Gyron Internet upgrades
core network with Imtech
and Juniper
To keep up with
increasing demand for
its co-location, managed
hosting and connectivity
services, Gyron Internet Ltd has
chosen Imtech Telecom Global
and partner Juniper Networks
to upgrade its core network.
The new equipment for its
state-of-the-art hosting site in
London Docklands will allow
Gyron to maintain the highest
possible levels of service for
its customers as the company
expands nationally.
Gyron, established 8 years ago,
has become a key player at
the Docklands London Hosting
Centre, with over 5,000sq ft of
high specification hosting space,
and is now expanding its high
speed fibre network outside of
the M25 to a new datacentre
in Hemel Hempstead. Initially
with a handful of customers
and five racks, Gyron’s customer
base has now grown to over a
hundred customers. These include
government departments, IT
consultancies, global enterprises,
banks, recruitment agencies and
internet companies; all serviced
by over 160 racks of equipment at
Gyron’s London data centre.
With its services in high demand,
Gyron required a new strategy
to sell additional high capacity
services within their existing hosting
space, whilst also being able to
support significant expansion
at their new site. Drawing on
Imtech’s established consultancy
and support services, Gyron has
chosen to upgrade its core London
network with two additional
Juniper MX240s, and EX-series
Ethernet switches. The solution
uses JUNOS software and neatly
integrates routing, switching
and security across Gyron’s
high-performance network
infrastructure.
Gyron are installing and
integrating the new routers
to function as a redundant
pair, handling all BGP traffic
on the network .
Robin Balen, Director for
Gyron, stated: “Imtech has
always provided a wealth
of knowledge and support for
our chosen Juniper platforms.
Following their advice, we have
selected the MX240 routers for
our London site where space is
at an absolute premium; whilst
the MX 960 platform gives us
excellent expansion potential at
our new datacentre in Hemel
Hempstead. I have been impressed
with the Imtech’s technical ability
and capabilities in implementing
Juniper technologies and its proven
track record in successful network
deployments, both to the smaller
ISPs and larger global carriers.“
Gyron are also undertaking
upgrades to its 300gbps DWDM
fibre ring which now connects its
London Docklands hosting site
and its new data centre which
will house over 400 racks when it
opens in mid-2009.
James Morgan, MD Imtech
Telecom Global, said “it is good
to see UK entrepreneurs such
as the Gyron team achieving
so much in such a short time;
undoubtedly the Juniper
platforms coupled with the
easy adoption of JUNOS have
helped to enable this growth
and we welcome working with
forward thinking innovative
organisations such as Gyron.”