gb/s) increments without any changes in hardware. The Cloud Xpress provides JPIX up to one terabit per second (Tb/s) of input and output capacity using two rack units.

Furthermore, said Infinera, the Cloud Xpress simplifies operations with a single fiber to deliver a 500 Gb/s super-channel of line-side capacity, a highly-reliable photonic integrated circuit, the flexibility of 10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 40 GbE today, and 100 GbE client side interfaces with Cloud Xpress product family in the future. In addition, the Cloud Xpress is designed with a new software approach that allows it to plug into existing Cloud provisioning systems using open software-defined networking (SDN) application programming interfaces (APIs), added Infinera. 

Yoshiki Ishida, CEO, JPIX 
As Japan's fastest growing commercial IX service, we continue to enhance our network to ensure the efficient flow of data in the metro Cloud for Internet users in Japan and globally. The Infinera Cloud Xpress allows us to interconnect all of our sites while only requiring a small amount of space and power. And the platform provides us operational benefits that massively simplify what it takes to deploy the network. 

Toshiaki Kibe, Director and Managing Executive Officer, Nissho
As a longtime partner of Infinera, we have been on the forefront of demonstrating their innovative networking solutions. The Cloud Xpress is a world-class solution that delivers the benefits that Cloud and datacenter operators and IX providers need as they expand to establish locations across metro areas to support closer connections to customers.

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