AT&T now is offering its Ethernet based virtual private local area network service (VPLS) in 14 countries across Europe and the Asia Pacific region.
First offered in the United States, AT&T’s service now is available in Germany, the U.K., Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore and Japan.
AT&T’s VPLS service, called OPT-E-WAN, enables businesses to link multiple locations with the “ease and efficiency of a flat Ethernet wide area network” (WAN) that now can be extended globally.
“Demand for Ethernet services worldwide continues to expand,” AT&T says. “This growth is being driven by the need that businesses of all sizes have for affordable and easy-to-manage bandwidth to support next-generation enterprise applications, including disaster recovery, storage, and converged voice and video.”
“Because it uses standard Ethernet interfaces, OPT-E-WAN can be configured easily to meet customer needs regardless of network configuration. And when combined with AT&T’s Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network, global customers will get the look and feel of the Ethernet they know with the reach that they require.”
