tw Telecom Internet Service


TW Telecom is a leading provider of managed networking solutions to a wide array of businesses and organizations in 75 markets spanning 30 states and D.C. Since 1997, TW Telecom has focused on delivering services to business customers, including carriers and governmental entities, and on expanding from dedicated services into Voice Services, Internet and data.

TW Telecom delivers the most advanced telecommunications solutions on the market to a wide spectrum of businesses and organizations across the United States. Since 1993, they have built a legacy of success through exceptional customer care, remarkable products and powerful networks. These strengths enable TW Telecom to deliver scalable solutions that help customers improve their business metrics.

TW Telecom’s Internet services deliver high-quality, high-speed connections for companies who depend on the Internet for critical applications. TW Telecom offers a comprehensive suite of Internet options, not only traditional connections (TDM) from T1 to OC48 but also Ethernet connections from 10 Mbps ports to 10 Gbps ports. Furthermore, TW Telecom operates two 24/7 National Operations Centers to monitor and support customers’ services.

The Network

TW Telecom has built an impressive OC-192 IP backbone with a redundant IP core architecture, diverse network routes, and strong peering relationships with regional, national, and international networks to ensure traffic reaches its destination quickly and reliably.

Ethernet Connections

TW Telecom provides not only traditional connections (TDM) from T1 to OC48, but also Ethernet connections from 10 Mbps ports to 10 Gbps ports, providing scalable solutions capable of meeting your increasing bandwidth requirements.

Metro Footprint

TW Telecom boasts an extensive metro footprint, with fiber directly connecting more end-user buildings than any other competitive service provider in the United States. They are continually adding new buildings to their network which spans nearly 7,700 buildings, across nearly 25,000 fiber route miles in 75 markets in 30 states and the District of Columbia.

Features Included

  • Service Level Agreements
  • IP Addresses
  • Primary and Secondary Domain Hosting
  • Backup E-mail Hosting
  • On-line Bandwidth Utilization Reports
  • BGP Peering
  • NNRP and NNTP News Services

Services available at an additional charge

  • Managed Security Service
  • Managed Router Service
  • Shared Web/E-mail Hosting

Brief History

In July 1998, TW Telecom became a separate entity apart from Time Warner Cable and were reorganized into Time Warner Telecom LLC. In May 1999, they issued an IPO and became Time Warner Telecom Inc.; and in July 2008, Time Warner Telecom became TW Telecom.

TW Telecom’s metropolitan fiber networks enable them to deploy new service platforms efficiently and cost effectively, to rapidly meet customers’ needs. Their innovative National Operations Center (NOC) monitors all networks for reliability and performance, 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. The flexible infrastructure provided by these networks allows TW Telecom to offer almost any technology, product, service, or solution to benefit you.

TW Telecom is at the forefront of the telecommunications revolution as a leading fiber, facilities-based integrated communications carrier offering local businesses “last mile” broadband connections for data, high speed Internet access and voice. Their SONET-based networks include 100% fiber optic, fully redundant, self-healing digital rings. Diverse routing is standard on most metro services.