RETN has unveiled a new London-Brussels spectrum route, to provide an alternative connection between the UK and mainland Europe.
The new route is designed to improve physical network diversity by reducing reliance on traditional UK–Europe transit paths through hubs such as Amsterdam and Paris.
As a result, the investment forms part of RETN‘s wider strategy to strengthen its network against potential disruptions affecting both subsea and terrestrial infrastructure.
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The route is built on newly deployed dark fibre between Rotterdam and Brussels, allowing RETN to operate its own DWDM network in Belgium and giving the company greater control over this section of its infrastructure.
Additionally, in the UK, the route leaves London via a geographically separate path that avoids the heavily used Docklands corridor, where much of the country’s international traffic passes.
It also uses a different London landing station from RETN’s previously launched low-latency CrossChannel UK–EU route from Slough, adding another layer of physical separation for traffic entering and leaving the UK, the company stated.
Tony O’Sullivan, CEO of RETN said: “Building resilient networks is no longer simply about adding capacity – it’s about creating genuine physical diversity.
“As international traffic becomes increasingly concentrated on a limited number of routes, customers need unique alternatives that strengthen business continuity. Our new London–Brussels route delivers exactly that.”
