HickoryTech's network is equipped with Optical Add-Drop Multiplexing (OADM) technology to provide an efficient delivery of point-to-point or multi-point services over our SONET backbone network. Wavelengths can be delivered as linear unprotected service for customers looking to add their own protection and monitoring or as protected wavelength service which is fully protected and managed by HickoryTech.
Advantages:
- Route-diverse
- Options for either customer-provided or HickoryTech-provided protection
- Transparent overhead for customer-owned/managed equipment
- Available throughout our regional SONET network and in most lit buildings within the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area
- Guaranteed availability of 99.999% (on-net protected services)