Next generation network offers high bandwidth low latency data connectivity for businesses
based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., November 22, 2011 – AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE:ABVT, news, filings), a leading provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced that its Core Wave services are now available to enterprise and carrier customers in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. The new offering provides customers with a flexible, dedicated and cost-effective data transport solution for point-to-point connections in and between top metro business hubs.
AboveNet’s Core Wave solutions are ideal for bandwidth-intensive enterprises and carriers, including financial services organizations and social media companies, which must have fast, secure, low latency connectivity for business-critical transactions.
“The Bay Area continues to be one of the industry’s centers for technology innovation,” said Rajiv Datta, chief operating at AboveNet. “AboveNet provides the high bandwidth services to this key market, and we have enhanced the infrastructure to support our customer’s needs.”
The products provide 1Gbps, 2.5Gbps, and 10Gbps connections between key data centers and/or enterprise locations in key locations including San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Jose and offer the benefits of a dedicated wavelength service along with the flexibility and time-to-market advantages of a next generation infrastructure solution.
Utilizing ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer) technology, Core Wave solutions provide dynamic wavelength add/drops and inter-ring connectivity with flexible traffic routing. Benefits to customers include:
- Multi-protocol capability: Ethernet, TDM, storage and video
- Protection options and transparency advantages
- Dedicated fiber access to enterprise locations
- Fast service turn-up
- Space and power savings
Industry-leading latency guarantee with AboveNet’s Agility Guarantee program
Core Wave customers can also leverage AboveNet’s expansive network footprint to connect to business-critical locations in the top U.S and European metros. AboveNet connects to buildings containing more than 450 data centers, and its infrastructure includes 2.3 million fiber miles, an intercity network spanning approximately 13,000 route miles and a global Tier 1 IP backbone.
For more information about AboveNet’s Core Wave services, please visit http://www.above.net/corewave.
About AboveNet, Inc.
AboveNet, Inc. provides high bandwidth connectivity solutions for business and carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in and among top U.S. and European markets. AboveNet’s network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care, retail and government.
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