XO Communications has announced a new bandwidth-on-demand business networking capability for its wide area networking (WAN) services, which provides automatic, burstable bandwidth to support enterprises’ multi-cloud deployments. That way, IT and network managers can better accommodate unforeseen spikes in network traffic.
XO Bandwidth-on-Demand allows network connections dynamically expand to accommodate extra traffic in the event of unforeseen increases, while maintaining pre-selected Quality of Service (QoS) characteristics. It provides “always-on” dynamic network capacity as opposed to alternative solutions that are either pre-scheduled through a portal or burst at a best-efforts service level.
“Companies used to have to provision network connectivity, circuit by circuit, purchasing and maintaining the maximum capacity required at any given moment, a costly and inefficient approach to network design,” said Don MacNeil, COO at XO. “XO Communications takes an innovative approach to networking, allowing the network to flex on-demand. For example, a business can cost-efficiently commit to and pay for a low average usage rate, but have the assurance of increasing bandwidth, on the fly and with assured performance, without having to predict and pre-schedule for anticipated periods of peak usage.”
XO Bandwidth-on-Demand is available with XO network services so that channel partners can address integrated network and cloud computing strategies.
A recent study by Forrester Consulting found that 75 percent of enterprises are using or plan to use cloud-based services. Of these, 88 percent believe that cloud-based services will have an impact on the network.
“As a leading nationwide provider of advanced communications, managed network and IT infrastructure services for business, large enterprise and wholesale customers, XO Communications provides customers a broad portfolio of best-in-class services. In addition to the new Bandwidth-on-Demand service, areas of strength and continued focus include our robust Ethernet portfolio and footprint, hosted unified communications and managed services,” said Chris Ancell, CEO at XO.
