Alpheus Communications In The News
ALPHEUS LAUNCHES NEW ETHERNET PRODUCTS
Products tailored to needs of both enterprise and carrier customers
HOUSTON, TEXAS, October 3, 2007— Alpheus Communications,
operator of datacenters and an extensive fiber optic network across
Metro Texas, announced today that it has begun selling new product
solutions utilizing carrier-class Ethernet technologies. These solutions
will allow Alpheus customers to bypass more expensive and slower legacy
network protocols used for local access.
To help customers lower operating costs, enhance scalability, and
develop flexible network options, Alpheus deployed a core Multi Protocol
Label Switching (“MPLS”) network that is redundant and
carrier grade. To compliment this network, Alpheus developed a last-mile
Ethernet tool kit that utilizes Ethernet over copper, Ethernet over
NxT1 and Ethernet over wireless technologies. Alpheus worked with
leading vendors to develop these products, specifically, Foundry Networks
for the MPLS core, Ceterus Networks for NxT1, Hatteras Networks for
Ethernet over Copper, and DragonWave for Ethernet over wireless.
“We utilize the inherent speed and versatility of Ethernet
to meet the needs of our enterprise and carrier customers alike,”
said Francisco Maella, Chief Operating Officer of Alpheus. Ethernet
addresses a wide range of Layer 2 networking needs, including point-to-point,
point-to-multipoint, and any-to-any Wide Are Network (“WAN”)
connectivity.
Today’s IT managers are turning to Ethernet as a platform for
the convergence of Internet, data, voice and video. Ethernet is also
being widely adopted as the transport architecture of choice. Maella
continued, “Ethernet has the power to span metropolitan and
regional footprints with highly scalable solutions, removing the longstanding
bottleneck between the local area network and the wide area network.”
For more information, visit www.alpheuscommunications.com.
About Alpheus Communications
Alpheus provides DS1 through OC192 connectivity, Gigabit Ethernet
and managed waves across a competitive, carrier-grade, deep metro
Texas fiber network, with facilities in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas,
Fort Worth, Austin & Corpus Christi. We offer colocation, data
center and DIA services with cross connection to most wireless providers,
AT&T and major Competitive Access Providers.
