Integra Telecom enhances Ethernet Services for businesses

US communications services provider Integra Telecom has expanded its Ethernet services product portfolio to reach over 400,000 businesses. The network will be availabile on 1 October, Integra's Ethernet services will be available via EoC, in more than 120 central offices and are also available via EoTDM in nearly 300 central offices throughout the west. This expands on Integra's current Ethernet Service offering which is available via fibre delivery over its 3,000 route miles of metro fibre and 5,000 miles of long-haul fibre. The expansion enables large, enterprise customers solve business needs, including PoP connectivity, multiple-point connectivity, business continuity, and access to cloud services. The expansion will also include the network management for fault detection and monitoring, online customer portal for performance management, bandwidth allocation and class of service modifications, SLA's and bandwidth 3 Mbps up to 10 Gbps. Future enhancements to the Ethernet services product portfolio include E-LAN for fully meshed applications, and participation in Ethernet Exchanges. In addition, Integra is increasing data rates for EoC access, extending bandwidth up to 100 Mbps.