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C I Host Goes Extra Mile, Builds Private, Dual-Path Transit Network |
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New Optical Wavelength 'Dark Fiber' Web Hosting Network Reduces Downtime Danger
FORT WORTH (July 1, 2004) - A new strand of dark fiber optic cable now runs under the ground the last mile between the spot where global bandwidth carriers dump into the local network of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and C I Host's primary data center in Bedford.
That mile of C I Host cable, unlike the local phone company's cable it replaces, has a dual path for data transmission. The dual path provides redundancy - if part of it goes down, another part keeps transmitting data - and eliminates the single point of failure that can spell downtime and lost revenues for businesses that rely on eCommerce for their success.
"Most Web hosting companies have to rely on their local CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) to provide that last mile of local loop connectivity for bandwidth to get to their data centers," said Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host. "A non-redundant POP at that juncture can become a single point of failure and take down 500 bandwidth providers at once. We have eliminated the potential for that problem for our customers."
A single strand of fiber can transmit more than two terabits of information per second. The new C I Host cable includes two strands of fiber and can transmit over four terabits of data per second, "making it the largest privately held Web hosting network in the world capable of meeting any customer demand at the blink of an eye," Faulkner said.
C I Host also expanded its network this month to 5,000 Mbits, or 5 Gbits, and now obtains bandwidth from Level 3 Communications, Cogent Systems, Teleglobe, Broadwing Communications and Aleron.
"Having this amount of bandwidth and our own cable right into our data center means that we can take on enterprise level customers at the push of a button," Faulkner said. "For example, if a large company comes to us and needs 500Mbits of traffic right now, and is willing to sign up tomorrow if we can deliver that, we can do that instantly!"
A Web hosting company that didn't have those resources would have to call a bandwidth provider to order a new circuit and call the local CLEC to order the local loop to take the extra bandwidth that final mile. That could take from two to six months, Faulkner said.
"Our competitive advantage has far surpassed the industry standard," Faulkner said. "We are ready for any client that comes in our door and we can turn up any amount of bandwidth that our customer needs with little or no notice."
C I Host, which owns its own facilities, has no long-term debt and has consistently expanded throughout even during the recent troubled economy, spent $250,000 for the new fiber stands, the trenching and routing and the switching gear at both ends of the network.
The new network segment creates a highly secure connection because the fiber cable doesn't pass through a carrier's central office. C I Host's data integrity not jeopardized and C I Host is able to control everything dealing with its customer's experience on the bandwidth and service delivery platforms.
"We spare no expense to deliver zero downtime service to our customers," Faulkner said. "In the service business, all you have to go on is your reputation and the quality of service you deliver. We plan to exceed everyone's expectations in both categories."
--About C I Host--
C I Host (www.cihost.com), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a Web hosting and Internet solutions provider, domain name registrar (DNR) and application service provider (ASP) serving 210,000 individual consumers and businesses in 182 countries worldwide.
C I Host creates business-class Web hosting solutions for the small- and medium-enterprise (SME) market, with the broadest portfolio of managed hosting and value-added services in the industry. C I Host is accredited by ICANN to register domain names.
C I Host is HIPAA-compliant and has passed the SAS70 Type I audit.
C I Host has been ranked #1 in speed by the Adoloma Web Hosting Guide. C I Host has been consistently ranked among the Top 5 Web hosting companies out of 16,000 around the globe by c|net's Ultimate Web Host List, HostPulse, WebHostsOnline.com and HostChart.com. C I Host was named among the Top 25 Web hosting companies by HostIndex.com.
C I Host offers turn-key services ranging from initial domain name registration to custom dedicated servers for e-commerce on today's Web. The company offers innovative packages and services to the Internet community.
C I Host operates three diverse data centers across the United States, with its main facility and Network Operations Center in Bedford, Texas. C I Host also has offices in Los Angeles, Chicago and London.
All telco-grade, tier-1 data centers are wholly owned and operated by C I Host and consist of redundant diesel generator backups and a temperature-controlled secure environment with fully redundant UPS capability. All server hardware is fully tested and configured for optimal performance. Daily Web server backups and full fire protection guard against any data loss. To deliver speed and reliability, C I Host's servers are connected to two OC-12 fiber connections, five DS-3 and two OC-3 lines from five diverse Internet backbones for a total of more than 2.6 Gigabits of
available bandwidth.
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