8th June 2007: Zen Internet's ongoing network expansion has reached its next planned stage, with the introduction of a new Point of Presence in Leeds. Zen is a leading UK Internet Service Provider that has achieved huge success delivering consistently high quality services, due to the continual investment in its core network infrastructure.
David Wylie, Principal Engineer, Zen Internet, commented:
“A major benefit of the Leeds site is that it is close enough to existing Zen sites in Rochdale and Manchester to allow dark fibre links directly between sites, leading to virtually unlimited bandwidth growth. With this extra network link there is also a physically separate network route to London, other than our HQ and Manchester links. If there was ever a regional power failure, Leeds is far enough away not to be affected, providing us with additional cover in the UK. We have also invested in new network equipment at Leeds which has the capability to be expanded to handle these huge bandwidths in a scalable fashion.”
E-Plus, a daughter company of KPN Mobile and the third biggest mobile operator in Germany, is implementing a new enrichment program for its mobile network infrastructure. This program will extend the capacity of the E-Plus network to a grade of quality without competition throughout Germany. E-Plus awarded an order to Imtech containing the entire project management, including technical implementation and service delivery, for the upgrade program within the eastern and northern parts of Germany.
The resiliency of this network will further be increased when BT install Central Pipes in June, as the backhaul of these into their network will be to a separate geographical location from existing Zen Central Pipes.
Iain Johnstone, Sales and Communications Manager, Zen Internet, added:
“Zen’s goal is to provide the best possible Internet service, we provide network resiliency through using the best technology available, and continue to do this as proved through this latest work and our transatlantic link of 2006. With geographically diverse locations for our network we can emphasise our ability to deliver a reliable service. The potential for future expansion remains open, alongside new product opportunities.”
About Zen Internet:
Established in 1995, and one of the first ISPs in the UK, Zen Internet provides a full range of high quality services to the business and home user, from the latest in high speed DSL Broadband Internet access and complete hosting packages to state of the art Web site design, and the next generation in managed network security. Zen Internet won three awards in the 2006 ISPAs (Internet Service Providers' Association) in the categories of Best Uncontended Service, Best Heavy Business Broadband and Best Business ISP, which continued with Best Dial up and Best Business Email in 2007. These followed on from an ISPA Best Light Business Broadband award in 2005 and the PC Pro Best ISP Broadband awards in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
www.zen.co.uk
For further information:
Iain Johnstone/Clare Doran/Melissa Colton
Zen Internet Tel: 0845 058 9002
mailto:pr@zeninternet.co.uk