C&W is in the process of building a MPLS-based,
OC-192, single-hop coast to coast backbone. It's going
to be sick.... Actually, I think the OC-192 is already
in place and MPLS single-hop stuff is coming up. The
OC-192 might even be pumped up to something higher....
*drool*******
--- John Neiberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We are currently multihomed to Sprint and Verio, and
> I'm not very happy with Verio's stability so far.
> When their contract comes up, we're considering
> dropping them and moving to a different provider.
> I've done some preliminary research on UUNet, Global
> Crossing, AT&T, and Cable & Wireless. I've dropped
> UUNet from consideration because their T-1 prices
> are not competitive at all.
>
> At this time, my preference order is C&W, GC, and
> then AT&T. Do any of you have any experience with
> these companies that you'd like to share?
>
> Stability and customer service are *BIG* issues with
> us, and so far Verio doesn't rank very high with us
> in either category. I remember seeing a post a
> while back that said "Verio=downtime". Well, we
> haven't too much of a problem with local downtime,
> but there have been some days where our prefix was
> unreachable the entire day from portions of Verio's
> network. Needless to say, that is unacceptable
> performance.
>
> Any thoughts or opinions on this topic would be
> greatly appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> John
>
>
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