Milestones

2020

  • Test & Deployment of the new Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platform for MPLS & SD-WAN networks
  • Complementation of the SD-WAN product range with the Meraki product suite
  • Relocation of the network node in Sydney to a modern carrier hotel with lower electricity and CO2 consumption

 

2019

  • Relaunch of the Riedel Networks website
  • Launch of SD-WAN and SD-Branch products on the Cisco MSX platform
  • Re-positioning in Leader Quadrant for Network - Software Defined Solutions and Services of the ISG Group
  • Modernization of the network node in Miami, USA and bandwidth expansion for the backbone between Miami, New York and Sao Paulo
  • Construction of the network node in Moscow with direct connection to Western Europe as well as to the network nodes in Hong Kong and Tokyo

 

2018

  • The ISG Group rates Riedel Networks as a leader in Managed WAN Services quadrant and as a Market Challenger in Managed SD-WAN Services and Mobility 4G / 5G Services
  • Riedel Networks moves to Equinix's newest hub in Sao Paulo, Brazil, opening up additional direct connectivity in the South American region
  • The Village of Nations of the Olympic Games in Korea is connected to the Internet through Riedel Networks.
  • Together with kununu, the magazine Focus Business honors Riedel Networks as a top employer for medium-sized companies.

 

2017

  • Riedel Networks Positioned in ISG Group's Leader Quadrant for Managed WAN Services
  • First remote event production of RTL for the F1 live broadcast
  • Launch of Cloud Exchange for direct connection of customer networks to public clouds such as AWS, Azure, Google, MS O365, Salesforce.com and others
  • Increase the backbone capacity by a factor of 10
  • Decision to build an SDN based on the Cisco MSX platform


2016

  • Riedel Networks in the Leader Quadrant of Experton for Managed WAN Services
  • Networking of various Houses of Nations during the Olympic Games in Rio
  • New network node in Los Angeles at CoreSite One Wilshire for optimized connection of customers on the West Coast of the USA

 

2015

  • Introduction of a new OSS / BSS tool for optimal documentation and process-oriented order processing
  • First worldwide Hybrid VPN (MPLS, IPSec and local Internet Breakouts) on behalf of a medium-sized customer
  • Rock am Ring moves to Mendig airport and we provide external communication via Internet and VoIP


2014

  • Strong growth, backbone expansion of three times the capacity
  • Batelco and Riedel Networks agree on closer collaboration at ITW
  • Networking of various Houses of Nations during the Olympic Games in Sochi and live broadcasting of the games for the Dutch broadcaster NOS

 

2013

  • Launch of the distribution channel for int'l operating medium-sized businesses
  • First MPLS networking of the DTM teams and for the live broadcast of the ARD
  • First remote event production of ESPN outside the US for the live broadcast of the X-Games in the French Alps in Tignes

 

2012

  • Takeover of V-Private AG by Thomas Riedel, owner of the RIEDEL Group, renamed RIEDEL Networks
  • Conversion to a scalable dual-capacity Ethernet backbone

 

2011

  • Internet connectivity of the Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf on behalf of the RIEDEL Group

 


2009

  • Launch of the Network Service Provider Channel for the int'l network extension of local, regional and national network operators
  • First F1 live broadcast of RTL via our MPLS network on behalf of the RIEDEL Group

 

2006

  •  First MPLS networking of F1 teams on behalf of the RIEDEL Group


2005

  •  Thomas Riedel takes over larger shares of V-Private AG
  •  Establishment of the global network based on SDH
  •  First MPLS networking of the Red Bull Air Race series on behalf of the RIEDEL Group

 

2001

  • Founding of V-Private AG in Butzbach near Frankfurt