07 January 2019

ICOSNET is using Tejas Networks’ Converged Packet Optical (CPO) products to serve the growing demand for its high-speed internet access and VPN offerings in Algeria. 

The ISP has deployed the India-based vendor’s TJ1400 converged broadband access and optical aggregation platform at multiple POPs in Algeria as well as in its international exchanges in London and Madrid.

Tejas says its TJ1400 packet optical platform will address ICOSNET’s escalating capacity demands in a flexible and ‘pay-as-you-grow’ manner.

ICOSNET CTO Ahmed Zerkouk says:

“Over the past twelve months, we have been experiencing a dramatic rise in internet and VPN traffic in our network that is driven by a faster adoption of higher-speed Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connections by our enterprise customers.” 

Zerkouk says the TJ1400 is designed to “seamlessly” scale and will address ICOSNET’s escalating capacity demands in a flexible and ‘pay-as-you-grow’ manner.

“Moreover, as an MEF-certified CE2.0 compliant product, TJ1400 is purpose-built to carry SLA-driven premium and mission-critical enterprise data traffic with carrier-class availability and performance.”

Tejas claims its “unique” platform combines high-capacity PTN/OTN-based packet optical transmission with high-speed GPON-based fibre broadband in a dense and power-efficient chassis.

Sanjay Nayak, the company’s CEO and MD, adds: “TJ1400 is a best-in-class product that is ideally suited for service providers like ICOSNET that operate in high-growth telecom markets since it can deliver high-quality internet access and business connectivity services in a scalable and cost-efficient manner.”

Founded in 1999, ICOSNET is a full-service operator holding ISP, VoIP and WiMAX licenses.

It is said to have a large customer base that includes several Algerian companies as well as multinational groups established in the country.

According to Tejas, the company offers a “comprehensive” suite of telecoms services that broadly covers connectivity, unified communications, data centre hosting and related business solutions.