TeliaSonera International Carrier has announced that it will build and operate a new pan-European managed optical network for Facebook. The next-generation multi-terabit optical network will provide Facebook with connectivity between Internet exchange points in multiple European cities and their newest data centre on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Luleå, Sweden. 

Implemented over TeliaSonera International Carrier’s fiber-optic infrastructure, Facebook’s managed optical network will scale up to several Tbps of capacity. Management of Facebook’s network will be performed by TeliaSonera International Carrier’s network operation centre in Karlstad,Sweden. 

Source: CIS