The Quilt Names Five Bandwidth Suppliers

The Quilt a coalition of advanced regional networking organizations, selected Cogent, Global Crossing, and WilTel as new Authorized Quilt Vendors (AQV) for Internet service. The organization has also extended agreements with Level 3 Communications and Qwest Communications.



The Quilt, which gathers more than 20 leading research and education networking organizations in the U.S., provides network service for more than 200 Internet2 universities and thousands of other educational institutions. To be selected as a bandwidth vendor, the carriers had to provide national pricing for The Quilt participants; provide public and private peering; and ensure the availability of advanced services such as multicast and IPv6. http://www.thequilt.net/