Friday, January 17, 2014

All about WAVE

Optical Wavelength Service

Overview

Hi 

I hope you had a great year and I want to let you know that we appreciate your business and look forward to working with your company in 2014. You have probably seen quite few advertisements for Optical Wavelength Service by now and might wonder what in the heck the big deal is, so I have put together some FAQ's which might help better understand why we think this is such a hot service (see below). The bottom line is that we are selling full Gig (1000MB) loop+port for under $3k in small towns like Grand Forks, ND and Corvallis, OR. Our ISP customer have great things to say about CenturyLink IP but if you prefer to choose your own upstream IP provider then just order a 1GIG wave to a carrier hotel for around $2k and get your bandwidth as low as $1 per meg (or less). If 1GIG is not enough then just add about $1k and you can get 10GIG and have room to breath.

The only down side is that everyone of these deals requires engineering checks and must be run through special pricing which takes about 5-10 business days. Sounds complicated but CTG3 makes it easy since all you have to do is email your site address to quotes@ctg3.com and we will handle the rest.

Take care and we look forward to doing business in 2014!
Brian

Frequently Asked Questions:

  1. Where is CenturyLink wavelength service available?
    Wavelength service is widely available within the 14-state legacy Qwest territory where wave gear is deployed in the central office. You can search for WAVE services on the CTG3 website using the CarrierFinder tool (we think it is an fantastic tool and take full credit for it).

    Another good source is the Access Alliance portal. You can find the central offices which have wave gear under Optical Wavelength service - QC and the Longhaul POPs located under Optical Wavelength service - QCC

    CenturyLink also has Wavelength service outside the 14-state region in the major markets and can also use other carriers to deliver last mile if required.
     
  2. What speeds are available with wave service?
    Most transport speeds sold are either 1GIG or 10GIG. 1GIG transport requires a minimum of 100MB commit level for Internet bandwidth and 10GIG transport requires a minimum of 1GIG Internet bandwidth. 40GIG can also be delivered in certain areas and 100GIG will be coming in the future.
     
  3. What services use this technology?
    Primary services used for this is Dedicated Internet and Private Line Ethernet transport
     
  4. What kind of Wave gear does CenturyLink use within the Central office?
    Tellabs and Infinera are the primary manufactures that are used to deliver this service to the central office.
  5. What is the process to get pricing?
    Send the customer name, service address, and bandwidth requirements to quotes@ctg3.com and we will request an engineering study using a CNDC request and pricing via offer management.

    You can also submit your quote request via our website at www.ctg3.com This process typically takes 5-10 business days but is worth the wait.
  6. How do we get the best pricing possible?
    We seen best price points when asking for a full GIG port rather than fractional. For instance, a full GIG port may be the same price as a 300MB commit. If you do not need that much bandwidth then you still may want to check out higher commit levels. For instance, 200MB might be similar to the price of 100MB.

    It also helps if the site already has CenturyLink fiber installed since this will lower the loop pricing to the very best rates.

    Many times, it is just a matter of working closely with offer management so that we can get the very best price available. It tends to be more of an art than an science.

    If this service is terminated in an approved data center the pricing can be dramatically lower since there is no charge for local access on the data center side of the service.
     
  7. How is this service terminated?
    Normally this service is delivered using a fiber distribution panel with no CPE located on site and is generally provisioned as 1000Base-LX at 1310nm unless otherwise specified for extended reach requirements.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet
  8. How can we learn more about this technology?
    Contact brian@ctg3.comfor a training session.

    View a video training we conducted called "Optical Wavelength for dummies".
    Read about this service in the products section of the Access Alliance portalunder Optical Wavelength Service - QC and Optical Wavelengh Service QCC.



Monday, March 25, 2013

Fiber to the Customer Promotion For Metro Ethernet and IQ Internet and Private Port

Regional availability for promo:
In-Region Only


Products
Metro Ethernet -QC
IQ Networking Internet Port and Private Port



Eligible dates
July 11 - June 30, 2013
  • Target mid and larger-sized organizations: Select, Strategic, Premier,GES, Channel Alliance, Federal with locations in the QC 14-state region that are situated along fiber to the node (FTTN) and cell site (FTTC) routes
  • Offers increased bandwidth availability at greater price discounts with streamlined implementation
  • Easily pre-qualify customers without AQCB processing
  • Valid only from July 11, 2011 through June 30, 2013

 
Metro Ethernet QC Promotional Pricing*
Bandwidth (MBPS)36 Month Discount on MRC60 month Discount on MRCNRC
20 Mbps0%0%Waived
40 Mbps0%0%Waived
50 Mbps0%0%Waived
70 Mbps0%0%Waived
100 Mbps0%0%Waived
200 Mbps15%15%Waived
300 Mbps20%20%Waived
400 Mbps20%20%Waived
600 Mbps20%20%Waived
1000 Mbps30%30%Waived
Special Construction Offer*
(Applies to IQ & QC QMOE Only)
0 - 1500 ft. from FTTN backbone fiberWaived
1501 - 2000 ft. from FTTN backbone fiber$22,000
 
