RETN Expands Middle East Connectivity

Dubai and London – July 31 – RETN, the leading independent global network services provider, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Point of Presence (PoP) in Dubai, marking the company’s first significant expansion into the Middle East. This strategic move further strengthens RETN's network, enhancing connectivity between Europe and Asia.

The Dubai Point of Presence, situated in Dubai Production City’s Equinix DX1, is connected via subsea cables to Marseille and via a terrestrial route to Istanbul. Utilising a terrestrial connection enhances network diversity and stability by mitigating the common challenges associated with relying solely on subsea connections, such as multiple fiber cuts and prolonged repair times.

This development is a direct response to the increasing demand from enterprise customers seeking highly reliable, low latency, and secure connections between their operations in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

Tony O’Sullivan, CEO of RETN, said, “Dubai's strategic location and investment in state-of-the-art infrastructure make it an ideal hub for RETN to enhance global connectivity. With diverse routes and a thriving business ecosystem, our new PoP in Dubai ensures seamless, reliable connectivity solutions for enterprises bridging Europe, Asia, and beyond.”

About RETN

RETN is one of the fastest growing independent Eurasian network services providers, with unique resources to connect Europe and Asia. In 2023 RETN was awarded the ‘Best Pan-European Carrier’ title, at the Global Carrier Awards. Offering a wide range of connectivity services, such as IP transit, Ethernet & VPN, Capacity, Remote peering to major IXPs, Colocation and Cloud Connect, RETN’s network runs on leading equipment vendors such as Infinera, Juniper and Ciena.

RETN’s unique solution to connect Europe and Asia is built on its own homogenous DWDM and IP/MPLS Network Platform and widely branched land routes, passing through Western Europe, Eastern Europe and up to the border with China and further onwards into Southeast Asia.

RETN provides telecommunication services throughout its Eurasian network with short lead times, industry leading uptimes, and multiple layers of redundancy.

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