National Backbone
The US Net national backbone will connect major US cities with
one of the fastest, most reliable connections available today. Customers
will enjoy unparalled speed and security for all of their Internet
applications.
Once completed, the US Net backbone will route and carry customer traffic
across the US Net network, rather than route it directly
to the public Internet in the originating city. By carrying
the traffic on its own network, US Net can handoff customer
data closer to its destination, and in the case of businesses with
offices in more than one US Net city, can provide end-to-end
service to the customer. The end-result is that less
customer data traffic will have to traverse the public Internet. This
means fewer router hops, less congestion and a higher level of service
for our customers.
Customers, regardless of size or service, will benefit from the
US Net national backbone in one or more of three ways. First,
the backbone will enable the Company to offer new services such
as IP Virtual Private Networks (IP VPN), long-haul private
line services and Class Of Service (COS) features. Second,
it will enable customers to purchase services with Service Level
Guarantees (SLA), wherein US Net will guarantee availability
minimums and latency maximums for customers with mission critical
applications. Finally, it will enable US Net to
reduce network costs, and thereby offer high-quality services to
all of our customers at competitive prices.
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