ATM

ATM is a cell-based broadband service that allows the integration of all types of traffic. It not only reduces the number of access lines needed, but greatly simplifies the management of communications technology. Our service providers offer a variety of ATM services to meet your needs:

Global ATM
Seamless international ATM services are available in a number of countries via our service providers' wholly owned and managed facilities-based network. By providing end-to-end global connectivity to many locations worldwide, we can offer you a truly independent and integrated global solution.

Additionally, ATM is available in the U.S. from more than 700 points of presence throughout the contiguous 48 states. Our service providers' national ATM services offer a full range of connectivity and multiple service classes.

Metro ATM
Our service providers' ATM offers local ATM services, which include integrated interLATA (local access transport area) and intraLATA services. Metro ATM provides you with a practical, economical way to connect business sites within the same LATA. If you have locations in multiple LATAs, integrated Metro and standard ATM provides a total ATM solution.

Features that fit your business
Our service providers' ATM offers an array of additional services that address your business needs. From multimedia and bandwidth management services to internetworking with frame relay and Internet networks, ATM delivers the necessary components to keep your communications running smoothly. Supplementary ATM services include:

Private Networking Gateway Services
Creates a seamless method to connect with Internet and frame relay networks. ATM's Private Networking Gateway Services include:

• ATM to Internet Protocol (IP) Service offers a shared virtual path to the Internet, providing you an integrated Internet access solution that addresses your requirements for a variety of service classes and support of numerous applications.

• Frame Relay to ATM Service Interworking (FRASI) provides a pathway of migration for today's frame relay networks to the comprehensive networking capabilities of ATM. It offers a business solution to preserve your investment in frame relay technology while allowing ATM to be selectively implemented and integrated into your network.