AboveNet launched an enterprise Ethernet WAN service between 12 major U.S. cities and London. AboveNet said its Ethernet Wide Area Network Services or EWAN products leverage its MPLS backbone and fiber network to deliver a single-carrier solution with flat-rate pricing for any of the cities it serves regardless of distance and local loop access. Three service types are offered:
- AboveNet Ethernet WAN Basic — customer-managed service offered over a single pair of fiber to AboveNet’s redundant, optical IP backbone.
- AboveNet Ethernet WAN Protected — customer-managed service offered over diverse pairs of fiber to AboveNet’s redundant, optical IP backbone.
- AboveNet Ethernet WAN Managed — AboveNet-managed service offered over diverse pairs of fiber to AboveNet’s redundant, optical IP backbone.
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