Systems/Enterprise:
LEVEL 3 ANNOUNCES NEW CUSTOMER
AGREEMENTS FOR GRID SUPPORT
Level 3 Communications Inc, announced it has signed network services
agreements with The George Washington University, The University of Oregon
and Southern Crossroads.
"Driven by grid computing and other evolving applications, we're seeing
increasing demand for bandwidth in the research and academic community," said
Robert Hagens, senior vice president of Architecture and Deployment for Level
3.
"We're pleased to be working closely with a growing number of research and
academic organizations in the U.S. and Europe. Level 3 has become a leader in
providing the research and academic community with cost-effective, customized
broadband services that deliver unsurpassed network reliability, scalability
and control."
Under the terms of their respective agreements, The George Washington
University has purchased metropolitan dark fiber services, and the University
of Oregon has purchased (3)CrossRoads Internet access and private line
services. The Southern Crossroads (SoX), a research and education network
aggregator based in Atlanta, will be using private line and (3)CrossRoads
services to provide Internet access and other broadband services to the
University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University.
Founded in 1997, SoX is designed to facilitate access to current and future
digital communications services for education, research and economic
development within the southeast region and across the United States.
Broadband Infrastructure and IP Services Level 3 offers intercity and
metropolitan dark fiber and colocation services in the U.S. and Europe.
The company has constructed and operates local fiber networks in 27 U.S.
and
nine European markets, comprising more than 2,100 route miles and connecting
more than 550 buildings, including carrier hotels, third-party colocation
facilities and ILEC central offices. Level 3 sells dark fiber to government,
financial, academic, and research institutions for high-bandwidth needs that
demand security, rapid deployment, and cutting edge technology.
The company operates a 10-gigabit IP backbone that spans 57 North American
markets and 16 European markets and is accessible from more than 550 traffic
aggregation points.
Level 3 has achieved a superior cost structure and class of service
capability
by being the first network to leverage MPLS technology consistently throughout
the core. Scalable interconnection capacity with every major IP backbone
provider ensures uncongested connectivity to the global Internet.
About Level 3 Communications
Level 3is an international communications and information services company.
The company operates one of the largest Internet backbones in the world, is
one of the largest providers of wholesale dial-up service to ISPs in North
America and is the primary provider of Internet connectivity for millions of
broadband subscribers, through its cable and DSL customers.
The company offers a wide range of communications services over its 20,000-
mile broadband fiber optic network including Internet Protocol (IP) services,
broadband transport, colocation services, and patented Softswitch-based
managed modem and voice services.
The company offers managed IP and information services through its
subsidiaries, Genuity Managed Services, (i)Structure and Software
Spectrum.
http://www.Level3.com
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