Gigabit Internet (1Gbps ~ 100Gbps) Layer 3
Gigabit Internet is an ultra-high-capacity IP transit service offered to enterprises around the world by way of a fiber-optic cable that forms the backbone of the communication link between the carrier and the end user. The word "Gigabit" refers to the capacity of the link, which is 1,000 Megabytes, or a Gigabyte, per second. The range of Gigabit Ethernet is typically between 1 Gbps and 100 Gbps.
Metro Fiber Internet (Layer 3)
Metro Fiber Internet or "fiber-based internet", is a high-capacity enterprise service offered to businesses around the world using a fiber optic cable for transit between the carrier network and the end-user. The word "metro" refers to the fact that the fiber optic run spans from one side of the city to another. Business class fiber internet comes in true "dedicated" form and "shared broadband" form.
Dedicated Ethernet Point to Point Connection (Layer 2)
Dedicated Ethernet Point-to-Point Connection is a fiber-based, point-to-point solution that connects your data service within the same local access and transport area (intraLATA) and transmits data at speeds up to 100 Gbps as either native Ethernet or Optical Transport Network (OTN) formats. The Dedicated Ethernet supports an unprotected and non-diverse configuration and also offers you optional diversity and data protection features. Available in 1G, 10G and 100G (in limited major metropolitan)
Switched Ethernet Point-to-Point Networks (Layer 2)
Switched Ethernet Point-to-Point Networks (Layer 2) is mainly used for two locations that need to securely send sensitive or confidential data between each location. The high performance it provides is due to the low latency of the network. For confidentiality purposes, this service doesn’t require the data traffic to be routed over the public internet, which is where many breaches in security can happen. Northview Tier-1 Carrier's Layer 2 Point-to-Point Switched Ethernet range from 2Mbps to 1Gbps, providing low latency in the low, single digits ms. (typically less than 5ms).
MPLS NETWORKS
MPLS service offers businesses around the world a centralized wide area network that can be controlled from the carrier core for enhanced security and performance. Using MPLS technology, businesses can communicate with all locations in a fully meshed network, instead of having different parts of the network communicate separately.
Ethernet over Copper (EoC)
Ethernet over Copper (otherwise known as EoC) service offers businesses in the United States symmetric broadband connections to the internet, and/or to a carrier backbone network, at speeds ranging from 2.0 Mbps to 75 Mbps. The closer a customer is to the carrier's central office (CO), the faster the connection capability/broadband speeds.
VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service)
VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) is a layer 2 solution where routing is a function owned and managed by the customer. In a VPLS, the local area network (LAN) at each site is extended to the edge of the provider network. The provider network then emulates a switch or bridge to connect all of the customer LANs to create a single bridged LAN. VPLS is a way to provide an Ethernet-based multipoint to multipoint communication over IP or MPLS networks.