LECs, MSOs and ISPs offering business data services today offer Internet access services over T1, but this service can be quite competitive in certain markets. How can service providers increase their average revenue per user (ARPU) without significant increases in CapEx and OpEx spending? A new market for data services is emerging to addresses sub-10Mbps business Ethernet services, which are estimated to generate $5B in revenue over the next 3 years (Vertical Systems Group).

With over 86% of business in the U.S. without access to fiber, Ethernet over copper/T1 services are the leading choice for reliable managed L2VPN services for both site-to-site E-Line and multi-site E-LAN connectivity services. Such services enable their business subscribers to extend their LANs over the metro, regional or wide area network.

Increasing $$ Margins per Subscriber

Turin Networks addresses the OpEx and CapEx challenges with the Traverse PacketEdge™ 1200 (TPE 1200) product family. By efficiently aggregating subscriber Internet access and Ethernet L2VPN services over individual T1 (1.5Mbps) circuits or up to 8 MLPPP-bonded T1 (12Mbps) circuits, the TPE-1200 eliminates the need for service providers to purchase costly channelized DS3 and protocol processor cards for their edge routers. The TPE-1200 also eliminates the need for service edge routers when offering Ethernet L2VPN services by directly connecting to the Ethernet transport network to provide site-to-site E-Line or multi-site E-LAN L2VPN services. Optimized for deployments in central offices and co-location facilities, the TPE-1200 fits into the existing network infrastructure so service providers can quickly and easily activate new subscribers with minimal configuration steps.