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Datagroup Takes Internet Speeds to New Heights Across Ukraine with Cisco

Routed Optical Networking

Datagroup, a leading Ukrainian telecom and bringing quality of services to new planning and management, with the ability
operator for business and home users, heights. Cisco Converged SDN Transport to save up to 45 percent in total cost of
launched a large-scale national project architecture, based on the Cisco NCS series ownership (TCO). Cisco Routed Optical
to modernize its backbone network of routers, will serve as the foundation for Networking integrates open data models
with Cisco. The new Datagroup network Datagroup’s updated backbone network. and standard APIs, enabling Datagroup
is based on Cisco Routed Optical This architecture will help Datagroup to focus on automation initiatives for
Networking and Converged SDN Transport deploy one of the most flexible, automated, a simpler topology. “As part of the first
solutions, which help service providers and efficient networks in the Ukrainian stage to modernize our network, we have
build high-speed networks with greater telecom market. Combining services into a a fully operational central hub in Kiev built
security and reliability. The pandemic single automated infrastructure optimizes on Cisco equipment which has already
significantly increased the importance network performance by increasing the increased the resiliency of our network
of fast and reliable internet connections resiliency and scalability of the network and significantly improved the level of
for consumers and businesses across and simplifying the commissioning of service for our corporate customers,”
Ukraine. As a result, Datagroup’s network new services. Cisco’s Routed Optical said Mikhail Shelemba, CEO of Datagroup.
traffic increased by 35%. In 2021, traffic Networking solution, designed to combine “For home subscribers, access to more
growth continued, increasing an additional DWDM and IP networks for improved capacious Internet channels and faster
30% over a nine-month period. Datagroup operational efficiencies and simplicity, speeds is gradually becoming easier. We
decided to scale up its backbone network will also support Datagroup’s new expect the completion of the first stage
to promptly address the changing external network architecture. This converged of modernization by the end of the year.”
environment, increasing throughput infrastructure simplifies network design, “Cisco is committed to a more inclusive
future, helping to connect more people,
businesses and governments around the
world,” said Sergey Martynchuk, Regional
Sales & Channel Manager, Cisco. “The
unique competencies of Datagroup’s new
network architecture will help make a
significant contribution to the development
of telecom infrastructure in Ukraine,
to connect the unconnected, or under-
connected, and foster economic growth in
the region.”

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