Backbone Directory: Btnaccess

Formerly known Beyond the Network (BtN), Btnaccess is a subsidary of Hong Kong's PCCW, part of a network connecting Europe, North America, and Asia.

by Jeff Goldman [March 30, 2005]

Btnaccess is a wholly owned subsidiary of PCCW, the largest communications provider in Hong Kong with over 700,000 broadband customers. Btnaccess' MPLS-enabled network covers a wide range of both U.S. and international locations. In addition to its U.S. headquarters in Reston, Virginia, Btnaccess maintains offices in Hong Kong, New Delhi, Prague, Moscow, and London.

The company's Internet backbone encompasses 34 POPS in 30 major cities worldwide. Btnaccess uses Cisco routers across the backbone, linked together with OC-48/NxOC-12 SONET connections. The company operates two 24/7 Network Operation Centers (NOCs)—one in Ashburn, Virginia and one in Hong Kong. Public and private peering arrangements with NAPs worldwide connect the network with carriers, ISPs, and content providers.

According to the company, key network benefits include:

• MPLS backbone traffic engineering for optimal network performance
• Quick turnaround when adding capacity
• Global network is a single AS, which expedites provisioning and support
• IP addresses and DNS available
• Colocation and managed routers available
• Proactive 24/7 network monitoring
• Both flat rate and usage-based billing available

Domestic interconnection points:

	Ashburn, VA:	Equinix
	Chicago, IL:	AADS
	Dallas, TX:	MAE Central, Equinix
	San Jose, CA:	MAE West, Equinix
	Washington, DC:	MAE East

Global interconnection points:

	Frankfurt:	DE-CIX
	London:	LINX
	Hong Kong:	HK-IX
	Amsterdam:	AMIX
	Paris:	PARIX

Major hub cities:
U.S.
Ashburn, VA; Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WA; Sunnyvale, CA; Vienna, VA; Washington, DC
International:
Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Paris, Shenzen, Stockholm

Products and Services:
T1/E1 (Flat), T3/E3 (Flat, Tiered, Burstable), OC3/STM1 (Flat, Tiered, Burstable), OC12/STM4 (Flat, Tiered, Burstable), Fast Ethernet (Flat, Tiered, Burstable), Gigabit Ethernet (Flat, Tiered, Burstable), MPLS VPN, Guaranteed Bandwidth Service, Colocation, Hosting, Managed Router, Hosted PBX, Wholesale VoIP

Corporate contact info:

	Executive:	Dan Lovatt, CEO
	Corporate Address:	12100 Sunset Hills Rd., Suite 300, Reston, VA 20190
	Voice:	703-621-1600
	Fax:	703-621-1621
	NOC:	US: 888-286-2402 — Hong Kong: 800-2861-1000
	E-mail:	http://www.btnaccess.com/about/contact/
	Technical Support:	supportamerica@btnaccess.com
	Report Abuse:	abuse@btnaccess.com
	Sales:	sales@btnaccess.com
	Press Releases:	http://www.btnaccess.com/about/news/