London, 28 September 2012 – Interoute, Europe’s largest cloud services platform, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the best pan-European wholesale carrier category of the 2012 Capacity Awards.

The 2012 Capacity Awards celebrate innovation, excellence and vision throughout the global wholesale telecoms marketplace, focusing on the contribution of individuals, companies and technology partners that have excelled in the use, development and deployment of carrier services in the past 12 months.

Interoute serves the world’s leading carriers, all key European incumbents and major mobile operators. Providing unparalleled cross-border connectivity, Interoute is continuously expanding its network into new and emerging markets to meet demand for services across Europe. Interoute’s expertise in building and managing Europe’s largest fibre optic network enables it to bring new products and services to market faster, including Interoute’s innovative Service Provider portfolio of Network Outsource Solutions.

Interoute’s network connects 102 cities in 30 countries, including 21 city networks (MANs) in Europe's major business centres, nine hosting data centres, 32 colocation centres and nine sub-sea landing stations. It also has the largest European footprint, reaching from Washington DC to Hong Kong.

Gareth Williams, CEO, Interoute said "Interoute has never stood still and continues to innovate, develop and extend both its network reach and the outsource solutions it offers the Service Providers across the world. We’re delighted to be recognised for this and shortlisted for the Capacity Best pan-European wholesale carrier in 2012 award.”

The winners of the 2012 Capacity Awards will be announced exclusively at the Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner on Tuesday 13th November at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam.