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Capitalizing on Efficiencies of Ethernet Wide Area Transport
"The introduction of EtherSphere establishes Global Crossing as a leader in global Ethernet VPLS."
Rena Bhattacharyya
Research Manager
IDC
Ethernet is rapidly becoming the primary communications technology for organizations of all sizes. Most businesses already have Ethernet-based local area networks [LANs]. By extending Ethernet beyond the office or campus to the metropolitan-area, region or around the globe, businesses gain greater reliability, performance, and flexibility compared to other wide area network [WAN] transport methods and, often, at lower cost.
Ethernet has become the preferred transport for advanced services, such as IP telephony, video streaming, medical imaging, and data storage. Ethernet is popular because of its reliability, the ease of adding bandwidth in small increments, and interoperability with traditional broadband access technologies used over the WAN. In addition, because Ethernet is a mature technology, most enterprises already have people on staff with Ethernet management skills so they can avoid operational expenditures for training and hiring.
Global Crossing EtherSphere™ Wide Area Network Solutions deliver flexibility and
global reach. EtherSphere enables a Virtual Private LAN Service [VPLS] that provides the flexibility needed to decrease
network management costs, to provide diversity, and to improve connectivity among
geographically dispersed locations. EtherSphere is a complementary service to Global
Crossing's MPLS IP VPN service and offers enterprises and service providers a complete
solution set for extending network reach. As an Ethernet service, EtherSphere is
a readily-understood technology that leverages the knowledge and skills of today's enterprise IT organizations.
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