Alpheus Invites Carriers to Get Connected in Texas; Metrolocity Peering connects carriers to carriers.HOUSTON Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; -- Alpheus is already well known for the depth of its metro Texas transport, but now its customers can enjoy next generation connectivity with each other as well. Alpheus has developed Metrolocity, a new peering product that provides a robust, secure, and efficient way for carriers to exchange voice, data or video in a cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. way. Think of Metrolocity as a virtual meet-me-room with flexible, automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. cross-connections. Metrolocity peering will allow carriers to easily exchange traffic with other carriers while saving time and money by: --Utilizing their current Alpheus HUB circuits --Avoiding the cost of building facilities to other carriers --Reducing the cost of co-location or high-priced monthly cross-connect fees --Using an order process that is simple, automated and familiar Metrolocity provides direct connection with a diverse group of established and emerging competitive communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. and network-intensive enterprises at bandwidth speeds from DS-1 to OC-12. While all Alpheus customers are eligible to participate, all Metrolocity peerings are made by mutual agreement. Alpheus is the business-class backbone for Texas, and when Metrolocity is combined with other Alpheus product offerings, bypass just became a lot easier. To learn more about Metrolocity or how Alpheus fulfills bandwidth needs, call 1-877-ALPHEUS or 1-877-257-4387, or visit us on the Web at www.alpheuscommunications.com. About Alpheus Communications L.P. Alpheus operates an extensive, competitive, deep metro fiber network in Texas, with facilities in Houston, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin. Across that network, Alpheus provides DS-1 through OC-192 connectivity, Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. and Managed Waves. Alpheus also provides co-location services inside carrier-grade facilities, with cross connection to most wireless providers, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. , and major Competitive Access Providers. |
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