Cogent's Surpasses 75 Percent Milestone to Increase National Backbone to 80 Gbps - Brief Article

ISP Business, Sept, 2001

Cogent Communications announced that it has completed more than 75 percent of the planned 80 Gbps bandwidth expansion on its 12,400 mile long-haul backbone. The remainder of the expansion will be completed by the end of October. Since April 23rd, Cogent has steadily increased the capacity on its OC-192 backbone from one wavelength to eight wavelengths.

Cogent's backbone now touches 45 of the 50 largest metropolitan service areas (MSAs) and is fully operational. Cogent currently provides service in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Washington, D.C., with plans to provide service in 20 cities by the end of the year. The company's IP backbone utilizes OC-192 long haul DWDM, and is currently operational via two large, interconnected Eastern and Western rings, connecting major cities across the country. Cogent's metropolitan networks utilize OC-48 DWDM technology.