Metromedia Fiber Network Undergoes German Network Expansion

The German subsidiary of New York-based Metromedia Fiber Network Inc., Metromedia Fiber Network GmbH, has secured licensing from the German regulatory authorities to construct local fiber optic networks in the metropolitan areas of Stuttgart and Cologne that will provide high-bandwidth communications connectivity throughout the region. Additionally, the company said that construction and engineering has begun on the previously announced German national ring connecting thirteen major metropolitan areas and the Frankfurt intracity network.

Using a "meshed" network architecture to penetrate major metropolitan areas, the company places massive amounts of fiber throughout business and financial centers and directly into buildings. These networks are made up of multiple overlapping and interconnected rings, providing full redundancy and establishing the ideal network infrastructure for the optical switching platforms of the next century.

When complete, the Stuttgart network will encompass up to 32,400 fiber km covering in excess of 75 route km. In Cologne, the completed network will cover up to 34,560 fiber km along 80 route km. The company is deploying supertrunks of up to 432 individual strands of high-capacity fiber in each of its local German networks.