Premium Networking Power

Corporate networks are the engines of today’s enterprise. Performance, efficiency, reliability and security are critical to keep the enterprise productive. Network congestion and service interruptions cost the enterprise precious time that results in lost productivity and lost revenue.

What used to be acceptable just isn’t good enough anymore. Today’s networks are about more than traditional voice services. Critical business applications rely on Gigabit Ethernet services, transparent LAN/WAN services and business continuity storage services. Emerging VOIP and video applications require optical infrastructures to deliver the performance needed at a cost that’s affordable.

AboveNet offers integrated access services built on its high-density metro fiber networks. We can connect thousands of businesses to each other and to their customers, partners and suppliers. Combining our metro fiber with breakthrough Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) optical networking technology changes the economics of delivering premium networking power to the enterprise.

More networking power, less waiting

AboveNet WDM Wavelength Services address specific business needs today and offer a future-proof platform for growth. Now you can expand your network one wavelength at a time to reach more of your offices, employees, partners and customers with the applications that drive your business. WDM delivers applications over all of today’s most popular network transport protocols.

And when it’s time to deploy another business application by adding another Gigabit Ethernet connection or adding an OC-12 connection, provisioning is “plug-n-play” fast. That’s because AboveNet designed its architecture with few elements. In fact, there are only two layers: dark fiber and optical networking technology. As a result, each incremental service added to your network is as simple as plugging in optical cards into the WDM solution.

Start today with your top business priority

Connecting two locations with a single wavelength service is fast and easy. Where to start is your choice:

• LAN/WAN extension. Use a 2.5 Gb/s or 10 Gb/s wave service to extend your corporate LAN/WAN to multiple locations in a metro area.
• Business continuity. Use a Fibre Channel, ESCON or FICON wave to implement affordable data mirroring services, Storage Area Network (SAN) services and other Disaster Recovery solutions.
• Traditional telephony and data. Use a SONET wave to bypass the local loop and reduce expenses by replacing existing telco circuits with higher speed and capacity AboveNet wavelengths.
• Voice/Video over IP. Use a Gigabit Ethernet wave to economically deploy advanced business applications and seamlessly integrate emerging technology solutions into your network.

You’re in control

AboveNet WDM Wavelength Services give you back the freedom to innovate without forcing your business into restrictive technology interfaces imposed by traditional telcos. As your business grows, your AboveNet network can expand. When your business priorities change, your AboveNet network can change.

• New Locations
• New Applications
• Changing Service Types

Performance you expect

AboveNet is able to offer a high performance service offering due to its unique combination of infrastructure, optical networking technology and full service support via our state-of-the-art network management center (NMC).

Private Fiber. AboveNet’s private fiber optic network infrastructure is the foundation of high reliability within every WDM-based service.

More networking power. Less price

Discover the powerful economics of WDM-based solutions compared with traditional SONET/TDM-based services as you grow your network and expand services. In many cases you can expect a return on your investment almost immediately at an OC-3 service level.