Enterprise definition

Transport

Private connectivity that moves traffic between places without treating the path like ordinary Internet access.

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What it means

Transport is the private path between locations, facilities, carrier meet points, IX ports, cloud on-ramps, or customer sites. It can be delivered as Ethernet, wavelengths, dark fiber, partner access, or a custom build depending on control, capacity, and route needs.

Where it fits

  • Metro, regional, and long-haul private paths
  • Connecting colocation footprints and carrier meet points
  • Cloud exit, replication, backup, and backbone traffic
  • Customers that need predictable capacity outside the public Internet
  • Custom routes that may become IRU-backed infrastructure

What we'll talk through with you

  • Which two or more endpoints need to be connected?
  • Do you need Layer 2 Ethernet, wavelength, dark fiber, routed service, or a blend?
  • What bandwidth and upgrade path should be planned?
  • Is physical route diversity required?
  • Should Quad State Internet build, coordinate, monitor, and support the path?
Important context Transport is an umbrella term. The right product depends on endpoints, capacity, handoff type, route diversity, and how much control the customer wants.

How it shows up in a real project

A company needs to connect a regional facility to an interconnection point in another market. Quad State Internet can scope Ethernet, wavelength, dark fiber, Type II access, or a custom route build.

Learn the goal

We start by translating the business need into endpoints, capacity, term, resiliency, and support expectations.

Map the meet points

We identify carrier meet points, IX ports, cloud on-ramps, colocation footprints, or private handoffs that matter.

Choose the model

The answer may be DIA, IP Transit, Type II access, dark fiber, wavelength, IRU, managed transport, or a blend.

Build the path

Quad State Internet can build, coordinate, light, monitor, document, and support the route after turn-up.

Related things to learn

Wavelengths High-capacity optical channels, often 10G, 100G, or 400G, delivered over a fiber path. Private Ethernet A private Layer 2 path between locations, delivered as Ethernet instead of public Internet. Dark fiber Unused fiber strands or fiber pairs reserved for your own equipment, route, and capacity plan. Type II / Off-Net Partner-carrier access for places outside the direct Quad State Internet fiber footprint.
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