Flashcom, a national Digital Solutions Provider (DSP), today announced an expansion of its partnership with NorthPoint Communications, a new Data Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC), to deliver high-speed Internet access service in the Boston area.
Financial details were not disclosed.
NorthPoint DSL service is intended to provide small and medium-sized
business customers with high-speed, high-quality Internet access that
previously only large companies could afford.
Flashcom’s NorthPoint DSL service uses Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
technology to support high-speed data services over existing copper
telephone lines. Symmetric DSL (SDSL) technology is designed to provide
the same speed to and from the Internet, which is ideal for businesses that
run bandwidth intensive applications such as Web hosting, video, and
virtual private networks. Speeds are available from 160 kbps to 1.04 Mbps.
“Their guarantee of 99.99 percent packet delivery and latency of less than
10 milliseconds roundtrip in the local loop, allows us to confidently
provide their service to our customers,” said Brad Sachs, president of
Flashcom, in a statement. “Our users are more sophisticated today and they
expect full bandwidth at all times. With NorthPoint’s Congestion Protection
and Flashcom’s Digital Network, our customers are assured of the best
high-speed experience. We are proud to offer NorthPoint’s fine SDSL service.”