(1888PressRelease)
September 27, 2009 - AboveNet Chief Technology Officer, Rajiv Datta, said, “We are offering this guarantee of ultra-low latency performance to provide our most demanding customers the assurance they need for their critical applications. They require industry-leading low latency coupled with the highly reliable, high performance networks that we design and implement for them.”
There are a growing number of latency sensitive applications (such as VoIP and video) that impact end users across industries. In addition to providing a high performance option to these customers, AboveNet’s Agility Guarantee is designed to meet the stringent requirements of industry segments such as:
Financial Services Algorithmic Trading
Energy/Oil Futures Trading
Live Gaming Environments
Media & video applications
“AboveNet is naturally positioned to provide ultra-low latency performance due to our fiber-intensive delivery model, and our focus on high bandwidth customers,” Mr. Datta said. “By offering these services with direct routing and minimal equipment interfaces, we can offer round-trip latencies as low as sub-1 millisecond for some of our services, which I believe is unmatched in the industry.”
The program uses real-world metrics, instead of averages and one-way trip measurements:
All guarantees are provided as round-trip delay values
Guarantees apply for the end-to-end service, not just the POP-POP component
Guarantees represent maximum values, not an “average” number
AboveNet’s Metro Services portfolio includes: (a) Metro Wave services which provide customers a completely private WDM-based network offering the ultimate in security, scalability and operational control, and (b) Metro Ethernet services which provide private and non-private options, including a range of reserved and guaranteed bandwidth availability choices.
About AboveNet, Inc.
AboveNet, Inc. provides high bandwidth connectivity solutions for business and carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in and among 15 top U.S. metro markets and London. AboveNet's network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care, retail and government.
MaryBeth Nance
Executive Director of Business Development & Marketing
mnance ( @ ) above dot net
571-262.2865
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