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Time Warner Telecom Connects UNM To New Mexico Gigapop

Time Warner Telecom, a provider of managed voice and data networking solutions for businesses in Albuquerque and 43 other U.S. metropolitan areas, announced the successful installation of Gigabit-speed Ethernet Internet and data transport services for the University of New Mexico (UNM).

Under terms of the three-year, $1.1 million service contract, Time Warner Telecom is delivering a custom solution, with diverse SONET dual entry and scalability to the University.

"This service delivers significant competitive advantages to UNM in accessing new technology, research and development, and advanced networking solutions," said Art St. George, manager of Advanced Technologies at the University of New Mexico. "These advantages will benefit the University and, ultimately, New Mexico businesses."

The Time Warner Telecom Ethernet service establishes redundant transmission capability and scalability for UNM while delivering access to the New Mexico GigaPop. A Gigapop site is a network access point that supports data transfer rates of at least 1 Gb per second to access high speed networks that are often used to develop advanced Internet technologies like telemedicine, digital libraries and virtual laboratories.

Time Warner Telecom is delivering two 100 Mbps Ethernet Internet connections from the University's Computer Information Resources and Technology (CIRT) location to a Time Warner Telecom co-location facility and to the Internet.

One of the main goals of this service is to deliver UNM connections to the National LambdaRail (NLR), a major initiative of U.S. research universities and private sector technology companies to provide a national infrastructure for research and experimentation in networking technologies and applications.

"The Time Warner Telecom service has increased our Internet bandwidth five-fold, while proving highly reliable and cost effective for us," St. George said. "The high-speed capabilities we now have, helps put UNM on the national map for broadband connectivity. And the planned installations will support our ability to deliver advanced networking solutions."

"We offer improved value and service that is unique to Albuquerque businesses," said Rick Corbett, general manager for Time Warner Telecom in New Mexico. "Whether it be a small business, large enterprise, healthcare facility, financial entity, higher education institution, government office, or military installation, the need to connect to additional offices and businesses across town or across country is extremely important. Time Warner Telecom delivers high-speed connections to meet these needs better than any other with our metro Ethernet and integrated data and voice solutions."

Time Warner Telecom's metro Ethernet Native LAN service uses Cisco equipment and has been designated a Cisco Powered Network service, signifying that this service is built around Cisco's industry leading technology.