Equant Managed Direct Link

End-to-end managed bandwidth - a dependable alternative to international private lines

Equant Managed Direct Link is an end-to-end managed bandwidth service provisioned on the Equant backbone network.

Key elements

Value-added solution can replace traditional international private lines
Dedicated clear-channel, protocol-transparent point-to-point connections
Easy to use - requires minimal technical expertise
No new capital investment required

Competitive features

Get an international clear-channel network -- without the headaches of managing different vendors in multiple languages and time zones.

Equant Managed Direct Link provides:

> Global coverage

Available in more than 130 cities in over 40 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions

> High-speed performance

Available at speeds from 64 kbps to T1/E1, making the service highly scalable for your growing needs

> High reliability

Fully resilient transport across the Equant backbone network; automatic re-routing; ISDN back-up

> High priority

Provides the highest priority through the Equant network, ahead of other managed networking services

> Dedicated bandwidth

Dedicated bandwidth for your applications

> Fully managed solution

All network facilities, network management and monitoring services are provided by Equant around the clock

> Service level agreements

SLAs provide dependable, high-performance connections worldwide

> Local support

In-country help desks around the world support your remote offices

How your business benefits

> Greater convenience

Equant handles everything for you from ordering to fault reporting and billing. We also manage the entire circuit, giving you an end-to-end fully managed solution from a single supplier

> Significant cost savings

Equant Managed Direct Link eliminates the expense of traditional international private lines by giving you a clear-channel capability over the Equant backbone. Plus, you don't need to make new capital investments because you can use your existing TDM CPE with the service

> Greater reliability

Take advantage of our highly redundant and fully managed network for your clear-channel connections worldwide