FTTC IQ Internet and Private Port Pricing*
 Bandwidth (MBPS)Internet PortPrivate Port
Port MRCLoop MRCNRCTotal MRCPort MRCLoop MRCNRCTotal MRC
10 Mbps$650$600Waived$1,250$744$600Waived$1,344
20 Mbps$728$672Waived$1,400$833$672Waived$1,505
50 Mbps$832$768Waived$1,600$952$768Waived$1,720
100 Mbps$1,040$960Waived$2,000$1,190$960Waived$2,150
200 Mbps$1,664$1,536Waived$3,200$1,904$1,536Waived$3,440
300 Mbps$3,380$1,820Waived$5,200$3,718$1,820Waived$5,538
600 Mbps$3,380$3,120Waived$6,500$3,868$3,120Waived$6,988
1000 Mbps$4,680$4,320Waived$9,000$5,355$4,320Waived$9,675
* 3 and 5 year term commitments only
 Effective 7/11/11 - 06/30/13
  • Scalable bandwidth at promotional rates with easy customer qualification
  • No hassles of upfront AQCB processing
  • FTTC REQUESTS SUBMITTED TO THE CNDC WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PROMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION. THE FTTC PROGRAM COORDINATOR WILL HANDLE THE AQCB NUMBER COORDINATION.
  • New Fiber Access available for Metro Ethernet and ELA to IQ locations that are within 2000' of a metro fiber route.
  • Sales Engineers qualify location via QVO Mapping Tool.
  • Locations that qualify are Project Managed.
  • Please see FTTC Promotional Sales Job Aid for ordering.
  • Complete PM Engineering Handoff if site qualifies.

Zayo Receives ACM Comptel Award for Wholesaler Excellence

Need private line - Count on Zayo

 March 14, 2013 – Zayo Group has been awarded the 2013 U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Carrier Report Card Award by ATLANTIC-ACM. The award is based on the 2013 edition of ATLANTIC-ACM's U.S. Long Haul Wholesale Carrier Report Card, a series of ratings of telecommunications carriers by wholesale customers. Zayo won in the “Provisioning” category for superior performance in delivering new services to customers.


Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Why Level3

The Biggest Game of the Year – Delivered in HD


It takes a world-class team to make it to the big game. And it takes a world-class network provider to deliver the broadcast. For 24 consecutive years, the league and broadcasters have relied on Level 3 Communications to deliver the most-watched television event of the year.

Level 3 connected the venue directly to its fiber-optic network and provided the live high-definition (HD) television broadcast video services to CBS Sports for Super Bowl XLVII.  Using the Level 3® Vyvx® VenueNet+SM solution, Level 3 provided CBS with fully diverse, end-to-end on-net service. 

Click HERE to see how the Super Bowl is delivered to you in less than 20 seconds

Why Level 3 for the NFL?  Why Level 3 for your customers ?  Here’s why:
·         Fiber – We have one of the world’s largest fiber optic networks which spans over 160,000 miles across the North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We can bring fiber into your customers’ building; into your suite!
·         Internet – Level (3) is the # 1 ranked internet backbone in every single major region of the world that your customers’ data needs to travel to!  This means that we provide more connectivity to broadband end-users in each and every region of the world (North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Australia & even Africa).  Don’t just take my word for it; take a look at the latest Renesys Rankings and CAIDA Rankings analyst review of all Internet Providers!
·         MPLS– Level (3) provides MPLS service on a Private IP only fiber network. Your customer can access 500 global markets on a Separate, Secure, & Fast network!
·         SIP – Level (3) provides an excellent suite of industry leading SIP services. Level 3 delivers billons of minutes of wholesale and enterprise local and long distance calls.
·         Collaboration – Level (3) provides Unified Communications, Audio Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Video Conferencing, and Webcasting Solutions.  Expand the reach of your customers’ business and help them save money at the same time.

As a Level 3 partner, you and your customers have access to a network that’s designed to deliver – and a team conditioned to ensure – mission critical content year after year, even under pressure from the industry’s most demanding, “can’t fail” traffic, including events like the Super Bowl.

For more about Level 3's services give me a call

Brian
360-314-7641

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Globalinx SIP - Great coverage, price and service..


GLOBALINX®
Now you can connect to your IP-PBX and LAN over a single access connection to your
your PRIs, enhancing service control, and improving business continuity – while taking full
advantage of your IP based PBX phone system functionality.


KEY BENEFITS
Dedicated network serving your IP-PBX, without  the need for expensive T-1 PRIs
     • Reduces monthly line expense
     • Minimal initial investment
     • Reduces administrative expense
Leverages existing investment in legacy PBX Systems and phones
Adds full SIP Trunking functionality while maintaining current user environment for easy
implementation
Easy to use dashboards make the management and use of Hunt Groups and other
capabilities intuitive and easy to implement
Disaster recovery solution to redirect incoming calls to destination of customer’s choice
as needed
Real time Out of Service porting between sites via Comm Pilot Manager supports the
Free Local and IntraLATA calling and between GLOBALINX®
 customers anywhere in the world included.

