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Broadband Network Services Incorporated (BNSI), headquartered in Charlottesville
Virginia, is a preferred provider of Internet services for small to medium
sized business customers in Central Virginia and beyond. These services
include robust Internet access, hosting, and application services tailored to meet
the wide ranging needs of today's enterprise.
BNSI began operations in 1994 as Emergent Strategies
Incorporated, an Information Technology management consulting and executive
education firm. In 1995, the firm launched its Internet Service Provider
operation - ESInet - concentrating on the corporate market. In April 1998,
Emergent Strategies changed its name to Broadband Network Services Incorporated
to reflect its new scope of operations.
Through the use of its own core routers and Layer 3 switches, BNSI operates
a high-availability Internet infrastructure leveraging multiple local telecommunication
facility providers and Tier 1 backbone carriers. This equipment, along with
diligently maintained servers for hosting and application services, is located
within BNSI's Charlottesville data center.
More
about the Network and Data Center
- Network
:: BNSI maintains a fully redundant Internet infrastructure including
three Cisco 7206 routers, two Extreme Networks layer 3 switches, two Tier
1 Internet backbones (AT&T and MCI) carried on separate fiber loop
DS-3 facilities (Sprint and Adelphia Business Solutions).
- Power
::
All
equipment within BNSI's data center is serviced through Uninterruptible Power
Supplies (UPS) and primary power is backed-up by a 500KW diesel generator.
- Environmental
::
Four dedicated 20 ton Air Conditioning units maintain consistent temperature
and relative humidity, ideal for computer room environments.
- Fire
Protection ::
An FM-200 gas fire suppression system is deployed within BNSI's datacenter
as primary fire protection and to eliminate potential leaks from a traditional
water-based fire protection system.
- Physical
Security ::
BNSI's datacenter is monitored for security 24 hours a day and requires authentication
for entry through proximity card readers.
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