It is important to note that FutureQuest does not share its data center, hardware, bandwidth, or revenue stream with any other services or ISPs. For this reason FutureQuest remains committed to using only quality bandwidth and equipment while ensuring its network is never over saturated due to dangerous over selling practices (common with profit over quality based providers). FutureQuest's Network is a testament to its primary objective which is providing redundant content delivery and retrieval services through the fastest most efficient routes available at all times!

FutureQuest's Data Center is equipped with its own full OC-3s, DS-3s, and Ethernet connectivity from Level3, Time Warner and Internap, which include provisions from AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Sprint, UUNET/MCI, Verio, and Global Crossing over fail-safe fiber-optic SONET rings. FutureQuest's speedy and highly redundant connectivity is enhanced by its numerous carrier class routers, which are all configured with BGP4 and full global IP routing views.

Scroll down to view the network maps of the top backbone providers from which FutureQuest enjoys priority provisioning.

Level(3)

In 30 months, Level(3) built a 20,000-mile multi-conduit intercity network and 36 multi-conduit metropolitan networks in North America and Europe. The Level(3) network was designed to evolve as technology evolves, taking advantage of the fact that a new generation of fiber becomes available every 18-24 months.

FutureQuest currently connects to the Level(3) network over a private multi strand OC-3 SONET ring. FutureQuest is fortunate to reside some twenty feet away from Level(3), and connects to the Level(3) network through its own private multi stranded fiber optic riser.

Time Warner

Time Warner Telecom’s IP backbone architecture consists of core backbone routers connected by multiple, diverse, high-speed optical circuits ranging from OC-12 to OC-48 speeds.

FutureQuest, is lucky to have its own exclusive private POP in its data center. This POP directly connects to Time Warners IP Backbone through two geographically separated OC-48 protected paths (Atlanta, and Tampa). These two paths terminate into the FutureQuest Data Center over 24 count strands of optical cables, currently utilizing two of the twenty four strands on each cable for internet connectivity, with the remaining available for future expansion. The redundancy of this fiber is provided through a Rapid Spanning Tree that features a sub 1-second restoration of services should there be a fiber cut on the backbone fibers.

InterNap

Internap Network Services Corporation, a leading provider of intelligent routing services, uses its patented ASsimilator software to automatically collect and process data, detecting network failures and other barriers in real time. ASsimilator then routes traffic across backbones, bypassing congestion points, using the most direct and reliable path available. Rather than sending data almost randomly across the Internet, as is done by most providers, resulting in a message going from point A to points Y and X before arriving at point B, Internap transmits data via the most efficient route possible, from A to B, across multiple networks as necessary.

FutureQuest is proud to have direct DS-3 connectivity via the InterNap Service Network which includes AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Sprint, UUNET/MCI, Verio, and Global Crossing.

AT&T

AT&T’s OC48/OC-192 IP Backbone Network is one of the industry’s largest and most reliable IP networks with more than 61,000 miles of fiber-optic cable and service to more than 500 points.

Cable & Wireless

Cable & Wireless is a Tier One Internet provider, with multiple OC-12 and OC-48 connections throughout its network. With a capacity of 360 terabytes per week and operating speeds of up to 4.8 gigabytes per second, the Cable & Wireless USA backbone can carry the heaviest traffic effortlessly.

Global Crossing

Global Crossings fiber-optic network spans more than 100,000 route miles and connects its users to more than 200 major cities.

Sprint

The Sprint OC-192 backbone was built from the ground up with a 100% native IP platform making reliability as its number 1 priority. Its backbone extends to more than 400 points of presence in the United States, Europe, and Asia carrying roughly one-quarter of the world's Internet traffic.

NTT/VERIO

NTT/VERIO global IP network uses the best technologies to provide fast, efficient and accurate data transport, and was designed to do one thing -- "to move Internet traffic — fast." NTT/VERIO’s Network covers Asia, North America, Europe and Oceania with more direct paths, routing options, and private peering points than most other providers.

In short, even during a number of possible internal or external failures, FutureQuest is equipped with the right tools to continue the delivery of your web site quickly and efficiently!

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