Networking Power That Can Grow And Expand As Needed.

Every day, inside corporate LAN’s there is an avalanche of data pushing the bandwidth to its limits. To meet this need current technology is standardizing on Ethernet 1GbE and 10GbE to deliver premium networking power directly to end user PCs. IT managers have voted with their dollars as Ethernet applications continue to show significant year-over-year increases. Why? Because today 100 MB connections simply aren’t sufficient to support demanding enterprise applications like multimedia file transfer, video conferencing, storage networking solutions, and e-business administrative and support operations across your LAN.

The challenge increases when you have a need to connect separate LANs in a metro area– to reach more groups and end users. Existing legacy system alternatives for connecting locations with DS3s, or ATM, or Frame Relay services are inflexible and don’t scale, offering little room to support business growth.

By combining private optical fiber with the versatility and functional simplicity of Ethernet, AboveNet has created a service that IT departments are using to solve critical bandwidth issues. Such as, connecting your Enterprise metro locations, while minimizing or eliminating the clutter of other connectivity solutions.

Choose the Point-to-Point Connectivity Solution That Fits Your Needs:

Private Ethernet connectivity across a completely private managed network with dedicated fiber and equipment:

• Security - no one else is on your private network
• Scalability - infrastructure in place to grow with your needs
• Operational - not impacted by shared ring operational activities
• Control - all equipment delivering your service is at your premises
• Performance - minimum equipment interfaces & active components
• Cost-effective - Lowest cost private network offering available

Dedicated Ethernet connectivity across AboveNet metro core network with dedicated, guaranteed bandwidth availability

• Either bridged or tunneled across the core with no link oversubscription
• Delivered via dedicated fiber tails from core network to customer location
• Competitive positioning with cost saving features
• No space & power needed at the customer location
• Compelling, disruptive pricing for the highest bandwidth services available

Standard Ethernet connectivity across AboveNet metro core network with best efforts service level

• High quality bandwidth delivery
• Ethernet tunnel across an uncongested metro core network
• Delivered via dedicated fiber tails from core network to customer location
• Competitive positioning with cost saving features
• Lowest entry price point for high bandwidth services

Metro Ethernet provides simple, efficient and physically secure managed optical Ethernet via fiber. Which transparently and easily connects customer LANs together.

Applications Supported

• VoIP
• Video
• Rich Media downloads/streaming
• Off-site backups
• Disaster Recovery
• Broadcast Video, Video Conferencing
• Business Continuity
• Collaboration
• CAD/CAM applications
• Financial systems
• Medical digital imaging
• Research, modeling, simulation