New 100GB Business ADSL uncapped service from Internet Solutions

Issued by Stone Soup for Internet Solutions
Johannesburg, 18 Apr 2007

Internet Solutions (IS), a leading converged communications services provider, announces a new Business ADSL:100GB service available immediately.

Mark Strathmore, manager IS Access Solutions, says the new 100GB services takes advantage of the various access speeds available on the market today.

With the new service, IS is moving away from linking its Business ADSL services to the access rate (ie 384, 512, or "up to 4Mbps") because firstly, the access rate can vary depending on geographic location, copper quality, and a multitude of other factors; secondly, as access rates increase, there is less significance attached to how fast you connect, and more emphasis on what you can do with the service.

Strathmore explains: "As an example, if you are reading this at work, it is likely you are on an Ethernet connection, connected at 100Mbps to your company's network. However, it is extremely improbable that your company has a 100Mbps connection to the Internet - especially if there is more than one employee in your company! For this reason, we accept that notwithstanding your fast connection to the corporate LAN, and given that Internet bandwidth is finite, there must be some mechanism to fairly distribute bandwidth to users."

IS is positioning the Business ADSL:100GB service to ideally address user requirements for a business-related ADSL service with fixed IP addresses, uncapped usage, included router, and additional services such as fax and anti-spam accounts. IS Business ADSL:100GB service is uncapped, and the '100GB' represents a threshold at which IS will limit the connection speed in order to prevent abuse. This threshold has been intentionally set high so as not to affect the user experience. Based on experience, IS estimates that this threshold will be encountered by approximately 0.08% of its user base, and hence presents the market with a service that can be cost-effectively offered without being over-engineered.

While ADSL in itself carries no performance guarantees, the Business ADSL service adapts ADSL technology to allow a company - SMME, SME, or individual - to have a constant presence on the Internet in a manner that is more cost-effective than leased infrastructure. For more information on this solution, contact info@is.co.za and take a look at http://www.is.co.za/access.

Internet Solutions

Internet Solutions (IS) is a leading provider of end-to-end connectivity solutions and related services across the African continent. The people at IS are passionate about constantly innovating and delivering solutions and services that are relevant and critical to their customers. These services are built on a world-class, secure, resilient infrastructure, delivered according to global best practices and effected in partnership with the world's leading technology vendors. It is through these services and solutions that IS creates a competitive-edge for its customers' communication needs, and promotes sustainable business growth.

The business was founded in 1992 on the principle of developing a robust infrastructure in order for corporates and other organisations to communicate. Since then, IS has established itself as a leader in this space, attracting over 80% of South Africa's top businesses as clients. From listed companies to non-governmental organisations, local and national government and smaller companies, IS is enabling and evolving communications to meet the business needs of thousands of customers.

Today the company enjoys a leadership position as it delivers services including: hosting, access, security solutions, virtual private network (VPN), mobile solutions, VOIS, African solutions, broadband and application services (ASP). Recent growth in the African economy has resulted in IS spreading its services across all parts of the continent as clients demand reliable and robust networking connectivity in the African market.

Internet Solutions has been certified as a level four contributor to BEE (100% compliant), and has earned an impressive collection of accolades and awards.

Partnerships with major global players such as Cisco and Microsoft are also fundamental to IS, and as such Internet Solutions was recently awarded Microsoft Gold Certification in the Hosting specialisation for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration (Hosted Exchange and SharePoint) and Managed Hosting Solutions - the first South African company to achieve this accreditation. Similarly in 2002, IS was certified as a Cisco Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), the first company outside of the US to be awarded this accolade.

For more, visit us on www.is.co.za.

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