Company:RETN Networks

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RETN
TypePrivate
IndustryTelecommunication
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Headquarters5 Greenwich View Place, Millharbour, London E14 9NN, UK
Area served
Geographically (41 countries)
Key people
Tony O’Sullivan (CEO)
Products
Number of employees
170
Websiteretn.net

RETN Networks Limited is a British internet service providing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2003, RETN operates a high-capacity backbone network that spans over 135,000 kilometres with more than 875 Points of Presence across Europe, Asia, and the United States.[1][2][3] It is the 12th largest Internet service provider globally based on customer cone size according to AS rank.[4][5]

Services

RETN provides a wide range of connectivity services for wholesale and content and enterprise customers. These include IP transit, Ethernet and VPN solutions, capacity services, remote peering to major Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), colocation, DDoS Mitigation and cloud connectivity.[6][2][7] For enterprise customers, the company offers Managed Global Private Network solutions, BGP solutions, One Port services, and cybersecurity solutions.[8][7]

RETN network connects major global telecommunications hubs to the Eurasian region and is based on dual platforms: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS).[9][10] The network extends through Western and Eastern Europe, reaching the border with China and Southeast Asia via terrestrial routes.[11][12] RETN relies on equipment from leading manufacturers such as Infinera, Juniper, and Ciena to maintain high performance and reliability.[9][13]

It has more than 16 offices across Europe and Asia including in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Milan, Singapore and Hong Kong, The current CEO of the company is Tony O’Sullivan [14][15][16]

RETN has partnerships with Internet Exchange Points, including DE-CIX, LINX, ESpanix,[17][18] BIX [19] and Namex.[20][5][21]

References

  1. ↑ zione, Reda (2022-10-13). "RETN raddoppia PoP in Italia: più connettività e meno latenza per i clienti" (in it). https://www.key4biz.it/servizi-di-rete-retn-raddoppia-i-pop-in-italia-piu-connettivita-e-meno-latenza-per-i-clienti/419744/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "RETN Launches Low-Latency London-Paris Link" (in en-US). 2023-07-14. https://subtelforum.com/retn-launches-low-latency-london-paris-link/. 
  3. ↑ "RETN enhances Italian connectivity" (in en). 2024-09-18. https://datacentre.solutions/news/68504/retn-enhances-italian-connectivity. 
  4. ↑ "AS Rank: A ranking of the largest Autonomous Systems (AS) in the Internet.". https://asrank.caida.org. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jackson, Mark (2024-05-14). "RETN UK Opens New Data Connectivity Links to Manchester" (in en). https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/05/retn-uk-opens-new-data-connectivity-links-to-manchester.html. 
  6. ↑ "Products and Services | RETN" (in en). https://retn.net/products. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Williams, Shannon. "Retn expands internet connectivity services to Manchester" (in en-US). TelcoNews UK. https://telconews.co.uk/story/retn-expands-internet-connectivity-services-to-manchester. 
  8. ↑ "BGP Communities: Routing Details and Prepending Information | RETN" (in en). https://retn.net/bgp-communities. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "RETN unveils new low latency London to Paris connectivity | Computer Weekly" (in en). https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366544616/RETN-unveils-new-low-latency-London-to-Paris-connectivity. 
  10. ↑ "Data center, Retn raddoppia in Italia ed estende la rete fino a Roma". 2022-10-13. https://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital-economy/data-center-retn-raddoppia-in-italia-ed-estende-la-rete-fino-a-roma/. 
  11. ↑ "RETN Expands into Turkish Market with New Istanbul Network PoP" (in en-US). https://hostingjournalist.com/news/retn-expands-into-turkish-market-with-new-istanbul-network-pop. 
  12. ↑ "Growing traffic drives RETN to update Eurasia network | Fibre Systems". https://www.fibre-systems.com/news/growing-traffic-drives-retn-update-eurasia-network. 
  13. ↑ Rowley, Simon (2024-10-29). "Chief Telecom and RETN to enhance DDoS protection" (in en-GB). https://dcnnmagazine.com/networking/telecoms-networking/chief-telecom-and-retn-to-enhance-ddos-protection/. 
  14. ↑ "Tony O’Sullivan named CEO of RETN" (in en). 2021-01-13. https://www.capacitymedia.com/article/29otcvon80h8p2a4p6g3k/appointment/tony-osullivan-named-ceo-of-retn. 
  15. ↑ "About RETN" (in en). https://retn.net/about. 
  16. ↑ "Red Sea cable cuts disrupted up to 70% of traffic, says RETN" (in en). https://www.networkworld.com/article/3552646/red-sea-cable-cuts-disrupted-up-to-70-of-traffic-says-retn.html. 
  17. ↑ "RETN Expands Remote IX Connectivity with ESpanix" (in en). 2024-12-10. https://www.espanix.net/en/post/retn-reseller/. 
  18. ↑ Team, Content. "RETN expands Asia footprint with PoPs in Taiwan and Tokyo" (in en-US). https://www.teleinfotoday.com/news/retn-expands-asia-footprint-with-pops-in-taiwan-and-tokyo. 
  19. ↑ "BIX traffic statistics | Budapest Internet Exchange". https://www.bix.hu/statistics/retn/ead63b6c85611b8078a3a4458e0071e1. 
  20. ↑ "RETN Expands Global Network Into Middle East with New PoP in Dubai" (in en-US). https://hostingjournalist.com/news/retn-expands-global-network-into-middle-east-with-new-pop-in-dubai. 
  21. ↑ "RETN joins Namex – Namex – Roma Internet Exchange Point" (in en-US). https://www.namex.it/retn-joins-namex/. 



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