1. Colocation Service
O ver view S p e ci fica t ions
Strategically located.
Colocation Specifications
RCN Metro provides customers with secure, state-of-the-art
Racks Standard 23x84
colocation centers throughout the RCN Metro footprint. Each
colocation center is strategically positioned to facilitate high- Cabinets Standard 23x36x84
bandwidth connectivity to the RCN Metro network, including carrier Floor Space Range 450-10,000 Sq. Ft.
hotels, local switch offices – as well as numerous service providers.
Power DC 15 Amps/30 Amps/60 Amps
Positioning equipment in one of RCN Metro’s colocation centers
Power AC UPS available at some locations
ensures fast provisioning without expensive and time-consuming
build-outs. We take care to house equipment in fully monitored Backup Generators 72 Hour Min. Run Time Diesel Generators
facilities that provide secure and reliable high-bandwidth access to Battery Backup DC 4 Hour Min.
RCN Metro’s network.
Grounding Separate Equipment and Building Grounds
RCN Metro offers colocation services in 23 facilities located Cooling Systems Fully Redundant HVAC
throughout the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and out in Chicago. Our
Building Fiber Entry Dual Diverse Fiber
state-of-the-art carrier-class colocation centers are fully secure,
temperature controlled, and offer power ready racks, cabinets, and Access to Facility 24x7
bulk space. Remote Monitoring RCN Metro NCC
Benefits Availability Boston, MA (multiple sites)
Chester Springs, PA
• Ideal Locations — Centers are strategically located in key
Chicago, IL
downtown metropolitan areas within close proximity to all major
Hartford, CT
carrier and Internet facilities, ensuring easy connectivity to the
Hellertown, PA
highest value communications markets in the United States.
Manchester, NH
• Highest Connectivity — Offering full connectivity to RCN Metro’s
Nashua, NH
metropolitan loops and backbone network, we can provide
New York, NY (multiple sites)
connectivity to central offices, long distance carriers, carrier
Owings Mills, MD
hotels, and Internet network access points.
Plainfield, NJ
• Scalable Bandwidth — RCN Metro’s metro and long-haul optical
Portland, ME
network is ready to provide high-capacity and scalable SONET
Portsmouth, NH
bandwidth in increments of DS1, DS3, OC3, OC12, and OC48,
Providence, RI
and managed wavelengths in 1.25, 2.5 and 10 Gbps. Ethernet
Rising Sun, MD
Services up to 1000 Mbps in point-to-point and point-to-multipoint
Somerville, MA
configurations.
Springfield, MA
• Available — Each center is fully equipped with all systems
Stamford, CT
including racks, AC/DC power, HVAC, backup generators and
Washington, DC
batteries, and full RCN Metro network connectivity.
White Plains, NY
• Unparalleled Security and Reliability — The latest in controlled
Worcester, MA
access systems ensures the highest level of security. Reliability
is designed into the facilities with 24x7 surveillance, fully
redundant systems, and local field technicians, ensuring
carrier-class facilities.
Additional Services
Ethernet Service Custom Private Optical Networks Wavelength Service
SONET Service Network Management Service Internet Service
For additional information please contact: sales@rcnmetro.com or (888) 750-0712

2. A b o u t RC N M e t r o O pt i c a l N e t wo r k s
RCN Metro is a premier provider of high-capacity transport services for With a network leveraging unique rights-of-way, spanning from Maine
carriers as well as large and medium-sized businesses. RCN Metro offers to Virginia and out to Chicago, RCN Metro deploys custom solutions to
a comprehensive suite of services including: Ethernet, SONET, Wavelength service providers as well as companies in the finance, hospitality, media,
Services, Video Transport, Internet and more. The breadth of our service government, health care and education industries.
offering and our ability to combine them to deliver customized, cost-effective,
reliable solutions that are implemented and supported by dedicated client RCN Metro is a wholly owned division of RCN Corporation. To learn more
teams is what sets RCN Metro apart from the competition and makes us “The about RCN Metro, please visit our website, www.rcnmetro.com.
Smart Alternative” to the status quo.
55 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
Toll Free 1-888-750-0712
The Smart Alternative www.rcnmetro.com