MegaPath has expanded its wireless failover services, available via channel partners, to include 4G and and expanded 3G footprint, with broadband pooled usage plans to provide nationwide coverage.
The service provides customers with redundant backup Internet access to maintain critical revenue-generating business operations in the event of a primary service disruption. Wireless offers a businesses connectivity alternative as well in locations that would otherwise require more expensive T1 or satellite connectivity.
Previously only available to enterprise-class customers, MegaPath Managed Wireless Failover is now available to single-site and SMB customers that use MegaPath for their primary access services.
The automated service leverages MegaPath’s managed customer premises equipment (CPE) that enables MegaPath to actively monitor the primary broadband connection to detect the need for a backup service in real-time, and initiate failover and failback to primary once primary service is restored. With Wireless Failover, the availability service-level agreements (SLAs) for the primary T1 and Ethernet access services increase to five nines, while DSL and Cable up-time guarantees increase to four nines.
“In today’s economy, businesses cannot afford to halt operations because employees can’t communicate or process transactions,” said Dan Foster, president of business markets at MegaPath. “Businesses require a continuity plan that includes a resilient connection to access data, process transactions and serve customers if a primary circuit is interrupted.”
He added, “With MegaPath’s managed failover services, MegaPath’s customers can rest assured that they have a cost-effective, resilient backup connectivity service to keep their business operational.”