Price:
Less than 12 Trunks:
$15.45 MRC per Trunk

More than 12 Trunks:
$13.45 MRC per Trunk
NRC:
$54.95 per Trunk
Intrastate and Interstate rates vary by volume. Please see Quotrak for detailed pricing.
Professional included with every order

Centurylink - Integrated Access


Integrated Access Need for Speed Promotion
(formerly 16-line 2xDS1 IA Promotion)


Applies to Integrated Access packages with 2x, 3x, or 4x DS1 bandwidth (bonded), with Internet, Private or Enhanced port option Integrated Access provides both voice and data services via dynamically allocated bandwidth managed by Integrated Access Device CPE (included in MRC). Additionally, buckets of IPLD minutes are included at no additional charge, depending on the customer?s purchase choice.
May NOT be combined with the following offers: IA Customer Retention, WB / WO 25% Off for First 4-Months, 4x4 LD , CenturyLink iQ Analog or Digital VoIP A la Carte , or ANY CenturyLink iQ Networking promotional offer.
Assumes $200 Loop in Q.Pricer
$21/MRC for each additional Line equal to or greater than 17-Lines
3-Year term only.
Adtran IAD only.
Legacy Qwest, In-Region, In-Franchise territory only
Product(s)
Integrated Access

Eligible through December 31, 2013

Mammoth - Upgraded for the future of Ethernet


Mammoth Networks has completed a network upgrade this August that includes expansion in a dozen cities throughout the American West. The core upgrade increases Mammoth's network five-fold, with nine key sites upgraded to 10Gbps fiber including Albuquerque, New Mexico, Billings, Montana and Spokane Washington.

Mammoth contracted with Zayo for access to long-haul fiber, and deployed Brocade equipment in a VPLS configuration. The result is a highly-scalable network focused on low-latency and the most direct routes. Zayo's unique fiber routes in the Rocky Mountain region perfectly complement Mammoth's footprint. Mammoth's network is centered around the least-populated states in the Union, and has a rural market focus.

Prior to the native Ethernet upgrade, Mammoth combined traditional SONET, wave and switched Ethernet services to connect company equipment in these nine core Points of Presence.

"We were excited to complete this project," stated Jeremy Malli, Mammoth's CTO. "We are ready for the next three years of growth, and the focus on latency is key to our Ethernet success." Malli explained the 10Gbps speed upgrades enabled Mammoth to also migrate traditional ATM onto the Ethernet core using pseudowire. Malli relayed, "Our network has layers, supporting everything from Frame Relay to ATM to Ethernet to wave. The fact we stacked ATM onto our Ethernet core with full self-healing capabilities shows how nimble we are."

Mammoth utilizes private network between POPs, allowing their clients to build custom networks across multiple locations, throughout multiple telecom boundaries. Mammoth's project will support Ethernet coverage in three additional states, providing Mammoth's partners access to Ethernet in more than 120 additional cities in Montana, Oregon and Washington.

The network upgrades come at a key time for Mammoth, with company revenues increasing between two and six percent each month. Mammoth's growth has been consistent since early 2008, reflective of the company's network demands and increased Ethernet traffic. The company is pioneering Ethernet aggregation, allowing multiple national, regional and local carriers to talk to each other through Mammoth.

Mammoth acts as a one-stop shop for provisioning, billing and support. The company prides itself in supporting legacy services alongside newer, IP-based services. As a facilities-based aggregator of wholesale data services, Mammoth provides service across the contiguous 48 states and Canada. Mammoth simplifies Wide Area Networking by consolidating multiple access technologies and carriers onto a single network, and delivering to their Partners over a single interface. The privately-held company is based in Gillette, Wyoming.

ZAYO - Growing and competitive..!


ZAYO MARKS 10,000 ON-NET BUILDING MILESTONE
One of North America’s Largest Fiber Networks

LOUISVILLE, Colo. – November 27, 2012 – Zayo Group announces its fiber optic network now extends to more than 10,000 buildings, a milestone reached after six years of organic growth and acquisitions. These locations span 45 states and Washington, D.C. in the United States and seven countries around the world. The network is the foundation for Zayo’s Bandwidth Infrastructure business which has grown to $918M in annualized revenue and $490M in annualized Adjusted EBITDA1.  

Customer-driven network expansion has played an important role in the growth of Zayo’s network. This has included included Fiber-to-the-Tower (FTT) deployments, dedicated financial services customer networks, regional education networks and connectivity to most of the country’s key data centers and interconnection points with other carriers. Since its inception, Zayo has invested $446M in property, plant and equipment to extend its network and services for its customers. 

“With over 10,000 connected buildings, Zayo’s network is one of the most expansive fiber networks in the U.S. and Europe,” states Glenn Russo, Executive VP at Zayo. “This reach allows us to deliver comprehensive solutions for our customers and provides a foundation to economically expand to many more locations over time.”

Zayo has completed 22 acquisitions with its most recently announced acquisition of First Telecom Services expected to close by the end of 2012. In the second half of 2012, Zayo doubled its network with the July acquisition of AboveNet. Zayo further expanded its reach with the August acquisition of FiberGateand Octoberacquisition of USCarrier. Zayo’s network now covers 67,000 route miles with 4.7M miles of fiber in total.