Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, has announced the opening of an IP node in Genoa to meet the growing demand for internet transit driven by new technologies, multimedia platforms, and cloud-based services requiring highly efficient internet connectivity.
The IP node is located at Sparkle's Genoa Landing Hub data center in Lagaccio—an open and neutral colocation facility serving as an interconnection point for Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) such as Ge-DIX (already operational at the site) as well as terrestrial and international submarine cable networks.
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These include the Blue and Raman Submarine Cable Systems—which will connect Milan and Marseille via Genoa with East Africa, the Middle East, and India—and the associated BlueMed system with its Mediterranean branches in Marseille, Bastia, Golfo Aranci, Rome, Palermo, Chania, and Tel Aviv.
Integrated with Sparkle’s Tier-1 global backbone, Seabone (the fifth-largest IP network worldwide), the new node will enable network operators, ISPs, OTTs, content delivery networks (CDNs), and content and application providers to benefit from reliable, low-latency IP transit services in scalable multiples of 10 GB, 100 GB, and 400 GB.
Additionally, customers will gain access to a comprehensive suite of IP solutions, including DDoS Protection services, which safeguard networks against cyberattacks, and Virtual NAP, providing virtual access to leading Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) without the need for proprietary infrastructure development.
“Already a strategic hub for submarine cables, this new activation further reinforces Genoa’s role as digital port for internet traffic between Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia,” said Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle.
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