Cavalier Telephone and TV has chosen Hatteras Networks (News - Alert) Mid-Band Ethernet solutions to underpin its Ethernet Express business service. Cavalier sees this new addition to the Ethernet Express service as a tremendous opportunity to extend its footprint throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern United States.

 

Brad Evans (News - Alert), chairman of Cavalier said in a statement that Ethernet Express enables them to cost-effectively deliver native Ethernet services at far greater speeds than traditional T1s. With Hatteras Networks Mid-Band Ethernet solutions installed, their business customers have the flexibility to purchase Ethernet bandwidth in increments that are suitable for their business requirements today, with the ability to scale as their businesses grow.

 

Thanks to the deployment of Mid-Band Ethernet, Cavalier is free from the rigid T1 service increment structure, and gain greater flexibility in the types of services they can offer its business customers. By leveraging Hatteras Networks’ Mid-Band Ethernet solutions Cavalier is building a portfolio of converged services over one Ethernet connection including Internet, VoIP & Private LAN. The company is offering the service in hundreds of carrier exchanges across seven states and Washington, D.C. at speeds from 3 to 45 Mbps.

 

Kevin Sheehan, president and CEO of Hatteras Networks noted that Cavalier has created a network to serve a rapidly evolving set of business requirements for higher performance, greater flexibility and unmatched resiliency. Cavalier has built a clear competitive advantage by leveraging a cost-effective way to extend their Ethernet Express services to businesses served by copper facilities.

 

Founded in 1998, Cavalier Telephone (News - Alert) and TV is a full-service, rapidly growing Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) operating in 16 states including the District of Columbia.