German ISP WOBCOM Disaggregates Its Multi-Service Network Edge
April 16 2024 - 5:21AM
Business Wire
Deployment uses RtBrick routing software on
open hardware to deliver both business and residential
services
WOBCOM, the leading regional Internet Service Provider in
Wolfsburg, Germany, is partnering with RtBrick to deliver Layer-3
broadband and Layer-2 Ethernet services to its customers across a
disaggregated network edge, using open switches from UfiSpace.
Traditionally provided within closed monolithic routing systems,
network disaggregation decouples hardware and software to deliver a
more flexible, scalable, and lower-cost network.
“Network disaggregation offers us the opportunity to innovate by
independently selecting the best software for our use-case along
with the open hardware we choose to run it on,” said Jan
Marienfeldt, Teamlead Network and Infrastructure at WOBCOM. “Using
RtBrick’s routing software gives us greater flexibility and allows
us to deliver high throughput to both our business and residential
customers for less cost.”
WOBCOM are delivering Ethernet business services at up to
100Gbps and residential IP services with symmetrical 1Gbps
throughput from their new disaggregated edge.
“WOBCOM has shown how operators of all sizes can take advantage
of disaggregated architectures today,” said Hannes Gredler, CTO and
Founder at RtBrick. “They have demonstrated their ability to deploy
and operate an open cloud-native network architecture that supports
multiple services, building one of the most advanced network edge
architectures in Europe.”
WOBCOM has deployed RtBrick’s software on UfiSpace S9510-28DC
switches around the city, which can each deliver 800Gbps of
throughput and support thousands of subscribers, to distribute its
BNG functions close to the network edge. The disaggregated solution
was integrated by WDZ GmbH, a sister company to WOBCOM, that plans
to offer its integration expertise to other ISPs in Europe.
To learn more about RtBrick’s pioneering approach to
disaggregated routing, visit rtbrick.com.
Note*: The information was submitted for publication at
10:00 GMT on 16 April, 2024
About RtBrick RtBrick Inc. has pioneered carrier routing
software that runs on off-the-shelf hardware. It has applied the
same approach to networks that the huge ‘cloud-natives’ have used
to build and operate their web-scale IT services. RtBrick is a
privately held company, incorporated in the USA, with staff located
in Europe and India.
About WOBCOM WOBCOM GmbH is a German ISP, providing
internet and telephony services for residential and business
customers in Wolfsburg, as well as IP-Transit services. It also
operates a data center in Wolfsburg.
About WDZ WDZ GmbH provides integration and consulting
services for carriers and ISPs, helping them build automated
networks.
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