Wide Area Network (WAN)

Overview

An appropriate Wide Area Network (WAN) Solution is a critical component of a company’s IT infrastructure. With the right Wide Area Network (WAN) solution in place your business will be able to share information quickly, be able to collaborate efficiently and take advantage of converged technologies such as VoIP and Video over IP – saving your business money and time.

Backbone Connect specialise in Wide Area Network (WAN) solutions which offer highly resilient and effective connectivity, benefitting from industry leading service levels and unparalleled customer service.

We work with multiple carriers of Wide Area Network (WAN) which provides us with vast reach and product choice including diverse carrier connectivity for highly resilient access almost anywhere.

We are skilled in the design, delivery and management of Wide Area Networks (WAN) solutions of many types and sizes, from individual point-to-point connections to extensive MPLS installations.

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Our UK Network

Wide Area Network (WAN) Solutions from Backbone Connect are delivered across our next generation network which is hosted across multiple core Points of Presence (PoP’s) across the UK.

Wide Area Network (WAN) Core Infrastructure:

Each Core PoP is strategically located throughout the country to allow us to provide resilient cost effective Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity nationwide. PoP’s are only located within dedicated data centres each meeting Tier III or Tier II standards as specified by the UpTime Institute. These facilities are highly resilient installations, purpose built to provide a secure, stable environment for the safe hosting of infrastructure and server equipment – we understand this market well because we operate multiple data centres around the country visit our colocation section for more information.

Our PoP’s run in resilient and redundant configuration which enables us to offer industry leading service commitments to our customers including 100% core network uptime.

Wide Area Network (WAN) Connectivity and Carriers:

We boast vast national coverage for Wide Area Network (WAN) with a focus on continuously expanding our reach using multiple carriers – so no matter where your offices are we’ll be able to bring them into the network.

Using multiple carriers allows us to offer connectivity to almost anywhere in the UK, and also gives us a diverse range of products so that we can be very flexible and take a creative approach to Wide Area Network (WAN) design.

We currently have wholesale arrangements in place with most major Wide Area Network (WAN) carriers including:

• BT Openreach – the largest carrier network in the UK
• Virgin Media Business – the second largest carrier network in the UK, also deliver significant reach across modern network
• BT Wholesale
• Colt
• KCOMM
• Cable and Wireless, plus many others

Wan Services

Our next generation network and independent status allows us to be creative when it comes to Wide Area Network (WAN) solution design. Our core products include the following;

MPLS Networks as Wide Area Network (WAN) solutions:

MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) Networks allow customers to create a private network across our core network infrastructure without utilising the public internet. Each node on the MPLS network is connected directly to the Backbone Connect MPLS core infrastructure (via Ethernet, Leased Lines, FTTC, EFM or even ADSL connections), which means you can retain complete control over your traffic without the cost of dedicated point to point connectivity between all sites. This is also one of the main reasons why people choose our Wide Area Network (WAN). Our MPLS networks are fully QoS and CoS enabled and are optimised for the transport of Data, Voice and Video.

Because our MPLS networks use the most appropriate Wide Area Network (WAN) carrier for each location you get a cost effective solution which uses multiple carriers for improved resilience with a single, market leading Service Level Agreement (SLA).

Should you require, we can also deliver improved resilience on Wide Area Network (WAN) by providing backup circuits to any node via a diverse carrier – so even if your primary Wide Area Network (WAN) carrier suffers a major problem, you’ll still be in touch with the network.

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VPLS Networks as Wide Area Network (WAN) solutions:

VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Switching) Networks work in a similar way to MPLS solutions – they enable customers to deploy a high performance Wide Area Network (WAN) solution across multiple sites by leveraging the Backbone Connect Core network infrastructure.

VPLS networks use Ethernet throughout to create a layer 2 MPLS network environment. Ideal if you need a high performance, high bandwidth Wide Area Network (WAN) between national locations (typically 5 or more).

Because Backbone Connect work with multiple Wide Area Network (WAN) carriers we can deliver Ethernet Services throughout the UK with reach that exceeds asset based carriers – plus because we are independent we are free to choose the most cost effective carrier in each location, ultimately driving down the total cost.

We offer a comprehensive design, build and manage service on all of our Wide Area Network (WAN) Solutions.

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Private Circuits for Wide Area Network (WAN) solutions:

Point to Point or Private Circuits (Ethernet, Leased Lines, FTTC, EFM, ADSL) are available for your exclusive and guaranteed bandwidth requirements. Bandwidth options from 2Mb SDH circuits to 10Gb+ Ethernet plus Wave length and dark fibre options too.

We can offer private circuits almost anywhere in the UK and offer a comprehensive range of products to give our customers maximum Wide Area Network (WAN) choice for each location.

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Data Centre to Data Centre Interconnects:

Use the Backbone Connect fibre network to connect datacentres to each other quickly and without the cost of running your own line.

Speeds offered from 10Mbps to 1Gbps + are available between many of the UK’s data centres with lead times are offered from as little as a few days.

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IP Transit (IPTransit):

IP transit is a service to deliver IP traffic between your servers and the rest of the Internet. Put plainly, IP transit provides you with an Internet connection.

We can deliver IP transit connections to most UK data centres quickly and without the cost of running your own line. Our services are IPv4 and IPv6 enabled and are available with using a number of different upstream routes:

1. Tier 1 IP Transit (IPTransit) – if you require fast access to a specific IP Transit carrier we can provide connectivity via either Level3 or NTT – the two premier internet carriers in the world.
   
   
2. Multi-Homed IP Transit (IPTransit) – for resilience our standard offering is a multi-homed internet connection which uses multiple tier 1 upstream providers to route your traffic. This has advantages in terms of cost and resilience.
   
   
3. Partial Routes IP Transit (IPTransit) – if the majority of your traffic is bound for the UK or Europe Partial Routes might be a good option. Prices start from just £1 per Mb per month.
   
   

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