Time Warner Telecom launched a new, inter-city Ethernet service, called Extended Native LAN, in 44 U.S. metropolitan areas. The new service connects the local capabilities of Time Warner Telecom’s Native LAN services to other cities across the country. The Extended Native LAN service is a managed end-to-end customer solution delivered over Time Warner Telecom’s IP fiber backbone.
Among the first customers for Time Warner Telecom’s new Extended Native LAN service is Tucson, Arizona-based First Magnus Financial Corporation, a mortgage bank that is embarking on a nationwide expansion. Time Warner Telecom has extended its SONET fiber-optic network to multiple First Magnus data centers including Tucson (AZ), Ontario, (CA), Austin (TX) and Honolulu (HI) to supplement numerous data, voice and Internet circuits already being provided throughout the country. A 45 Mbps Extended Native LAN in Ontario and a 30 Mbps Extended Native LAN in Austin connect the regional offices back to the Tucson headquarters using Time Warner Telecom’s IP backbone. The LAN supports First Magnus’ redundant data transfer requirements between these locations including VoIP, imaging and application data, with an Ethernet interface delivering bandwidth scalable to 1+ Gbps.
Time Warner Telecom noted that more than 680 customers are now using its Ethernet services. Its network has over 1,250 Ethernet ports in service. http://www.twtelecom.com
- In March 2003, Time Warner Telecom, a facilities-based carrier , unveiled its “Metro Ethernet Services — Tomorrow’s Network Today” strategy for business customers. Time Warner Telecom began 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. At the time, the companies said Time Warner Telecom is one of Cisco’s largest ONS customers.