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Data Centers
Altaway
maintains multiple POPs (Point of Presence) in state-of-the-art
facilities. They are strategically located in premier carrier-neutral telecom buildings
and in close proximity to the
major Internet Exchange Points
to minimize traffic hops and
optimize performance.
Current locations:
New York City, San Francisco, CA and Tokyo, Japan.
All POPs are staffed and
operational 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
Network
Altaway POPs connect to each other and to the Internet through InterNAP P-NAPs (Private
Network Access Points). InterNAP provides Altaway with intelligent route-control technology and redundant, high-speed bandwidth connections to
all major Internet backbones, including AT&T, MCI, Global Crossing, Level3, Sprint, Savvis, NTT, AsiaNetcom, KDDI, JapanTelecom.
Altaway monitors and continuously upgrades its network to deliver
the capacity, redundancy and scalability
you need for optimum web site performance.
Security and reliability
Altaway's POPs feature high standards for
security and reliability:
- Redundant
connectivity
Altaway has installed fiber optic
cables from multiple providers,
allowing redundant fiber connections
out to the Internet. In this way,
Altaway virtually eliminates any
single point of failure.
- Power
Management System
Fully redundant premise power, Uninterrupted
Power Supply (UPS) systems and Diesel
generators
- Fire
suppression
State-of-the-art gas-based fire
suppression system to protect critical
equipment from the threat of fire.
- Security
Video-surveillance cameras, biometric
sensors, security alarms and on-site
24-hour security personnel located
behind bullet-proof glass.
- Temperature
control
HVAC temperature control systems

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