Global Automotive Logistics Player Signs with Network Provider
16th March 2018
Automotive and industrial logistics specialist Gefco says it is set to grow its network capacity and quality of service with Interoute, the global cloud and network provider, in 120 locations across Europe.
Philippe Ellec, Head of IT Operations and Infrastructures at GEFCO Group, said: “The hybrid architecture of our previous network was very innovative when we chose it but now it has become outdated and prone to incidents. As our demand for bandwidth grew, we had to start prioritising our traffic flows. Today, we rely on the network to inform our customers in real time, we do more data analysis and use more and more collaborative tools. We needed one or more network partners to support us across all our European sites.”
GEFCO Group chose to work with a combination of local best of breed providers and global provider Interoute. Working with local operators, Interoute set up resilient MPLS links in 120 locations in 18 European countries, connected with its SDN core. The resulting network covered: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
“Interoute’s proposal presented us with the best quality to price ratio in the most countries where we are present,” continued Philippe Ellec. “In addition, in Interoute’s response, we saw that we were dealing with trusted people, involved in understanding our issues, and ready to commit to the SLAs we targeted. Finally, we chose a partner the same size as us, with whom we can speak as equals, and with an ideal geographical coverage for our activities.”