Unsurpassed Performance and Cost Savings

Private fiber that directly connects to the backbone of the Internet via AboveNet’s Tier 1 PoP produces real-time responsiveness that translates into bottom-line enterprise savings. When day to day business demands require instantaneous exchange of mission-critical data and real-time corporate communication, superior connectivity and bandwidth determine success or failure. In today’s competitive world, a truly effective access solution must empower the enterprise while safeguarding operations as well.

Metro IP combines AboveNet’s global IP backbone with high-performance Gigabit Metro Ethernet over private fiber exclusively dedicated to the customer to deliver the optimal solution. By easily and cost-effectively connecting corporate locations to this secure ultra-broadband conduit, AboveNet customers immediately enhance their operational productivity, as well as grow their competitive advantage.

By eliminating dependence on outdated architectures, Metro IP enables organizations to avoid the typical “last mile” bottleneck and focus on ever-changing core business requirements. Also, by providing secure, private access to the Internet, Metro IP allows companies to avoid outdated bandwidth limited solutions such as SONET, a service that lacks both innovation and scalability.

By combining familiar technologies and common assets in a truly unique, powerful design, AboveNet’s optical Internet connection quite literally adds hours of productivity to the typical day! Furthermore, by delivering astonishing levels of Internet capacity and productivity for the most critical users, AboveNet provides unsurpassed performance and cost savings. In short, AboveNet Metro IP Service breaks the metro bottleneck.

Features and Benefits

• AboveNet metro fiber and Gigabit Ethernet network connectivity – ultra-secure, dedicated and exclusively private for each customer
• Dramatically simplified network architecture – eliminates legacy carrier involvement, old technology, complexity and costs
• High-performance access with dedicated 1 Gig capacity – always available, even for full capacity bursts
• Unrivaled customer service – single point of accountability enables one call to handle all customer needs
• Astoundingly affordable pricing – first 100 Mbps per month of AboveNet IP bandwidth included at no additional charge
• Customer-administered Web-based monitoring functionality – greatly reduces risk of service disruptions allowing daily business to continue unhindered

AboveNet Protected Metro IP Service Option

AboveNet Protected Metro IP Service provides an additional fiber pair provided on a physically diverse path for an incremental monthly charge. This option eliminates the risk of a loss of service due to disruptions to the primary fiber route.