Cable MSOs

With major Telcos moving aggressively into video services, Cable operators continue to move up the rungs of the business services market. The biggest barrier to business services growth for Cable operators is scaling Ethernet footprints beyond their regional borders. To be a viable option for businesses, Cable Multi-Service Operators (MSO) have forged network-to-network interconnection agreements to attract larger enterprises with major headquarters and remote satellite offices. Cable operators need to figure out how to work together with other regional cable operators to form a sort of Ethernet backbone, which can extend the ethernet footprint globally.

GigabitsDirect.com is relied upon by Cable MSOs for new, used, refurbished and OEM compatible gear that enables optical links between MSOs outside their respective markets.

The Integrated Business Service solution from Cisco, which consists of an integrated services router (ISR) equipped with high-speed WAN interface Cards, is one of many requirements GigabitsDirect.com regularly fulfills for Cable MSOs. The ISR combines a cable modem and a router in one device. This is just one example of next-gen IP business services that MSOs have successfully pursued beyond traditional home-based video and broadband services.