Qwest® Metro Private Line

Business challenges

If you transport large amounts of information between two or more locations within the same metropolitan area, you understand the challenges of getting high-quality, competitively-priced service. Low-speed transport services and error-prone analog systems do not offer the reliability and the capacity to compete in today’s fast paced business landscape. Your business needs large capacity, high speeds and the flexibility to configure communications services to meet very specific and frequently changing requirements. You also want these large bandwidths at competitive prices.

The Qwest solution

Qwest Metro Private Line (QMPL) provides competitively priced metro private lines at speeds ranging from DS-1 to OC-192. Businesses can connect two or more locations within the same metropolitan area with QMPL high-quality, reliable and scalable service. Qwest can also connect your metropolitan network to our robust international backbone to meet your long distance and Internet needs. If you already have an established relationship with another carrier, QMPL is there to meet your local loop requirements. Many carriers may not be able to provide that last mile, local loop access. QMPL is your comprehensive solution.

Who needs QMPL?

• Companies experiencing local bandwidth challenges
• Large companies with multiple locations within a metropolitan area
• Companies with high bandwidth applications for data, voice, video or detailed imaging
• Companies needing last mile access to long distance or Internet services

QMPL Benefits

• Potential cost savings: QMPL can potentially eliminate the need for multiple lines to support voice, data and video applications.
• Reliability: The Qwest all-fiber synchronous optical network (SONET) guarantees up to a 99.999 percent service level agreement (SLA).
• Security: Fiber-optic circuits are tamper resistant, providing an extra level of security.
• Expandability: QMPL is designed to be flexible to meet changing requirements. AdaptiveBuild® combines Qwest’s proprietary market knowledge with design and construction expertise to produce network solutions that are purpose-built for specific application and service needs. Qwest owns network infrastructure in major metropolitan areas throughout the United States and can customize solutions for specific customer requirements.
• Multiplexing: Multiple services can be multiplexed into OC-N services to take advantage of economies of scale. For example, it is less expensive to install and maintain one high-speed line than it is to run multiple lower speed lines. QMPL can multiplex lower speed lines at the end points and potentially save you money.
• Flexible pricing: Discounted, term and volume contract options offer a choice of savings plans.

Qwest Metro Private Line local exchange offerings

In addition to the services presented above, Qwest Corporation is the local exchange carrier in 14 western states. In these states, Qwest Corporation has some additional services that it can offer on an intra-LATA basis only.

• Qwest® Self Healing Network Service (SHNS) is a failure-resistant, private telecommunications network that provides high-capacity digital services between multiple customer-designated premises. Designed to minimize network downtime, SHNS provides business continuation, disaster recovery and survivability, and is ideally suited to a wide range of multi-location data, video, voice and Ethernet applications.
• Qwest® Synchronous Service Transport (SST) is a two-point, broadband, shared Private Line solution that provides a reliable high-capacity connection for the transfer of large volumes of traffic.

The Qwest Advantage

QMPL is one of the most advanced telecommunications technologies available today. Our SONET-based system is a high-capacity, 100 percent fiber-optic network deployed in a ring configuration. The system employs a working, or "hot," path carrying data in one direction and a "protect" path transporting information in the opposite direction around the ring. The ring topology continually monitors service quality, detects any failure or degradation and automatically self heals to ensure uninterrupted transmission flow. Rerouting is accomplished within 50 milliseconds. You can depend on Qwest for proven precision, power and performance. Our QMPL service offers a range of flexible, cost-effective alternatives for high-capacity and high-speed data as well as video and voice applications. Save both time and expense, and take advantage of today’s most useful and bandwidth-intensive applications with Qwest Metro Private Line.

Qwest Metro Private Line availability

Albany, NY	Detroit, MI	Salt Lake City, UT
Atlanta, GA	El Paso, TX	San Antonio, TX
Austin, TX	Houston, TX	San Diego, CA
Baltimore, MD	Indianapolis, IN	San Francisco, CA
Boston, MA	Kansas City, MO	San Jose, CA
Burbank, CA	Los Angeles, CA	Seattle, WA
Charleston, NC	Miami, FL	St. Louis, MO
Chicago, IL	New York City, NY	Stockton, CA
Cincinnati, OH	Newark, NJ	Tampa, FL
Cleveland, OH	Orlando, FL	Toledo, OH
Colorado Springs, CO	Philadelphia, PA	Tulsa, OK
Columbus, OH	Pittsburgh, PA	Washington, DC
Dallas, TX	Portland, OR	White Plains, NY
Denver, CO	Sacramento, CA	Wilmington, DE

Legal Disclaimer

Qwest Metro Private Line is available in SONET metropolitan area networks in 30+ United States metropolitan statistical areas. Minimum one-year term of commitment required. Recurring and nonrecurring charges vary depending on term commitment, circuit and city. Additional restrictions may apply.