Which connectivity service best suits your needs?
Demand for high-bandwidth, low latency and deterministic connectivity is increasing.
Businesses
Increasing volumes of data generated by applications such as IoT and the increased use of AI, means that large amounts of data sets need to be shifted around.
Partners
Service Providers need to build out their networks rapidly and cost-effectively.
Data Centres
Require high bandwidths but also reliability to deliver quality to the end users.
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Summary
Point-to-Point Optical Wavelength service
Latency
Ultra low
(and deterministic)
Bandwidth
10Gbps, 100Gbps
and 400Gbps
Topologies supported
Point-to-Point
Site information
Ethernet, Optical Transport Unit (OTU), Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH), Fibre Channel and more
Attributes
Zero loss and jitter
Lowest latency for given path
Fully transparent service
Management
Typically a fully managed service
Pricing
10Gbps, 100Gbps or 400Gbps service per month
Summary
A full range of MEF services; E-Line, E-LAN,
E-Tree, E-Access and E-Transit
Latency
Low (but not deterministic)
Bandwidth
10Mbps to
100Gbps
Topologies supported
E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, E-Access and E-Transit
Site information
Ethernet, contended service
Attributes
Low loss and jitter
Highly scalable
Supports Class of Service (CoS)
Management
Typically a fully managed service
Pricing
By bandwidth
per month
Summary
Point-to-Point physical fibre
Latency
Ultra low
(and deterministic)
Bandwidth
100’s Gbps (dependent
on the equipment
used to light
the fibre)
Topologies supported
Point-to-Point
Site information
Requires the purchase (and operation) of optical equipment – capital intensive
Attributes
Zero loss and jitter
Lowest latency for given path
Fully transparent service
Management
Customer needs to manage their own service, or outsource management to a third-party
Pricing
By fibre pair, leased, or on a long-term Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) basis, typically 10 years
Summary
A full range of MEF services; E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, E-Access and E-Transit
Point-to-Point Optical Wavelength service
Point-to-Point physical fibre
Latency
Low (but not deterministic)
Ultra low (and deterministic)
Ultra low (and deterministic)
Bandwidth
10Mbps to 100Gbps
10Gbps, 100Gbps and 400Gbps
100’s Gbps (dependent on the equipment used to light the fibre)
Topologies supported
E-Line, E-LAN, E-Tree, E-Access and E-Transit
Point-to-Point
Point-to-Point
Site information
Ethernet, contended service
Ethernet, Optical Transport Unit (OTU), Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH), Fibre Channel and more
Requires the purchase (and operation) of optical equipment – capital intensive
Attributes
- Low loss and jitter
- Highly scalable
- Supports Class of Service (CoS)
- Zero loss and jitter
- Lowest latency for given path
- Fully transparent service
- Zero loss and jitter
- Lowest latency for given path
- Fully transparent service
Management
Typically a fully managed service
Typically a fully managed service
Customer needs to manage their own service, or outsource management to a third-party
Pricing
By bandwidth per month
10Gbps, 100Gbps or 400Gbps service per month
By fibre pair, leased, or on a long-term Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) basis, typically 10 years
Why Optical Wavelengths?
Reduce the cost per bit
for DCI connectivity
Achieve massive and
rapid scalability to meet
traffic growth
Reduce power and
footprint cost
Secure the network to
comply with legislation and
prevent data breaches
Improve service quality
and reliability
Why Ethernet?
High availability and low
latency core MPLS network
Flexible capacities
from 10Mbps all the way
up to 100Gbps
Shadow VLANs available
for additional resilience
Access tail options including: Openreach – Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) and EAD Local Access (LA) – delivered directly to Neos Networks’ 550 unbundled exchanges
The highest availability
SLAs, ensuring you
benefit from an
always-on service
Why Dark Fibre?
Precisely designed routes
with diversity built in for
network resilience
Specified criteria for
optical performance
characteristics available
Dedicated routes mean
you have control over what
traverses your network
The ability to control and
direct capacity as required
making it easier to scale
Bespoke SLAs
for service restoration
and fault diagnostics
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