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WAN Implementation Services, ISP Services and Dark Fiber Design and Implementation
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INTERNET SERVICES
WAN | ISP Services | Dark Fiber
WAN Implementation Service
Wide Area Network (WAN) is a network that links computers and data from numerous wide geographical locations. Local Area Network (LAN) is a composition of multiple computers linked together through a cables or wireless technologies within a small area (such as a single building). A LAN is the preferred choice of network for homes, schools, offices, and other limited areas. They tend to have much higher data-transfer rates than that of WANs and are managed by local staff.
Existing Local Area Networks (LAN) can be interconnected to other buildings or geographies using Wide Area Networks (WAN). This is most commonly used to interconnect networks for campuses, municipal facilities, or other agencies over varying geographical distances. This service can be delivered over Dark Fiber, Lit Metro Ethernet, SDWAN, Long haul wireless or a combination of technologies.
Customer Service Needs for WAN Services
- Customer needs to be able to share information or services across enterprise in varying locations or geographies
- Educational and Municipal facilities generally have a need to interconnect buildings, campuses, etc. for centralized management, data sharing, video surveillance, etc.
Benefits to the Customer/Client
- For educational customers, WAN services can be eligible for reimbursement under the federal E-Rate program.
- Multiple carrier relationship available, such as Verizon, Comcast, Spectrum, GTT, NTT, Crown Castle, MBI, CapeNet, and others.
- 24/7/365 monitoring and customer support services
CherryRoad Credentials
- Experience providing WAN services for over 25 years to educational and municipal customers.
- Expertise in designing and implementing WAN services for over 25 years to educational and municipal customers.
- Experience in providing mixed-technology networks (Combining Metro Ethernet, Dark Fiber or SDWAN/VPN technologies) compliant with industry standards.
- Recognized industry leader in security and content filtering; proprietary SharkUTM.
- Private coast-to-coast IP backbone.
- Latest infrastructure with unmatchable performance.
- Highest standard Service Level Agreements (SLAs): 100% network uptime and 100% server uptime guarantee.
- Partnerships with most top tier providers. We can deliver service almost anywhere in the US
Industry Definitions
- Metro Ethernet – A lit, fiber-optic based networking solution designed to provide layer2 ethernet connectivity over a range of geographical distances. Metro Ethernet allows many sites to communicate in a ‘LAN-like’ environment.
- Dark Fiber – A fiber optic solution that is built on dedicated fiber optic strands in a point-to-point fashion. Typically built on hub and spoke model, this solution requires special optics to ‘light’ the fibers, which will be based on distance. Typically limited to 100km.
- SD WAN – Software defined WAN is a VPN technology that creates multiple VPN paths to a SD WAN provider to provide fault-tolerant Internet connectivity utilizing static IP addressing. The benefit to SD WAN technology is to use typically low-cost Internet connections to access the SD WAN provider, which will route a static IP address. The SD WAN technology will load balance packets over multiple connections and provide fault tolerance.
Internet Service Provider (ISP), ISP Transit and ISP Service
CherryRoad offers direct internet access as an Internet Service Provider (ISP); similar to Amazon, AT&T, Cox, Verizon, etc., CherryRoad also offers secure firewall Internet access management. Customers receive their own unique IP address for services like, but not limited to, email hosting, website hosting, domain name system (DNS) hosting. These services compete with Go-Daddy, BlueHost, Domain.com, etc. Our customers manage their individual hosting requirements using our user-friendly custom control panel, call MyPC.
Hosted ISP Solutions – Typically includes Web-based E-Mail, SPAM/Antivirus filtering for E-Mail, Web Hosting, and DNS Hosting / Management.
Customer Service Needs for ISP Services
- Customer needs reliable Internet access service.
- Customer needs to launch and maintain website; client website development and updates are performed by the client using the software of their choice.
- Customer needs to register a domain name.
- Note: Educational and Municipal customers need Internet access for classroom instruction, Voice Over IP (VoIP), general communications, multiple billing, and other online services.
Benefits to the Customer/Client
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates are available. Encrypted information sent between a visitor and the secured webpage.
- Administrative role using MyPC.
- 24/7/365 customer support services.
- Ability to add shopping cart/eCommerce, if desired.
- Customer maintains complete control of content; look and feel.
- Reporting available through MyPC.
- Note: Internet access for Educational and Municipal customers is eligible for federal reimbursement to schools and libraries via the E-rate program.
CherryRoad Credentials
- Additions Network, a CherryRoad company, has been providing Internet access service for over 25 years to educational and municipal customers.
- Additions Network understands the complex needs for education and municipal customers and have the experience to design cost effective solutions.
- Additions Network has a unique understanding of the E-rate program and can assist customers with their re-imbursement filing questions.
- Recognized industry leader in security; proprietary SharkUTM.
- Private coast-to-coast IP backbone.
- Latest infrastructure with unmatchable performance.
- Highest standard Service Level Agreements (SLAs): 100% network uptime and 100% server uptime guarantee.
- Top industry certifications: SSAE18 SOC2 Type II Audited and ISO 27001Top-tier International Certification.
- Around-the-clock monitoring by ITIL certified staff.
- Created by in-house software engineers.
Dark Fiber Implementation and Services
A dark fiber or unlit fiber is an unused optical fibre, available for use in fibre-optic communication. Dark fiber originally referred to the potential network capacity of telecommunication infrastructure. Dark fiber may be leased from a network service provider.