Continental strengthens its global operations with fast, reliable network connectivity

Business impact: High availability, high performance, global reach

• 99.995% SLA-backed availability ensuring always-on network performance

• Up to 10 Gbps Ethernet connectivity supporting mission-critical traffic

• 10 data centres across 5 regions seamlessly synchronised

The challenge: Enabling real-time, global data exchange at scale

As a global enterprise with operations spread across multiple regions, Continental required a network infrastructure capable of supporting real-time data exchange between regional hubs and global locations. The organisation needed to connect multiple data centres reliably while ensuring high performance for mission-critical applications.

Key challenges included:

• Establishing high-speed connectivity between geographically distributed data centres

• Ensuring consistent, low-latency performance for business-critical workloads such as SAP S/4HANA ERP

• Achieving high availability and resilience to support continuous operations

• Controlling costs while scaling bandwidth to meet growing data demands

Traditional connectivity models struggled to deliver the required performance and reliability at a global scale, creating the need for a robust, future-ready network solution.

The solution: A dedicated, high-performance global Ethernet architecture

Tata Communications partnered with Continental to design and implement a dedicated, high-performance network architecture tailored to its operational needs.

The solution was built using a Dedicated Multipoint Ethernet mesh topology, enabling direct, secure, and scalable connectivity between all regional network hubs. High-capacity Ethernet links running at speeds of up to 10 Gbps ensured seamless data transport across continents.

Key elements of the solution included:

• A fully meshed Ethernet network for optimal routing and resilience

• Private, high-bandwidth links supporting latency-sensitive applications

• End-to-end network monitoring and SLA-backed performance guarantees

• A scalable design that allows bandwidth expansion as business needs grow

This architecture provided Continental with a unified, reliable network foundation capable of supporting global operations without compromise.

The results: Measurable gains in performance, resilience, and efficiency

With Tata Communications’ Ethernet solution in place, Continental achieved significant improvements across all critical metrics.

The organisation now benefits from 99.995% end-to-end network availability, ensuring uninterrupted business operations. Mission-critical SAP S/4HANA ERP workloads are supported reliably, enabling real-time business processes and faster decision-making.

All 10 data centres across 5 regions are fully synchronised, improving data consistency, operational resilience, and disaster recovery readiness. By eliminating performance bottlenecks and instability, Continental has also reduced operational risk and improved overall IT efficiency.

Most importantly, the new network provides a scalable platform that can grow alongside the business, supporting future digital initiatives without major re-engineering.

Driving global connectivity excellence

By combining deep networking expertise with a robust global backbone, Tata Communications enabled Continental to modernise its data centre connectivity and build a high-performance, resilient network ecosystem.

This transformation empowers Continental to operate with greater agility, confidence, and scalability, today and into the future.

Achieve reliable, high-performance connectivity across regions with a network built for resilience, scalability and business continuity.
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