Metro Ethernet Fibre

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RSAWEB Metro Ethernet Fibre delivers high speed guaranteed redundant fibre connectivity from the data centre to our customers.

Metro Ethernet runs on fibre that’s trenched into the ground permanently and offers speeds from 2Mb/s to 1GB/s. This scalable solution can be implemented to meet low latency, high volume backhaul bandwidth, giving you the same performance as your internal network LAN!

Metro Ethernet Fibre Product Offerings

Multiple package options are available from 2Mb/s up to 1GB/s. This last mile alternative offers dedicated services only currently offered within the Cape Town CBD.

Benefits

Up to 1Gb/s LAN like network speed
Ability to centralise all servers into the data centre
Significantly reduce onsite maintenance, setup and operational costs
Full bidirectional full duplex service
Allows QoS (quality of service)
Guaranteed Dedicated connectivity with zero contention
Minimum SLA of 99.5% uptime

Ideal for companies that require:

Large scale VoIP solutions & call centres
High traffic services
High speed broadband, low latency requirements
High uptime
Secure data storage
The best connectivity available
Server centralisation
Disaster recovery (DR) solutions

Requirements

RSAWEB Connectivity Contract applies
Subject to site survey

Other interesting info

Speeds available from 2Mb/s to 1Gb/s
Super low latency (<10ms) to the data centre
Super low international latency (sub 180ms to UK)
Full redundancy options available
Ability to centralise any servers in the data centre without even noticing them being offsite (as fast as your local network)
Distance charges apply per meter from the data centre
Average of 3-7 weeks install time
Not affected by rain, fog, temperature, snow etc.

Coverage

Metro Ethernet Fibre is only currently offered in Cape Town, mainly in the CBD area. Each installation is treated as a unique solution for the client and as such is a new and dedicated route. The network is consistently growing in size and capacity to reach more of the surrounding areas.

Should you be interested in this service feel free to contact one of our account managers and we will contact you to get hold of your address details in order to complete a study on your behalf.