Integra Telecom Introduces MPLS-Enabled VPN and Private Network Services.New Services Help Businesses Maximize Telecom Investment PORTLAND, Ore. -- Integra Telecom Integra Telecom, Inc.[1] is a facilities-based, integrated communications carrier, dedicated to providing a better choice for businesses in eight western states. Inc., a facilities-based, integrated communications provider for business, has added two new products to its portfolio of service offerings. Integra's VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Solutions is an Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN) offering, providing a secure, multi-site, private network telecommunications service In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. . Integra's Network Solutions provides a secure private network transport service. Both new offerings are delivered using Multi-Protocol Label Switching (networking) label switching - A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. (MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. ) technology which allows business customers to combine voice, data and Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. onto a single cost-effective and easy-to-manage IP-based network that scales as their business grows. When combined with MPLS technology, Integra's state-of-the-art, world class fiber network provides customers the security and reliability of private line with the simplicity, speed and scalability of packet-based networks. Integra Telecom's MPLS-enabled offerings are now available in its Arizona, California, Idaho, Minnesota, Nevada, North Dakota North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). , Oregon, Utah and Washington markets. "Integra's MPLS technology gives businesses a competitive edge," said Trent Anderson, vice president of product marketing for Integra Telecom. "These new services allow our customers to maximize their telecom investment by eliminating the excess costs associated with supporting several networks." Integra customers served with MPLS technology maintain the option to control their network or have Integra configure and maintain equipment and routing instructions to best use the network to support, voice, data, video, and other mission-critical applications. The technology is customizable for business networks of all sizes, and locations can be easily added or removed. "As the economy continues to struggle, businesses are evaluating ways to be leaner and more efficient," said Anderson. "The timing couldn't be better for the release of Integra's MPLS technology. These new services are designed to best meet the needs of our customers." Benefits of Integra Telecom's MPLS Technology: * Connect and mesh multiple locations with an array of access types, upgrade bandwidth and change network configuration with minimal effort and cost * Converge multiple applications and traffic types onto a single network * Quality of Service (QoS) tagging or Class of Service (CoS) priority, allow network managers to give voice and other key applications to get the priority they need These new products are currently available in select Integra Telecom service areas. Please visit www.integratelecom.com for availability. About Integra Telecom Integra Telecom Inc. provides voice, data and Internet communications to thousands of business and carrier customers in 11 Western states, including: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The company owns and operates a best-in-class fiber-optic network comprised of metropolitan access networks, a nationally acclaimed tier one Internet and data network, and a 4,700-mile high-speed long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. network. The company has earned some of the highest customer loyalty and customer satisfaction ratings in the telecommunications industry. Primary equity investors in the company include Warburg Pincus Warburg Pincus is a private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. It has been a leading private equity investor since 1971. The firm currently has approximately $14 billion under management, and invests in a range of industries including information and , Banc of America Capital Investors and Boston Ventures. Integra Telecom and Electric Lightwave are registered trademarks of Integra Telecom Inc. For more information, visit www.integratelecom.com. |
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