Intermedia Communications Bridges the Bandwidth Gap Between T1 and T2 Access Lines.Business Editors TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Industry's First Multilink Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. Service and Inverse Multiplexing over ATM Offered Nationwide Bandwidth intensive applications are drastically increasing the demand for capacity, creating a bandwidth and cost gap for small and mid-sized businesses needing access options above T1 services. To close this gap, Intermedia Intermedia - A hypertext system developed by a research group at IRIS (Brown University). Communications (Nasdaq:ICIX), an integrated communications provider, announced that it is rolling out multilink frame relay (MFR MFR, n See myofascial release. ) and inverse multiplexing over ATM (IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting ) access solutions. Starting today, Intermedia is accepting customer orders for MFR and IMA anywhere in the continental U.S. Intermedia will offer a spectrum of data, Internet access See how to access the Internet. , and private line replacement bandwidth options previously unavailable to business customers, without any changes in the customer's network equipment. Intermedia is deploying Advanced Switching Communications' (ASC ASC Ambulatory surgery center, see there ) standards-based technology that bundles multiple T1 lines to provide incremental bandwidth options directly to the business user. By using ASC's equipment with MultiStream(TM) technology, Intermedia combines multiple frame or ATM circuits into scaleable bandwidth increments ranging from 1.5 Mbps to 12 Mbps. Prior to this technology, frame relay and ATM customers that reached capacity with their T1 access service (1.5 Mbps) had only one option for more capacity - moving up to a T3. The T3 access line represents a dramatic increase in bandwidth to 45 Mbps, even though the customer may only need capacity just above a T1. "Service providers' customers require scaleable bandwidth solutions that do not lock them into fixed parameters," said Brian Van Steen, optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. analyst for RHK RHK Ratahallintokeskus (Finnish: Finnish Rail Administration) RHK Ryan Hankin Kent (RHK, Inc. marketing consulting firm) RHK Rigshospitalets Kollegium (Copenhagen, Denmark dorm) . "Multilink frame relay and inverse multiplexing over ATM technologies provide businesses with incremental bandwidth options between traditional T1 and T3 access lines." "Businesses can now choose intermediate speeds for high-traffic sites without having to lease a more expensive T3," said Rich Black, Intermedia's vice president of marketing and corporate strategy. "Intermedia brings fractional T3 services to a segment of users that until now had great difficulty in justifying a T3. Not only are T3 services expensive, but they aren't always available. It can take months to get a T3." Multiprotocol, multilink access service Intermedia has the ability to bundle connections for both ATM and Frame Relay on a port-by-port or customer-by-customer basis. With ASC's MultiStream supporting multiple protocols, Intermedia can flexibly migrate customers to higher broadband speeds using the services they prefer. "The ability to allocate bandwidth on an incremental basis has made frame relay the technology of choice for many businesses looking to move beyond relatively inexpensive T1 leased lines," said Black. "Multilink frame relay and inverse multiplexing over ATM allow smooth upgrades in service levels without requiring major changes to the underlying infrastructure." To view a diagram demonstrating the MFR and IMA network configuration, go to http://www.intermedia.com/company/press/release.cfm?releaseid=367#mfrchart About Intermedia Communications Intermedia Communications (Nasdaq:ICIX) is one of the nation's fastest growing communications companies, and is focused on providing the next generation of integrated, data-centric solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. Intermedia provides more than 90,000 business customers across the nation with broadband data, high-speed Internet access, advanced network and voice services. Intermedia is the largest independent Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ). Headquartered in Tampa, FL, Intermedia is a significant frame relay provider with the densest national network; a top-five systems integration provider; a tier-one Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ); and the nation's largest provider of multi-tenant services. Internet Users: Intermedia news releases, investor contacts and other useful information are available on Intermedia's Web site at www.intermedia.com. 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