Metro-WDM

Breaking the barriers of yesterday’s networks

Bandwidth barriers, cost barriers, barriers to implementation of the latest technologies – with AboveNet’s Metro-WDM services, these are now a thing of the past, unlimited bandwidth is the new reality.

In this new era of telecommunications, AboveNet is redefining bandwidth in the metropolitan area with unique WDM offerings – virtually unlimited bandwidth at a fixed monthly cost.

AboveNet integrates it’s metropolitan fibre networks with leading edge Coarse or Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (C/DWDM) equipment, which allows customers to create a completely private optical network that will transport all current applications. The ability to deploy a single private network, replaces traditional metered services allowing the unpredictable growth of data and information to be taken care of year after year. Simplify your operations and increase your flexibility and control by turning your infrastructure into a strategic enterprise asset.

AboveNet’s WDM services address the specific needs of a business today, whilst also offering a future-proof platform for growth. The ability to increase your network capacity as your business grows, in a simple yet cost effective manner, changes the economics of delivering premium networking power to the enterprise.

Legacy Enterprise Networks

• Multiple Protocols
  Voice, Fibre Channel, ESCON, FICON, IP, etc.
• Multiple Delivery Options
  SDH, PDH, Frame Relay, ATM, Dark Fibre
• Multiple Providers
• Low Utilisation
• Low Scalability
• Low Performance
• High Cost
• High Complexity
• Long Lead-times

Network Convergence ‘One Network’

• Carry Multiple Protocols on infrastructure
• Completely bit-rate and protocol transparent
• One management interface
• Maximise utilisation of assets
• Scalability to 320 Gbit/s
• High availability protection schemes
• Solution often costs less than sum of parts

Metro-WDM Benefits

Protocol Independent
Your network will transport virtually any optical signal regardless of protocol.

Secure & Reliable
A combination of AboveNet’s highest quality fibre, network topology, diverse fibre routing and equipment redundancy provide a highly secure and reliable platform for WDM services.

Scalable & Flexible
Increase, add or change the topology of your network. Your network can be easily changed or expanded to meet your future business requirements.

Fully Managed
AboveNet designs, installs, manages, supports and maintains your entire solution.

Wavelength Technology
Wavelength-based metro network equipment provides the flexibility to implement multi-service configurations with protection where necessary.

Strategic Asset
The rapid deployment of new business applications enables your service to be attributed to your business as an asset as opposed to the standard cost associated to services based solutions.