DCANet Taps XO for EoC

XO Communications announced Wednesday it is providing Ethernet over copper services to DCANet, an ISP in the greater Philadelphia area.

The deployment, launched this week, replaces the T1 transport service provided by XO since 2006. The upgrade enables DCANet to provider high-speed, dedicated Internet access along with proactive monitoring and support. XO is providing Ethernet access speeds starting at 5mbps with the ability to increase to 20mbps – a significant increase over T1 speeds.

“The majority of our customers aren’t tied into fiber networks, so leveraging existing copper lines to deliver high-speed Internet access was a natural choice,” said Keith Duncan, Ph.D., president and CEO of DCANet. “XO had already proven its commitment to high-level service and offered the perfect option for Ethernet access, so our choice of where to turn was simple.”

XO recently expanded its Ethernet over Copper services footprint by 18 percent and now has deployments in 75 major metropolitan markets, enabling XO to utilize metro copper loops to serve non fiber-fed businesses with Ethernet services at speeds from 5 to 88mbps.

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