Point to Point Broadband taps World Wide Packets for VLAN deployment

July 19, 2006 Spokane Valley, WA -- Canadian ISP Point to Point Broadband has selected World Wide Packets' LightningEdge technology to expand current service offerings to customers in Simcoe County, Ontario. The new equipment enables Point to Point to offer customers Ethernet Private Line services, which form the basis for accommodating the communities' increasing demand for higher speed, business-class Internet, intranet, and VoIP business services.

Point to Point faced logistical issues in delivering services to its multi-office customers and sought a solution that would allow it to quickly, accurately, and cost-efficiently provide customers with the broadband services needed to manage dispersed office locations. World Wide Packets' LE-17 and LE-46 allow Point to Point to provide virtual local area network (VLAN) delivery of services off a single trunk. VLANs are less costly than virtual private networks (VPNs) and offer lower latency and improved performance, allowing Point to Point to offer the services customers want at reasonable cost and performance points, say carrier representatives. With the LE-17 and LE-46, Point to Point now provides Ethernet Private Line services, including Internet, intranet and VoIP, directly to the businesses by branching off fiber and wireless, thus connecting all branch offices.

"Point to Point Broadband chose World Wide Packets because of its proven track record. The company consistently provides versatile, reliable, cost-effective Carrier Ethernet solutions," contends David Vernon, network operations manager at Point to Point Broadband. "In order to deliver businesses the necessary services, Point to Point needed a solution that would allow us to provide reliable, high-performance, low-cost broadband services to customers. World Wide Packets LightningEdge solution was the clear choice to meet that criteria."