| Custom Private Optical Network
 A custom private optical network opens the door to new customers for an ISP.
Challenge
A Tier 1 Internet Service Provider (ISP) was looking for a network that would allow them to increase the scalability of its Internet network and allow them to connect to new peering partners throughout NY and the mid-Atlantic region. They needed an extremely reliable network and were looking for a carrier that could build and manage it on their behalf.
This network needed to be geographically diverse, capable of providing enough bandwidth to meet today’s demands, and offer the ability to scale as traffic grows.
Solution
RCN Metro Optical Networks was able to design, build, and manage multiple SONET networks that provided connectivity to multiple peering points. Working closely with the customer, the RCN Metro Optical Networks account team created a network design that was flexible, highly scalable, and offered them the level of diversity they demanded.
Benefits - High Availability – Utilizing our unique ROWs, RCN Metro Optical Networks was able to provide the ISP with a network that is truly diverse. That level of diversity combined with RCN Metro Optical Networks’ network protection switching, ensures the ISP will achieve maximum network availability for the peering connections transported
- Rapid Response – RCN Metro Optical Networks was able to quickly mobilize resources and build this complex network within the ISPs aggressive timeframe. In addition, the RCN Metro Optical Networks design allows for additional bandwidth to be provisioned in an extremely short interval
- Scalable – RCN Metro Optical Networks has pre-planned the network to anticipate and facilitate smooth, linear growth. This ensures that the customer can rapidly increase capacity as business needs dictate
- Cost-Effective – RCN Metro Optical Networks’ design was able to meet all of the customer’s stringent requirements while still being a cost-effective solution
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