10 reasons why eircom net is Ireland s Premier Business Internet Service Provider 1. Ireland s only Internet Service Provider that has 3 gateways to access the Internet, giving you peace of mind and unmatched resilience. 2. Ireland s fastest growing network with transit providers in London, Amsterdam and New York. 3. Ireland s most intelligent network for routing traffic within Ireland as well as to Europe and across the rest of the globe. 4. Ireland s first Business Internet Service Provider to offer 100% capacity! 5. Ireland s most efficient provider offering local Pop access to customers in Cork, Limerick and Galway offering cost effective local rental charges not costly backhaul rates to Dublin 6. Ireland s first and longest serving Cisco appointed Business Internet Service Provider 7. Ireland s single largest 100% owned and managed nationwide fibre network 8. Ireland s preferred international business traffic carrier with over 70% market share 9. Ireland s longest serving and most technically qualified ebusiness Solutions Provider 10. The preferred ISP of more Fortune 500 companies than any other Business ISP in Ireland eircom net
eircom net Ireland s Premier Business Internet Service Provider No Question About It! eircom net s quality of service and unrivalled network means you can relax and focus on your core business while we look after all of your Internet needs. And we can ensure that you will continue to do business even when the unexpected happens! Its no wonder that eircom net is the Internet Access partner of choice for companies that require reliable, high quality dedicated access service around the globe. We maintain agreements with at least 4 upstream transit providers at any one time. These providers are geographically spread between the USA the UK and Europe. We are not dependant on any other ISP s network out of Ireland. eircom net delivers greater reach through its multiple routes creating a diverse nationwide and international network. With eircom net, network delays just don t happen! Ireland s only Internet Service Provider that has 3 gateways to access the Internet, giving you peace of mind and unmatched resilience. Only eircom net has 3 core nodes that access the international network from Dublin. These 3 nodes are interlinked providing maximum resilience. Even in the event of a node outage, we can still guarantee connectivity to our customers. No other operator offers this level of resilience in Ireland. Ireland s fastest growing network with transit providers in London, Amsterdam and New York. eircom net employs sophisticated routing over multiple commercial networks. We have purchased connectivity from four of the most important tier-one carriers. eircom net has recently increased its broadband bandwidth to a level unprecedented in Ireland offering a higher ratio of international bandwidth than any other Internet Service Provider. Tier One Transit Providers Include: - Sprint London - TeleGlobe London - Cable and Wireless New York - Genuity New York Ireland s most intelligent network for routing traffic within Ireland as well as to Europe and across the rest of the globe. eircom net has direct IP bandwidth connectivity to the London Internet Exchange (LINX) and the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX). Direct IP Connectivity to the German Internet Exchange (DE CIX) is planned for the end of 2002. Traffic destined for Europe and beyond is routed directly through these exchanges avoiding any bottlenecks. What s more, eircom net owns and manages its own routers and equipment at all its peering points and provides constant monitoring 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some other ISPs have their leased lines, but terminate at their partner s router not their own. Because we terminate at our own routers we can quickly connect to new transit if and when required without having to endure the long lead times normally associated with getting new circuits. We also have high capacity connectivity to the Irish Neutral Exchange (INEX) keeping Irish Internet traffic in Ireland. No other Irish ISP has as many direct peers as eircom net. No other Irish ISP is present at as many peering exchanges as eircom net. Unlike some providers, your traffic goes directly where it s supposed to go! And it gets there faster!
eircom net Ireland s Premier Business Internet Service Provider No Question About It! Ireland s first Business Internet Service Provider to offer 100% capacity! eircom net continually monitors your usage across our network and has systems in place that alert us well in advance of customers exceeding their capacity. Our state-of-art monitoring service combined with our Tier 1 transit providers ensure that you will connect at speeds that constantly exceed your requirements Ireland s most efficient provider offering local Pop access to customers in Cork, Limerick and Galway offering cost effective local rental charges not costly backhaul rates to Dublin. eircom net provides Internet access via dial-up, leased line, ATM and Frame Relay on a nationwide basis. We have 3 core nodes and offer the most comprehensive Internet infrastructure of any ISP in Ireland. Ireland s first and longest serving Cisco appointed Business Internet Service Provider Through our subsidiary, Lan Communications, eircom is the premier supplier and integration company for Cisco Systems products in the Irish market, becoming the first ever company in Ireland to achieve Gold Partnership Certification. Lan communications were appointed the country s first Cisco Gold Partner and are the highest technically qualified direct Cisco partner in Ireland. Ireland s single largest 100% owned and managed nationwide fibre network. eircom has the largest managed fibre network in the republic with over 1.5 million telephones connected. eircom s network offers complete local coverage providing easy scalability, and guaranteed resilience through its fully meshed, self-healing, ring topology. It also offers flexibility, future proofing and 24x7 monitoring coverage Ireland s preferred international business traffic carrier with over 70% market share. A recent independent ODTR report indicated that eircom now carries more than 70% of international business traffic across its network. The report went on to state that despite increased competition and wider choice of providers; eircom is still the provider of choice for ISDN and leased lines in corporate Ireland. More businesses choose eircom than any other provider in Ireland. Ireland s longest serving and most technically qualified ebusiness Solutions Provider. eircom, through its subsidiaries, has been providing connectivity and ebusiness solutions to the corporate market longer than any other Irish ISP. Over the past twelve years we have built a team of technical architects whose experience and expertise is unmatched. Their technical know how combined with our range of Internet services, international peering agreements and advanced network makes eircom the logical answer to your business needs. The preferred ISP of more Fortune 500 companies than any other Business ISP in Ireland. Companies with business critical needs don t make decisions lightly. They require a network that is truly capable of delivering and growing as their business grows. They require a company that not only promises but also delivers 100% availability. They demand a single point of contact for all their communication needs and a level of customer service that guarantees an instant response with the right answers! They asked the right questions. They got the right answers. They choose the right company! Apple, IBM, EMC, Dell, Siebel, Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett Packard.. They all choose eircom net
European Connectivity European Connectivity Current Capacity Q2 2002 Capacity Central Core Node Peering/transit Node Dublin & London Capacity Dublin & London Capacity Current Capacity Central Core Node Regional Core Node
USA Connectivity USA Connectivity Current Capacity Central Core Node Peering/transit Node Amsterdam Connectivity Amsterdam Connectivity 155mb 100mb
Regional & Core Nodes in Ireland Nodes in Ireland 155mb Connection Leased line point of presence (POP) London Connectivity London Connectivity 100mb Line