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THE INCOMPAS SHOW
Midco Deploys Infinera XTM Series
for Interconnect Services
I nfinera, a provider of intelligent transport
networks, and Midco, an independent
internet service provider and cable oper-
ator, have deployed the
for 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) transport
to support metro aggregation services and to
interconnect Midco’s data centers.
The Infinera XTM Series enables The
INCOMPAS Show sponsor, Midco, to deliver high
density and highly scalable 100 Gbps optical
transport to support its growing network needs.
With the acquisition of Dataware, Midco now
operates data centers in South Dakota, which
will accommodate customers requiring Tier 2 or
Tier 3 facilities. It has plans to expand in other
areas as well.
A variety of banking, healthcare, agriculture,
energy, government and other clients rely on
Midco’s data center and managed services.
Midco operates one of the largest and most
resilient optical networks in the region, an 8,400
fiber-mile network delivering services to urban
and rural areas.
The Infinera XTM Series enables Midco to serve
business and residential customers in Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Midco upgraded its long-haul network in 2015
with the Infinera DTN-X platform. It has extended
its network into the metro with the Infinera XTM
Series, offering its customers an end-to-end
Infinera Intelligent Transport Network.
The Infinera XTM Series enables Midco to
support metro Ethernet services and to connect
its data centers with 10 Gb/s, 100 Gb/s and
Fiber channel transport services.
The XTM Series offers direct WDM interop-
erability to Midco’s existing DTN-X network
providing the advantages of optimized metro and
long-haul networks with the better economics of
a unified end-to-end solution.
Midco also now is able to manage its end-
to-end network with Infinera’s Digital Network
Administrator and use Infinera’s Xceed Software
Suite, which enables programmable software
defined networking (SDN) control.
“As we upgraded our network with these new
data centers, we once again selected Infinera to
expand our intelligent transport network,” said Jon
Pederson, chief technology officer at Midco. “The
XTM Series was easy to install, and we were able
to use the Digital Network Administrator to control
our Infinera end-to-end network from long-haul to
metro with a single management system.”
Senior Vice President of Infinera’s Metro Busi-
ness Group Karl Thedéen added, “We are pleased
Midco is extending the benefits of the Infinera
Intelligent transport network, offering its customers
an end-to-end network from the metro to its core
backbone. The Infinera XTM Series extends the
benefits of Infinera’s long-haul solutions to the
metro and offers cable operators the benefits of
scalability, ease of use and superb reliability.
“This expanded solution is a great example
of how cable operators are deploying Infinera
solutions across all sections of the network,”
Thedéen said. p
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