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Open Fiber introduces 'xPoP Backbone' digital highway

Thursday 24 June 2021 | 13:48 CET | News
Italian wholesale only operator Open Fiber has announced the launch of a new digital highway dubbed xPoP Backbone designed to carry data at maximum speeds and security between the main nodes of the country's internet network. The company described xPoP Backbone as a higher level layer above the access network, directly connecting all the major Italian data centres and neutral access points as well as the key cable landing stations for international data traffic in Italy.

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Categories: Fixed
Companies: Open Fiber
Countries: Italy
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