VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- New Edge Networks, the managed services business communications unit of EarthLink Inc., (Nasdaq: ELNK), today announced that it has expanded its national MPLS capabilities with the introduction of MPLS Plus, a network-to-network interface (NNI) offering for carriers and application service providers.

New Edge is now offering application providers and regional carriers NNI access to its MPLS nationwide network. Companies can seamlessly connect and run applications over New Edge's private network providing Class of Service and Quality of Service instead of over the public Internet. These companies can also benefit from new revenue opportunities associated with selling MPLS over a broad range of access technologies ranging from DS3 and Ethernet through DSL and EVDO, leveraging the New Edge offerings.

For application service providers such as VoIP, Security, CRM and Workforce Management companies, New Edge's MPLS interconnect provides a reliable infrastructure environment to support their applications. New Edge will work with these companies to offer their applications to the New Edge customer base, in addition to giving application providers the ability to add MPLS network offerings to their existing product portfolios.

Network service providers can leverage the New Edge MPLS network for speed-to-market with a nationwide footprint of T1, award-winning MPLS over DSL, wireless data and Ethernet access products. In addition to quickly expanding their network footprint and product portfolio, carriers also benefit from a solution that provides network diversity and redundancy.

"We continue to invest a great deal in our MPLS network and see this NNI offering as an important expansion of our distribution model in terms of potential additional value creation and economies of scale," said New Edge Networks President Cardi Prinzi. "Expanding to the wholesale market with an MPLS interconnect strategy is both cost-effective and revenue generating for our customers and New Edge. This is the ideal way to enable an ecosystem of applications for customers over our nationwide MPLS network."

With the NNI, New Edge is able to hand off customer traffic in a variety of ways, providing a scalable solution which meets business continuity and disaster recovery requirements. