Arbinet isn’t just a global wholesale voice provider, the company offers leading IP solutions to the marketplace, providing efficiencies for companies that need bandwidth.  The solution provides the most flexible, non-committed service offering in the marketplace – while gaining access to multiple leading Tier 1 and Tier 2 backbones – simultaneously.

Basically, customers connect to the Arbinet platform with one connection (read:  one cross-connect fee).  This connection brings them into the Arbinet platform, patented technology that optimizes and improves IP transit delivery over the Internet.   Customers can choose to no committment (just billed on burst traffic) or minimal committments as low as 1Mbps and as high as 1Gbps.  Customers choose from 3 different products – depending on their requirements:

• OptimizedIP - Arbinet automatically routes traffic over the best route to the best provider on the platform.  This service measures quality on packet loss, jitter and round-trip delay (latency)  out-performing traditional BGP routing solutions.
• PrimeIP – which provides a one-stop-shop connection to multiple suppliers, allowing buyers flexibility to change among providers to guarantee the best quality for their IP transit solutions.
• SelectIP – comparable to a traditional paid-peering solution for IP Transit buyers.  Again, one connection – one bill – and flexible committments.

The Arbinet IP Solution (no additional AS hop)

The press release issued on October 29th touts the enhancements to the company’s OptimizedIP solution.      OtpmizedIP V2 uses a sophisticated algorithm to test packets across providers’ networks every 15 minutes.  In addition, the service is also available as turnkey software solution that can be deployed in any IP network that requires enhanced performance (without having to interconnect to the Arbient IP Solutions platform).

Arbinet IP Solutions Enhances its OptimizedIP^sm Service

OptimizedIP V2 Provides Efficient Optimized Routing Solutions for Internet Traffic

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, LONDON and HONG KONG –  October 29, 2009– Arbinet Corporation [Nasdaq: ARBX], a leading global provider of innovative voice and IP solutions for buying and selling telecommunications capacity, today announces the release of OptimizedIP^sm V2, an intelligent Layer 2 IP route optimization service that provides enhanced Internet multi-homing.  Through its patented software technology, OptimizedIP V2 offers buyers connectivity to multiple Tier-1 Internet service providers (ISP) via a single connection.  The service provides buyers with a single routing table of aggregated Internet backbones.  Without adding any additional network hops, the solution optimizes network performance by selecting the best route from among multiple providers, solving performance issues associated with traditional BGP and best effort public Internet routing. The service optimizes Internet data delivery to meet the high quality standards required by performance critical applications such as VoIP, gaming and live video.

Increased demand for high quality Internet access continues to grow as more critical applications rely on Internet Protocol (IP) technology.  Traditional BGP provides routing based on the shortest AS path and ignores congestion and key quality metrics such as latency, packet loss and jitter. OptimizedIP V2 addresses these issues by utilizing sophisticated algorithmic configurations to route traffic over the Internet.  The service works by determining test IP addresses for networks from the global BGP routing tables and uses Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) to ping packets to these test addresses.  The results are then analyzed by the OptimizedIP system as often as every 15 minutes.  Routing is prioritized based on lowest packet loss, round trip delay and jitter.  This process occurs for each individual query ensuring that no matter where the packets need to go, they will get to the destination on the optimal and most efficient path.  With only one connection, one routing table and no additional ASN hops, OptimizedIP provides streamlined and optimized Internet service with simultaneous access to multiple suppliers.

 “Although IP transit is largely commoditized, our service and test results prove that not all networks are designed equally, and not all networks provide optimal paths for reliably delivering sensitive data,” commented Sue Su, Vice President of Arbinet Data Services. “Even the best ISP cannot control the entire path to the end host because it depends on its peering and customer networks.  OptimizedIP adds value to our customers’ IP service offerings and helps them to differentiate their services, improve network redundancy, performance and profitability.”

OptimizedIP V2 is also available as a turnkey software solution which can be deployed in any IP network that requires enhanced routing performance. It saves the hassles and cost of in-house manual routing manipulation and engineered optimization.  ISPs and providers of mission critical applications anywhere in the world can take advantage of Arbinet’s intelligent technology to optimize routing among their existing ISP suppliers and offer premium Internet services to their end customers.  The service offers enhanced intelligent tools developed for in-depth network routing analysis and testing.

OptimizedIP is one of three IP solution products offered by Arbinet. Other products include PrimeIP^sm, which provides one-stop IP transit supplier management and SelectIP^sm, an efficient peering solution that offers flexible access to on-net routes of multiple networks via one connection.  All Arbinet’s IP Solutions feature a single interconnect, contract, invoice and support interface, and provides access to multiple suppliers and direct peers without incurring an additional ASN hop.  Arbinet’s IP Solutions are available in Europe, North America and Asia.  The company is offering all new customers who sign up before December 31, 2009 a free trial for a limited time.  For more information please email datasales@arbinet.com or visit www.arbinet.com.

In September 2009, TeleGeography, a trusted source for information and research about the global telecommunications industry, released findings from its Global Internet Geography report published August 2009.   According to the report, though the world has been in a recession since 2008, the international Internet market has not experienced the same effects.

According to TeleGeography, Internet traffic grew 74 percent in 2009, up from 55 percent in 2008.  On the other hand, companies were conservative on network upgrades which caused overcrowded networks and less reliability for some parts of the world.  Compared to the growth of Internet traffic, International Internet bandwidth grew only 64 percent, a slight increase in network utilization – clearly impacting Internet quality.

 It’s hard to put these numbers in context, so let’s take a look at Tinet, formerly the International arm of Tiscali Group.  Tinet is a specialist wholesale provider of global IP Transit and Ethernet Transport solutions.  It happens to be the only pure-play specialist in this market, which makes them a good candidate to review.

According to Tinet, the company has seen steady growth in 2009.  In May, the company was acquired by B.S. Private Equity, one of Italy’s largest private equity firms that is committed to growing the company.  As a testament to the research TeleGeography published, Tinet has experienced growth on its network in the past year.  Just recently, in August 2009, the company announced an expansion of its operations in North America.  The company states that in the previous quarter, the company added 25 long haul backbone circuits across the U.S. and opened three additional network Points of Presence (PoPs) in Newark, New Jersey; Dallas, Texas and Denver, Colorado.

Due to the company’s growth, especially in serving its customers in North America, Tinet announced that it has begun to implement a third Network Operations Center (NOC) in New Jersey, which is scheduled to be completed in 2010.

A staggering figure published by TeleGeography is that global carriers added 9.4 Tbps of new international capacity in 2009 – more than the total capacity of all international Internet links in existence in 2007.

Tinet continues to focus on expanding its network, offering only global IP Transit and Ethernet Transport solutions.  The company provides migration plans and assists its customers and prospects in migrating from IPv4 to IPv6 technology.  They are flexible, customer service oriented and willing to expand, even in tough times, to meet the market demand and assure quality on its backbone network.  That’s a clear message indeed.

For more information about TeleGeography and its report please go to: http://www.telegeography.com/products/gig/index.php

For more information about Tinet’s global IP and Ethernet backbone, its services in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, please visit www.tinet.net.

TELEHOUSE America announces its partnership with Akibia, a leading provider of consulting, integration and support for data center, network and security solutions, who will also present at the company’s next Breakfast on Broadway event to be held November 19^th at 25 Broadway, TELEHOUSE America’s New York City data center facility.   TAMP will also join Akibia to offer attendees insight into High-Availability Disaster Recovery Support and Business Continuity as part of TELEHOUSE America’s positioning as a Total Solution Provider with its Manage-E suite of products and services. 

The full press release is below for your review:

TELEHOUSE America Partners with Akibia to offer its Customers High-Availability                          Disaster Recovery Support

New Service is Just One of TELEHOUSE America’s Manage-E Solutions to be Featured at its‘Breakfast on Broadway’ Event in New York

Staten Island, NY, USA – October 28, 2009– TELEHOUSE America (www.telehouse.com), the United States’ leading provider of dedicated data centers, international Internet exchanges, and  managed IT services along with Akibia, a leading provider of consulting, integration and support for data center, network and security solutions, announce their partnership to offer TELEHOUSE America customers 24/7 high-availability systems’ support for their mission-critical data center needs.

With Akibia, customers of TELEHOUSE America gain access to a 24/7 leading provider of hardware maintenance and operating system support.  Akibia’s services are offered with custom SLAs that cover the leading hardware and software brands including SUN, HP, IBM, Dell, EMC  and others, IT best-in-class logistics and expert field engineering and education services.  Akibia’s multi-vendor systems maintenance services provide a single point of contact for all network, security and data center support needs.  In addition, the company also offers data center relocation services, guaranteeing minimal downtime while optimizing companies’ data center footprints.

TELEHOUSE America continues to leverage best-of-breed partners, such as Akibia, to provide Total Solutions to the global communications marketplace.  “Akibia’s complete data center support services, as well as our consulting, implementation and support on critical network and security solutions is an ideal fit for TELEHOUSE and its customers,” comments Robert Klotz, Vice President of Technology at Akibia.  “Our partnership allows TELEHOUSE to enhance its already robust service offering, providing customers with maximum network uptime, data integrity and greater customer satisfaction.”

“Our vision is to provide the industry, housed within our datacenters and beyond, complete end-to-end managed solutions, which we call Manage-E,” continues Vincent Corley, Sr. Marketing Manager for TELEHOUSE America “The November 19th ‘Breakfast on Broadway’ event at 25 Broadway will clearly communicate multiple components of our managed services portfolio, which continually emphasizes turn-key solutions to aid companies in building solid business planning and practices..”

The ‘Breakfast on Broadway’ event will be held from 8:30am – 11:00am on November 19th at 25 Broadway in New York City.  TELEHOUSE will discuss its Manage-E solutions, providing comprehensive IT Infrastructure and Systems Management.  Akibia will discuss its full life-cycle services, ranging from implementation to on-going system support.  TAMP Systems, one of the few companies worldwide with Certified Business Continuity Vendor (CBCV) certification from the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI), the world-wide leader for education and certifications in Business Continuity Management (BCM) will discuss several areas of business continuity and disaster recovery planning. 

The ‘Breakfast on Broadway’ event is free to attend, however there is limited space.  To register, please visit: http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?431232 or email Vincent Corley at corley@telehouse.com.

About Akibia, Inc.

Akibia provides innovative IT solutions that enable leading companies worldwide to optimize, secure, manage and support their mission-critical infrastructure. As an independent advisor, Akibia partners with its customers to deliver solutions that improve the availability and performance of their data center and security infrastructure. Combining expert consulting, integration and support services with world-class customer service, Akibia helps IT organizations maximize the value of their existing infrastructure, while mitigating risk and reducing complexity. Founded as Polaris Service in 1988 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Akibia is an independent services company with offices throughout the United States and Europe. Contact Akibia at 1-866-4-AKIBIA or www.Akibia.com

About TELEHOUSE America

TELEHOUSE America is the US’s leading provider of dedicated data centers, colocation facilities, international Internet exchanges, managed IT services and disaster recovery solutions.

A stable and trusted pioneer of carrier-neutral data center services, they provide secure, power-protected environments, where clients house and operate their telecommunications and network resources. Companies from a wide range of industries locate their mission critical equipment at Telehouse’s colocation “meet-me-centers” in New York and California; taking advantage of the potential business opportunities that exist from other Telehouse customers. Among the many benefits of colocating with Telehouse is the ability to connect to state-of-the-art peering exchanges in New York (NYIIX) and Los Angeles (LAIIX). Through Manage-E (http://www.Manage-E.com), TELEHOUSE provides a comprehensive suite of solutions – from help desk and hardware support to managed IT infrastructure, security and compliance services – all delivered by expert consulting and operations teams on a global scale and from one point-of-contact.  Additionally, the global availability of TELEHOUSE-branded data centers in 17 cities throughout Asia, North America and Europe, delivers continuous, cost-effective operation of network-dependent, IT infrastructure to businesses around the world. Please visit http://www.Telehouse.com, or contact us at sales@Telehouse.com.

By Jaymie Scotto Cutaia

Here are the top 7 pitfalls to avoid when working with your Public Relations firm to increase your media visibility.

Why 7?   It’s my favorite number and far less of a time-commitment then top 10.  And there is the best selling book, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, which further illustrates that 7 is just great.

So without further adieu– here’s the JS&A Top 7 “Must Avoids” for PR:

7.  Don’t Lie: Sure, it sounds easy enough, and we may have all the best intentions in the world to remain 100% honest 100% of the time, but when a journalist asks a tricky question which might not be within your expertise, just say “I’m not sure, and I will further research this and get back to you,” rather than touting something you might not be 100% certain on.

6.   Don’t Delay: Ok, you know all those silly adages your mom used to say, “don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today” or “The early bird gets the worm” etc.  All true.  Sorry.  Journalists (like all of us) are under tight deadlines – and especially in this day and age when they have content due for their in-print mag, online column and blog site, their deadlines are often fast-approaching.  If you can respond quickly with a quote or a 10-minute chat, even considering how hectic your day is already, it further cements that your company is media-friendly.

5. Don’t Be Vague: If the news isn’t ready for prime-time yet, don’t mention it.  If it is, try to have as many details, such as maps, photos and customer quotes etc.,  available to back it up.  Stats on industry trends, percentages of how much you have increased your sales or sales force and an industry analyst quote are also excellent.

4. Don’t Claim its Newsworthy– When Really…: How often do you see a press release and think, “really?”  It’s not worth the time, energy and expense to announce this particular “news” about a company.  Often companies set “PR Quotas” on their PR team– whereas they must send at least five press releases a month, for example. But here’s our advice: don’t announce it unless it’s worth it.  This will only frustrate your journalists who will opt out of your future news, if they feel they are only getting spammed with stuff that’s not worth their time.

3. Don’t Assume PR Means Wires Only: Sending your press release out on the wires is just one small fraction of the overall media outreach (or at least, it should be).  For example, here at JS&A, we target the ten top media organizations that are perfect for the given news and pre-market the embargoed release, then we distribute via wires, via our personal contacts and via social media (among other of our “secret sauce” activities)– to insure a very large but appropriate net is cast.

2. Don’t Avoid the Power of Social Media: It’s free, it’s got an incredible audience, and if used accurate, it can deliver powerful, targeted results.  Make sure your news is hitting the appropriate groups on LinkedIn, FaceBook, Digg, YouTube, Twitter and more.  If you harness these tools, it can be powerful.

1.  Don’t Forget to Ring the Bell, When Appropriate: When it’s big news, really big news (think acquisitions, for example), build a complete PR campaign around the news.  Don’t expect that one press release will cover it.  Consider html emails, client/prospect communications, internal communications, website revisions, and then staff your team appropriately, to be available when the media comes knocking.  Also consider a media roundtable or road show.  Let us know if you need help with any or all of these things!

So words to end on:  PR is a craft.  And if done right, it can increase your company’s brand power and ultimate net worth.  If done incorrectly, you can damage both you and your company’s credibility with the media and overall marketplace.  Have questions– let us know: pr@jaymiescotto.com.

It was all over the news ‘National Dark Fiber Network Coming Through South Bend, Indiana.’  Metronet fiber, an ecosystem comprised of infrastructure, end-users and service vendors in South Bend, Indiana has been touting the benefits of Allied Fiber’s dark fiber network, which will run through South Bend, IN in its initial phase. 

Allied Fiber’s network will take advantage of railroad right-of-ways to build direct dark fiber connections to cell towers, data centers, businesses and universities along its way. 

“Basically, we are building the dark fiber structure that most emulates the interstate highway system with on-ramps, off-ramps and rest stops,” explains Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber.

Allied Fiber’s network will run through South Bend’s renovated Union Station, a former railroad depot now used as a carrier hotel.  

For the complete article, please read below:

Press Release
National Dark Fiber Network Coming Through South Bend, Ind.
10.26.09, 6:00 AM ET

BusinessWire – It’s not just the St. Joe Valley Metronet that’s big on the high-speed, dark-fiber optic technology that permits it to transmit massive amounts of data in the blink of an eye.

Soon, a company called Allied Fiber will connect the coasts via a similar system, which allows multiple carriers to “light,” or turn on, the dark fiber and control the waves of light on which the information travels.

The first stage of Allied Fiber’s lightning-fast system will link Chicago and New York.

And it will run right through South Bend’s renovated Union Station. The former railroad depot is a so-called “carrier hotel,” a high-security facility where numerous telecom firms operate and where transcontinental fiber converges and connects.

Metronet plays a vital role in Allied Fiber’s bid to link the coasts, as it too is a high-speed dark fiber network exceeding 50 miles, connecting dozens of South Bend-area businesses, hospitals and colleges.

Mary Jan Hedman, Metronet’s executive director, calls Allied Fiber’s decision to go through Union Station great news for the region.

“Thanks to Allied Fiber’s national fiber-optic network and Metronet’s corresponding local network, St. Joseph County will be an even smarter location for data centers than it was before,” says Hedman.

“Moreover, our low cost of power and general affordability make this area more attractive,” she says.

Allied Fiber’s plans to connect Chicago and New York via dark fiber are just the beginning of plans by Hunter Newby. He is a former executive with Telx, a carrier hotel firm that was created at 60 Hudson Street in New York City.

Newby, considered by some a telecommunications visionary, is now CEO of Manhattan-based Allied Fiber.

Taking advantage of railroad right-of-ways, he plans to eventually run fiber to Seattle, up and down the East and West coasts and to other key locations in the United States and Canada via interconnections to multiple long-haul routes along the way.

The system will make it easy to build direct dark fiber connections to cell towers, data centers, businesses and universities along the way.

“Basically, we are building the dark fiber structure that most emulates the interstate highway system with on-ramps, off-ramps and rest stops,” he explains.

He predicted dark fiber running from Chicago to New York will be turned over to customers in South Bend by summer of 2010.

“If South Bend wants to develop as a high-tech center, this will only help,” Newby says. “Moreover, you’ve already got the ‘local knowledge’ in Metronet. The combination of the two is incredibly powerful.”

The dark fiber model

Why is this vitally important to businesses and other entities?

Newby says there is a strong need for more dark fiber in this country, in order to keep up with ever-growing data-transfer demands that have resulted from the information revolution over the past two decades.

“There was enough earlier in this decade,” he says. “Not anymore. If there were, people wouldn’t be complaining that they cannot get access. The dark fiber drought impacts wireless, education, government, enterprise as well as carriers of all sizes.”

This understandably is music to the ears of Metronet’s Hedman and Kevin Smith, president and CEO of Union Station/Global Access Point.

Hedman says she is pleased that the Allied Fiber project is based on a dark fiber “model,” which allows different carriers — not just one monopoly carrier — to access the high-speed dark fiber trunk.

“This will stimulate greater competition, and give businesses in our area more choices to access high-speed dark fiber service,” Hedman explained.

“It should also position St. Joseph County as a viable market to provide services because of the low cost, last-mile access created by our firm, the Metronet. As a not-for-profit entity, we were created as a tool to promote growth and attract new business to the area.” The Metronet is an initiative created by Project Future — an economic development organization of St. Joseph County.

Smith, who set up his carrier hotel in Union Station in the late 1980s, praised Newby for his vision of using ultra-fast fiber to connect the coasts and reach other locations throughout the United States, Canada and beyond.

“By going through Union Station, it will give access to our community to use those fibers for conveying digital services,” he says. “For high-tech companies that are considering locating here, this will give a very cost-effective means to go coast to coast and then connect to other low-cost carriers that go abroad.

“This means we will be on the worldwide super-fast hub, many times faster than typical ‘high-speed’ Internet packages for businesses and corporations,” he says. “It will help level the playing field. It’s kind of like having an international airport locate in your backyard.”

Creating a ‘virtualized Chicago’

Smith says he hopes traders and financial companies located in the Cermak Building in downtown Chicago will consider setting up parallel computing facilities at Union Station.

