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A truly global network solution with Level 3 allows Astream to offer EDGE network and Content Delivery Network technologies to their customers world wide. The Astream Network is constanly monitored at Level(3)'s Global Data Center (below)
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It comes as no surprise therefore, that the post-production companies of SOHO have turned their backs on traditional Telecommunications companies in favour of Level 3 and a technology designed for broadband applications.

Using Dense Wave Division Multiplexing - which enables at least 32 individual 10Gbps channels to travel down the same fibre-optic line at the same time - the Level 3 network can transfer vast quantities of data without congestion or buffering problems. Ideal for LIVE webcasting events to a large number of users.

We offer Bandwidth On Demand (burstable to 1000MB per port) and now Storage On Demand (Fibre Channel Storage Area Network).

Ben Young - Production Manager at Astream explains "We examined all other ISPs operating in Europe, after considering quality of service, redundancy and price - Level 3 was the clear market leader. Their central, city based data centre is the largest in Europe with over 200,000sq ft of digital real estate, accompanied by state of the art facilities. Level 3 digs the roads laying fibre-optic cables and own their Pure IP network end to end. They are a true Tier 1 Internet Service Provider".

To support the network demands of the next generation of applications requires both a technological infrastructure that is able to cope with the explosive growth and a range of streaming products based on an understanding of the new economy.

With the Level 3 global IP network in place already, the infrastructure is there not only to deliver major benefits, quickly and efficiently, but also in readiness for the next generation of broadband applications - which will be even more demanding on bandwidth than those currently in use.

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