Time Warner Telecom Introduces New Metro Ethernet Services

Time Warner Telecom, a facilities-based carrier with operations in 44 US markets, unveiled its “Metro Ethernet Services — Tomorrow’s Network Today” strategy for business customers. Time Warner Telecom is offering native LAN services at rates from 10 Mbps to 1 Gbps, with plans to expand up to 10 Gbps. Time Warner Telecom said it has signed more than a hundred customers so far. The Ethernet service is delivered using Cisco Catalyst switches at the customer site, coupled with the Cisco 7600 platform to aggregate service delivery. Time Warner Telecom is one of Cisco’s largest ONS customers. The Time Warner Telecom network currently connects 3,500 commercial buildings over a national fiber footprint of 17,000 local and regional fiber miles. Its network also includes 41 Class 5 voice switches. Media gateways and softswitches have been deployed in 12 markets.
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