Smartoptics Group AS

Regulatory Filings • Sep 21, 2023

Novoserve chooses Smartoptics for high-capacity and cost-efficient DWDM

Novoserve chooses Smartoptics for high-capacity and cost-efficient DWDM

Oslo, Norway - September 21, 2023 - Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical

networking solutions, today announced that Novoserve, an innovative Dutch

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, has chosen Smartoptics as its

preferred optical transport supplier. Smartoptics open line systems, optics and

transponders are used to provide a high-capacity and cost-efficient DWDM

solution for the Dutch IaaS provider's backbone network.

Novoserve specializes in bare metal hosting solutions with over 10TB capacity,

7,000 dedicated servers deployed and 10 points of presence. The IaaS provider

has three data centers in the Netherlands and one in the US state of New Jersey.

To meet growing bandwidth needs, Novoserve needed to upgrade the capacity of its

backbone network. After evaluating Smartoptics open line systems and a competing

solution, a decision was made to move forward with Smartoptics based on

advantages including ease of use, 400G-readiness and cost efficiency.

"Smartoptics offers a resilient and truly plug-and-play solution that's so easy

I hardly even needed the management interface. The solution is also 400G-ready,

which provides a cost-efficient and simple migration path once we upgrade

switches and routers. We have a great personal relationship with Smartoptics -

everything is fast, flexible and simple - the way it should be. From now on we

are turning to Smartoptics first for all our optical transport needs," says Rens

Ariens, CTO, Novoserve.

Following the Smartoptics deployments in 2023, Novoserve has ten DCP-M open line

systems with 84 100G DWDM links. These links interconnect the data centers in

the Netherlands and deliver 8.4TB of capacity. The DCP-1203 transponder is also

used for a breakout application from 400G to four times 100G.

"Our DCP-404 muxponder has been a popular choice for 100G aggregation since its

release last year. This year, we launched the the DCP-1203 transponder, which

provides triple the capacity of the DCP-404 with three 400G ports. Novoserve's

network has significant traffic, making this high-density solution well aligned

with their needs. We are pleased to have earned Novoserve's trust and to

showcase the vast potential of the DCP-1203 in one of its first deployments,"

says Magnus Grenfeldt, CEO, Smartoptics.

For more information please contact:

Magnus Grenfeldt

CEO

Smartoptics

+46 73-366 88 77

E-mail: magnus.grenfeldt@smartoptics.com

About Smartoptics

Smartoptics provides innovative optical networking solutions and devices for the

new era of open networking. Our customer base includes thousands of enterprises,

governments, cloud providers, Internet exchanges as well as cable and telecom

operators. We have an open networking approach in everything we do which allows

our customers to break unwanted vendor lock-in, remain flexible and minimize

costs. Our solutions are used in metro and regional network applications that

increasingly rely on data center services and specifications. Smartoptics is a

Scandinavian company founded in 2006. We partner with leading technology and

network solution providers such as Brocade, Cisco and Dell and have a global

reach through more than 100 business partners.

For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit

https://www.smartoptics.com/

About Novoserve

Novoserve is a Dutch Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider with over 10TB

capacity, 7,000 dedicated servers deployed and 10 points of presence. We provide

high-performance and highly secure bare metal servers to AdTech, gaming, content

delivery, reseller and fintech customers. The network is powered by three data

centers in the Netherlands and one in the US state of New Jersey. We pride

ourselves on maintaining a low carbon footprint and being at the forefront of

technology and connectivity.

For additional information about Novoserve, please visit https://novoserve.com/