Tag Brings its Network up to Speed with AboveNet
LONDON, March 28 - AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., a leading provider of fibre connectivity solutions for businesses and carriers and a subsidiary of AboveNet Inc., today announced the completion of a dedicated fibre network in London for international design and production agency, Tag.
As a leading production and design specialist, Tag creates and delivers over 10,000 unique pre-media files each month, resulting in a vast amount of content distributed between the various Tag entities and customer sites on a daily basis. To further leverage its position in the media industry and support its customers' needs, Tag required transportation of these bandwidth-intensive files to be both instantaneous and completely secure.
To support these requirements, AboveNet has deployed a dedicated, highly resilient dark fibre network connecting Tag's six locations in London. In addition to its fibre network, Tag upgraded to AboveNet's Tier-1 IP Transit, enabling Trans-Atlantic connectivity via Internet VPN. With this network design, Tag now has one of the most extensive footprints for transporting high bandwidth media content in and among many of the most media-centric cities in the world.
"Tag's choice in AboveNet further validates our strengths in
the media industry," said John Dowbiggin, managing director of AboveNet
Communications UK Ltd. "With the AboveNet network designed to meet the high
bandwidth requirements of this industry, our connectivity solutions have
proved a vital, strategic investment for Tag. With more and more media
specialists realising the benefits that AboveNet brings, I am confident of
our role as a key player in the future of networking development within the
media sector."
Tag's lease of AboveNet's scalable and resilient dark fibre
renders Tag the exclusive user with no other external traffic able to access
its private network, ensuring Tag's requirement for complete security. By
choosing to operate and manage its own fibre network, Tag has the ability to
enable a pair of AboveNet fibres to be lit to over 500Gbps, in turn providing
the necessary scalability to increase bandwidth size as its business needs
grow.
To meet Tag's requirement for high speed internet connectivity, Tag upgraded from its previous low bandwidth, Tier-2 providers to AboveNet's Tier-1 IP Transit. Tag now experiences rapid internet connectivity through AboveNet's rich peering fabric which allows for instant access and delivery of media files - resulting in shorter lead times for customer projects.
"AboveNet is one of the very few communication companies that
can provide high quality dark fibre at cost effective prices," said Tag's IT
director, Darren Mills. "By leasing dark fibre from AboveNet, we have been
able to increase our bandwidth significantly among our WAN's which has
enabled us to provide high bandwidth traffic like video streaming where we
never thought possible."
As one of the most innovative media groups today, Tag is
committed to staying ahead of the developing media industry and continues to
invest in the latest technology to ensure its infrastructure continues to
support all of its clients' needs. As such, AboveNet's high bandwidth,
resilient network solution has provided Tag a cohesive network design that
supports all of its current mission critical requirements whilst allowing for
future scalability needs.
About AboveNet, Inc.
AboveNet, Inc. provides fiber connectivity solutions for businesses and
carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in
and between 14 top U.S. metro markets and London. AboveNet's network is
widely used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health
care and retail.
About Tag
Tag is an international design and production agency dedicated
to helping clients and creative agencies create, manage and deliver the
promise of their brand messages across the world. From four international
hubs in London, New York, Singapore and Cape Town, Tag brings consistency,
efficiency and flair to campaigns across different media and markets.
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Source: AboveNet Communications UK Ltd
Contact:
Amy Bunn
Marketing and Communications
AboveNet Communications UK Ltd.
+44-(0)20-7220-3800
