Fiber optic-based network solutions provider RCN Metro Optical Networks, a division of RCN Corporation (RCNI), announced at the COMPTEL PLUS Convention & Expo that it is providing a network connectivity solution for MetroCast Cablevision to expand the communication company’s reach from Connecticut to New Hampshire, reduce Internet interconnection costs and expand bandwidth speed from an OC-48 (2.5 Gbps.) to 10 Gbps.
MetroCast, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harron Communications LP, provides cable television, Internet and digital telephone services to residential and commercial subscribers located in nine states stretching from Mississippi to Maine.
Cable companies traditionally build their markets as stand-alone regions; this requires similar investments in technology for each market. By installing a 10 Gbps. wavelength service from RCN Metro, MetroCast is able to reduce the number of Internet protocol (IP) providers needed to deliver bulk IP to an individual market.
