Level 3 Communications is supplying its new wholesale Ethernet data networking service to InTechnology, a UK provider of data storage solutions and services. More specifically, InTechnology is using Level 3's (3)Flex Ethernet service to securely transport data between London, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Milan and Madrid. InTechnology recently acquired Allasso, one of Europe's leading specialist distributors of IT security products. InTechnology also purchases (3)Center Colocation services from Level 3. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- In September 2003, Level 3 Communications introduced an enhanced wide area Ethernet service for its U.S. and European networks. The new (3)Flex Ethernet service is based on Level 3's MPLS backbone and provides two classes of service (CoS) that can be managed per virtual connection as applications require. The two classes of service are: Optimized, which is a variable bit rate service that combines a committed information rate with the ability to burst up to twice that rate; and Enhanced, an unspecified bit rate service that allows the customer to burst up to full port speed. (3)Flex Ethernet provides scalability from DS-3 and 100BaseT to multiple Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. Customers can access the service via cross-connects, fiber extensions, metro Ethernet and SONET connections. Customers are billed on a usage basis and pricing is distance insensitive.
