InterCloud, a global leader in secure cloud application connectivity, is excited to announce its collaboration with Mysten Labs to deliver SCION network architecture connectivity for the Sui blockchain. This pioneering initiative, in partnership with Anapaya and Cyberlink, positions the Sui blockchain as a leader in the Web3 space by providing unmatched security, performance, and reliability for its validator nodes, overcoming traditional internet limitations that have historically hindered blockchain and decentralized applications.
As the next evolution of the internet, Web3 aims to decentralize control, giving users power over their data and fostering transparency. However, this transformation also brings unique challenges, especially concerning network infrastructure. Traditional internet protocols, including BGP, lack the predictability, security, and control required for Web3 applications to thrive on a global scale. Web3 faces network congestion, inconsistent service levels, and regulatory hurdles that demand more secure, high-performance infrastructure solutions.
By deploying SCION across its global backbone, InterCloud addresses these critical issues. SCION’s next-generation architecture provides Sui’s validator nodes with a fault-tolerant, high-performance network, crucial for ensuring secure and resilient connectivity in the Web3 ecosystem. With InterCloud’s extensive global reach and multiple access points—including public Internet Exchanges, private local loops, and cross-connects—SCION customers gain access to a robust, secure infrastructure that extends to major cloud regions worldwide, enabling equal, consistent service for all users.
“Web3 and blockchain networks require far more than conventional infrastructure can offer,” said Jérôme Dilouya- InterCloud CEO. “Through our collaboration with Mysten Labs, we are bringing forward a solution that enhances security and performance for decentralized applications. By integrating SCION into our backbone, we’re empowering the Sui blockchain with resilient, dedicated network paths that minimize vulnerabilities and ensure optimal operational continuity.”
The solution goes beyond standard infrastructure by addressing operational risks such as outages and network interruptions. To maximize availability, InterCloud has implemented SCION peering with a secondary provider at three major global locations, ensuring a dedicated alternative path for Sui SCION traffic and eliminating any single point of failure (SPOF). This redundant setup provides Mysten Labs with continuous, high-performing connectivity that withstands interruptions, further enhancing the reliability and security of the Sui blockchain’s operations.
With Web3’s reliance on secure, predictable, and compliant data flows, InterCloud’s SCION deployment aligns perfectly with Mysten Labs’ vision for blockchain infrastructure. The SCION network’s path control features provide Sui validator nodes with isolated, resilient network paths, reducing exposure to common vulnerabilities in internet-based communications. This enables Mysten Labs to operate securely within compliant environments, meeting regulatory requirements for data storage and data flow, and avoiding restricted regions as needed.
This partnership marks a transformative advancement in blockchain connectivity, setting a new benchmark for security and performance in the decentralized space. Through InterCloud’s resilient infrastructure and SCION’s advanced capabilities, Mysten Labs is positioned to offer an unprecedented level of network reliability and security for its Sui blockchain, reinforcing the foundation for Web3 applications to flourish.
InterCloud’s end-to-end global connectivity platform eliminates the complexity in deploying the cloud, giving businesses full control over the security, sovereignty and performance of their critical data traffic with complete peace of mind.
Working with organizations to help them transform global connectivity, reduce network complexity and accelerate growth and innovation, InterCloud is a trusted advisor to some of the world's leading brands when it comes to leveraging the cloud for future success.
With offices across Europe, the company's platform is underpinned by its team of cloud experts who guide customers to implement effective strategies to leverage the power of the cloud across their organization – making global connectivity a driver for business performance.
Anapaya is a Swiss company that strives to enhance Internet security and connectivity through the SCION Internet architecture, a groundbreaking technology offering secure routing, resiliency against DDoS attacks, and high availability.
Anapaya's solutions empower global businesses to operate with confidence in today's world by delivering higher security and flexibility for their business-critical services and data communication.
Together with its partner ecosystem of telecommunication companies, system integrators, and cloud providers, Anapaya is making the SCION Internet accessible to everyone. Customers include the Swiss National Bank and SIX with the Swiss Secure Finance Network, the Health Info Net with the Secure Swiss Health Network and the Swiss Federal Administration, among others.
Anapaya was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland.
Founded in 1995, Cyberlink AG is an independent Swiss-managed service provider for ICT infrastructures. The service portfolio includes cloud and connectivity services and is aimed exclusively at business customers. Innovation and quality are part of Cyberlink’s DNA. The company is at the forefront of the market launch of SCION – a new Internet architecture developed at ETH Zurich. Its cloud platform is one of the most modern ones in Switzerland and services provided are audited according to the ISAE 3402 standard. For more than a decade, Cyberlink has consistently received top marks in the Swiss Bilanz Telekom Rating, winning the category “ISP & Corporate Networks” seven times in a row. The 40 employees are based in Zurich and the company is 100% owned by the Swiss management.
Mysten Labs is a team of leading distributed systems, programming languages, and cryptography experts whose founders were senior executives of Meta's Novi Research and lead architects of the Diem blockchain and Move programming language. The mission of Mysten Labs is to create foundational infrastructure for web3. Learn more: https://mystenlabs.com.