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December 20, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications group Cable & Wireless (CW.com) announced on Thursday that its global IP network rated first in a recently-published Network World ISP Backbone Test.
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The Network World results, says C&W, demonstrate the company’s effectiveness in providing a high-performing and reliable network infrastructure to support the IP connectivity, managed hosting and content delivery requirements of enterprises and service providers.
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In a rigorous test of backbone network performance, says C&W, Network World tested seven IP networks over a 30-day period, using testing devices placed in each participating company’s network. The tests measured network availability, jitter and packet loss. During the testing period, each location was measured more than 5,000 times. Cable & Wireless achieved the best overall results, outperforming a field that included Level 3, Qwest, Sprint, Verio and WilTel Communications.
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The Cable & Wireless test results showed: 0 outages during normal operations, scheduled maintenance and emergency maintenance windows; 100 percent uptime; 0 percent packet loss; and 44 microseconds average jitter and lowest maximum jitter.
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“Cable & Wireless has one of the most rigorously engineered IP networks in the industry, and the results of the Network World backbone test are a testament to high performance and reliability levels we deliver to our customers,” said Simon Cunningham, chief executive officer for Cable & Wireless America. “Through our single AS network architecture and the deployment of new technologies like MPLS, we can consistently deliver a superior level of performance and reliability for our customers to support their mission-critical business requirements on a global scale.”
