RENATER, the National Research and Education Network in France responsible for deploying and managing national, as well as some regional, network infrastructure for research and education, selected the full Nokia Data Center Fabric solution for its two data centers in Paris. IMS Networks, a leading French network and cybersecurity managed services provider, is supporting the deployment.
The deployment in in RENATER’s two data centers will include 7220 IXRs for leaf, spine and border leaf routers powered by Nokia that run on an open, extensible and resilient SR Linux Network Operating System (NOS).
Boris Dintrans, Managing Director at RENATER, said: “We are excited to embark on this journey with Nokia, a company whose name is synonymous with innovation, reliability, and what is increasingly important for our long-term strategy, European digital sovereignty. This new Nokia Data Center Fabric infrastructure will not only support RENATER’s capacity growth but will also allow for the development of new services for our members and users, particularly those operating in AI that require state-of-the-art networks, both inside and outside of data centers for data feeding.”
Sacha Hilic, Chief Executing Officer at IMS Networks, said: “With this new Data Center Fabric project, we are bringing all our technical network expertise to the challenges of resilience and performance of RENATER’s critical infrastructures. This underlines our commitment to excellence and our vision of a more connected, secure and innovative digital future.”
Matthieu Bourguignon, Senior Vice President and head of Europe for Network Infrastructure business at Nokia, said: “We are honored to help support RENATER’s transition towards the burgeoning field of AI and the promise it holds for educators and students, across France. Nokia is delighted to partner with IMS Networks with our Data Center Fabric solution, which is a key pillar of the evolution of Network Infrastructure and Data Center markets, dedicated to research, education, and connected territories.”