“Cermak, with 1 million square feet of data center, is the dominant player in the financial industry in Chicago,” says Smith, who noted that he has already held discussions with some companies about setting up shop at Union Station.

“I’m working directly with them to get a ‘virtualized Chicago’ based here,” he says. “I’m talking with them right now about being able to put short run fibers to the Union Station.”

Consequently, instead of co-locating in the Chicago suburbs, the opposite direction from New York, they could parallel compute at Union Station and be closer to Wall Street via Allied Fiber.

With Allied Fiber soon to be a player with its state-of-the-art dark fiber, it should make Union Station “very appealing” to Chicago traders and financiers, Smith says.

“This will allow us to touch more robustly all the assets in Chicago, as well as give a broader reach on a global basis for companies based here,” he says. “This is a very big deal.”

SOURCE: St. Joe Valley Metronet

Blue Waters Group Heather Short-Davis, 574-344-0881

Bjarni Thorvardarson has been awarded a Golden Bridges Award.  This award is given to individuals that have proven to promote partnerships between North America and Ireland.  In this case, Mr. Thorvardarson’s company, Hibernia Atlantic, was recognized for its new, fiber optic cable project called ‘Project Kelvin’.  With this project, Hibernia Atlantic will be the only extensive submarine and terrestrial cable deployment that will directly connect the Island of Ireland to North America.

The complete press release is below for your review:

HIBERNIA ATLANTIC’S CEO RECEIVES A GOLDEN BRIDGES AWARD FOR PROMOTING PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN NORTH AMERICA AND IRELAND 

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- October 16, 2009- Hibernia Atlantic,the only diverse transAtlantic submarine transport cable provider, today announces that its company’s CEO, Bjarni K. Thorvardarson, has been awarded a Golden Bridges Award for promoting partnerships between North America and Ireland through its new, fiber optic cable build development, entitled “Project Kelvin”.  Hibernia Atlantic is the only extensive submarine and terrestrial cable deployment that will directly connect the Island of Ireland to North America.

The award was presented to Mr. Thorvardarson by Valerie Watts, CEO of the Derry City Council during the Irish Echo ‘Gateways to Tomorrow’ Conference in Boston.

“It is an honor to be recognized with a Golden Bridges Award,” states Bjarni Thorvardarson. “And it is privilege to provide local and global businesses access to our secure and ultra low latency capacity to further drive economic development, cooperation and innovative technology.  This award is a testament to the great people of Hibernia working around the clock and I’m proud to accept it on their behalf.”

This historic initiative will add additional and much needed low latency capacity to the Island of Ireland, to further support both local and global companies. Local companies are attracted to the high capacity, extremely secure and reliable network. Businesses can now increase their communications and next-generation Internet service offerings as well as increase their access to a larger marketplace of available service providers. The new network is also attractive to global companies, such as leading financial houses, exchange markets, service providers and media companies, who require fast, low latency bandwidth that avoids traditionally congested routes, such as around the New York and London waterways. 

Hibernia Atlantic recently brought its industry leading fiber optic submarine cable ashore at Portrush, Northern Ireland.  This cable will connect to Hibernia Atlantic’s terrestrial fiber optic ring currently being deployed to 13 towns and cities, including Armagh, Ballymena, Belfast, Castleblayney, Coleraine, Drogheda, Dundalk, Letterkenny, Londonderry, Monaghan, Omagh, Portadown and Strabane. By the end of this year, the cable system will connect to Hibernia Atlantic’s existing transatlantic cable, thereby directly connecting Northern Ireland and the Island of Ireland to both North America and Europe.

For a map of the cable build or more on Hibernia Atlantic, please click here or visit http://www.hiberniaatlantic.com/images/NIrelandMaps5-09_000.jpg.

