XO Communications (News - Alert) has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Hatteras Networks, the Mid-Band Ethernet
service specialists, standardizing on its award-winning HN4000 and HN400 platforms as the exclusive Mid-Band Ethernet (MBE) solution to be used in its network.
XO is currently deploying the Hatteras platform to expand its Ethernet Services footprint in 60 metropolitan markets, enabling businesses at copper-fed locations to take advantage of Ethernet services previously only available at fiber-connected buildings.
“After a successful product launch with Hatteras Networks and volume roll-out in 2006, the decision to go with Hatteras as our sole supplier of Mid-Band Ethernet equipment was simple,” said Tom Cady, president of XO Business Services, in a statement. “Hatteras Networks’ solution performs at the highest levels in the industry and uniquely enables XO to expand the availability of our Ethernet service offering to business customers over existing copper facilities nationwide.”
XO Ethernet Services is designed to deliver bandwidth over fiber, broadband wireless, and now copper. It enables businesses to connect local area networks within and between metropolitan areas and provide transport for high-speed Internet access at speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps and 10 Gbps.
Ideally suited for enterprise and service provider networks, XO Ethernet services provide an extremely cost-effective and scalable transport solution designed to offer connections at full network speed, removing the network bottlenecks experienced with other forms of network transport.
“The XO Mid-Band Ethernet service deployment has generated significant interest and demand from business customers hungry for high-performance business services,” said Kevin Sheehan, president and CEO of Hatteras Networks, in a statement.
Niladri Sekhar Nath is a contributing writer for TMCnet covering telecommunications, service providers and networking.
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