Broadband Comparison

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Symmetrical Speeds

Business Ethernet

ADVANTAGES
Robust SLAs; 99.99% guaranteed uptime (increases to
100% with Proactive Monitoring or Failover)
Mission-critical performance
Engineered to support Quality of Service
Symmetrical download and upload speeds up to 135x135 Mbps
Loop bonding provides resiliency to ensure that if one loop in
a bundle fails, the remaining circuits will continue to function
Faster speeds than bonded T1s at a lower cost

Businesses that require more bandwidth than a Bonded T1

for large file uploads and downloads, such as:
Multimedia applications, including voice and video
Remote workers connecting to a main office
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Server/application hosting

Asymmetrical Speeds

CONNECTIVITY TYPE

True business-class alternative to cable service:

Business-class SLAs; 99.90% guaranteed uptime
(increases to 99.99% with Proactive Monitoring or Failover)
Dedicated vs. shared bandwidth
Engineered to support Quality of Service/Class of Service
More reliable site prequalification than cable
Nationwide availability in 50 major metro markets

Businesses that need affordable service with fast download

speeds, but dont require fast upload speeds, such as:
Organizations without any servers on premises
Locations that run non-mission-critical applications
Branch offices that access applications from headquarters
Remote office locations that do not upload a lot of content

T1

Robust SLAs; 99.99% guaranteed uptime (increases to 100%

with Proactive Monitoring or Failover)
Symmetrical download and upload speeds of up to 12 Mbps with
our Bonded T1 service
No distance-sensitivity from central office

Businesses that have multiple offices and need symmetrical

upload and download speeds; also those that require
mission-critical reliability. T1 provides the speed and
performance necessary for Voice Services and multiple
Internet users or users who download streaming media
applications.

DSL

Download speeds up to 20 Mbps

Cost-effective
99.5% uptime guarantee

Businesses that run primarily non-mission-critical

applications and need affordable service with fast download
speeds, but dont require fast upload speeds.

DS3/OCx

Robust SLAs; 99.99% guaranteed uptime (increases to 100% with

Proactive Monitoring and Failover)
Symmetrical bandwidth options up to multi-Gigabit speeds

Businesses that require maximum performance, extreme

speed, and service backed by robust SLAs and an expert
customer support team.

Wireless

100% nationwide coverage

3G and 4G LTE network technologies
Always-on access for business applications
1 Mbps download speeds and 100 kbps upload speeds
Routable static IP addressing

Businesses that need an affordable business-class

broadband connection for:
Remote workers and teleworkers
Remote locations where DSL and Cable access are unavailable
Temporary access at new locations while waiting for wireline
broadband to be installed
A fully redundant backup solution

Satellite

Offers an alternative to terrestrial access

Symmetrical bandwidth options up to multi-Gigabit speeds

Businesses that have a highly distributed workforce and

locations in areas where terrestrial access is unavailable.
Also, businesses that want to supplement their traditional
terrestrial access services.

Cable

Extensive nationwide coverage

Businesses looking for affordable yet high-bandwidth

access that can tolerate best-effort service availability and
unspecified uptime guarantees.

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