GTS Telecom finalizes the first faze of the Bucharest DataCenter extension

Feb. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- Started 3 months ago, the project of DataCenter extension is part of the multi-annual strategy for the enlargement of the hosting and collocation area. All the provided facilities in the DataCenter and the technical execution conditions are made according to Tier 4 international standard classification in domain. The extension plan was made with a modular development and an execution in two phases. All the extension area is comprised next to the existing DataCenter, and will reach a total of 216 sqm.

The DataCenter is build on top of the GTS Telecom backbone in Bucharest with a 82.5 Gbit/sec bandwidth, and interconnected throughout the national infrastructure and the GTS CE fibre optic network, directly to the European interconnection points in Frankfurt and Vienna. The management of the hosted applications and equipments is made directly over the Internet or from the Console Room already available in the DataCenter.
GTS DataCenter features state-of-the-art conditions, including cooling and air-conditioning systems, fire detection and extinguishing systems with inert gases; independent power supply from different sources, backed-up by UPSs and diesel power generator, providing in rack 220V or, by customers’ request, 380V or 48V. The DataCenter security is provided by access monitoring systems and 24 x 7 physical security guards, video monitoring and internal TV circuits.

“The DataCenter is the foundation of implementation of mission critical, e-commerce, content delivery applications for multinationals, an essential building block for driving business growth and cost reductions,” said Dan Mihăescu, CEO with GTS Telecom. “Investing in the development of own infrastructure, GTS increases its ability to help customers transform and develop their own businesses, independently of the dimension and domain.”

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About GTS Telecom
Part of GTS Central Europe, the company deploys on the Business segment a full range of carrier and corporate networking solutions based on MPLS, DWDM, SDH, TCP/IP, Frame Relay, Internet services, voice, hosting and collocation in own DataCenter.
GTS deploys end-to-end managed solutions with guaranteed quality (SLA). In 2009 the average SLA level for all deployed solutions was 99.92%.

The company is directly interconnected to GTS CE through its own fibre-optic cross-border network, and from here, up to the interconnection PoPs in Frankfurt and Vienna.