On October 13th, 2009 Hibernia Atlantic announced that Internap Network Services has added Hibernia to its backbone network.  This is a big step for Internap as it continues to add secure and diverse backbone providers, such as Hibernia Atlantic’s network, to its managed Internet and Content Delivery Network services.  Hibernia Atlantic’s network will provide Internap connectivity solutions between its hubs in the US, Canada and Europe.  Comments from Internap, Hibernia Atlantic and Current Analysis are included in the full release below:  

INTERNAP ADDS HIBERNIA ATLANTIC TO CARRIER DIVERSITY MODEL

 Additional Provider Further Protects Global Customers

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- October 13, 2009- TransAtlantic submarine transport cable provider, Hibernia Atlantic,  today announces it has been added by Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP) (Internap), to its diverse network of backbone providers.  The decision by Internap was designed to further enhance its already robust connectivity between the US, Europe and Canada.  Internap is expanding capacity to its international backbone as part of a previously-stated strategy of investing in its core Performance IP™ services.

Internap’s patented routing technology chooses the best path for content delivery – offering their customers reliability and performance guarantees unmatched in the industry, Internap delivers and distributes applications and content for more than 3,000 companies over its managed Internet and Content Delivery Network (CDN).  With the addition of Hibernia to the “best-path” options available within this architecture, Internap’s private network backbone solution is even less susceptible to failures in the rather unlikely event that more than one of its other providers were to experience simultaneous outages.

“Internap is always looking for ways to build in redundancy and reliability while reducing costs,” said Eric Cooney, President and CEO of Internap.  “Hibernia Atlantic’s security, diversity and flexibility met our requirements for inclusion as part of our network. 

“Hibernia’s network offers Internap a reliable, yet cost-effective, option between its hubs in the US, Canada and Europe.  The addition of Hibernia also reflects Internap’s growth on a global level.  We are proud to have been chosen by Internap because they pick only the best providers to be a part of their network,” says Eric Gutshall, EVP of Sales and Marketing for Hibernia Atlantic.

“Hibernia Atlantic’s network of local and regional networks in North America and Europe, coupled with its recent capacity upgrade, leave the carrier well-positioned to meet the rapidly increasing bandwidth demand that will be driven by increasing consumer demand for video services,” said Cindy Whelan, principal analyst, Telecom Services for Current Analysis.  “Internap’s selection of Hibernia Atlantic for its international backbone builds upon Internap’s reputation for provisioning the most secure, reliable avenue to serve customers today and demonstrates anticipated growth in the future.”

For the complete Hibernia Atlantic TransAtlantic and European network map and service offerings, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

For Hibernia Atlantic’s company information, please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

Allied Fiber’s CEO Hunter Newby is interviewed by TMCNet’s Erik , Linask.  Hunter introduces the Allied Fiber model to Erik as he describes its network design.  Allied Fiber’s network will have both a long haul and complimentary short-haul system that is specifically built to support mobile communications, wireless backhaul, microwave backhaul, 4G communications, and more. 

 Newby discusses the vast misconception that there’s already enough fiber and explains why this is no longer the case.  In addition, Allied Fiber will be the first new long-haul network system to be built in the past decade.

Want to know more?  View the clip in its entirety here:

Hunter Newby and Erik Linask

 http://www.tmcnet.com/tmc/videos/default.aspx?vid=1374

About Allied Fiber (www.alliedfiber.com):

Allied Fiber, with its financial sponsor Corinthian Capital Group, is designing, building, and operating the most advanced national dark fiber network. Combining wireless towers, modern and abundant fiber, regeneration and colocation facilities, Allied Fiber is connecting local, regional, national and international wireline and wireless networks to major telecommunications hubs and Internet backbones throughout the United States.

The Allied Fiber network is the first of its kind designed to serve the needs of the Nation, including under-served and unserved areas of the country. Through its latest generation, high speed carrier neutral fiber-optic backbone, Allied Fiber provides cost effective access to carriers and end-users alike through an open architecture design. In addition, the Allied Fiber network route is lined with carrier neutral colocation and regeneration facilities and cell towers with fiber to the tower, enabling next generation mobile communications services throughout the country.

The Allied Fiber team is a collection of experts in the fields of communications, energy systems, network construction and Finance. The team is dedicated to building and providing access to an abundant supply of dark fiber, wireless towers and neutral colocation facilities in areas around the Nation where it is most needed.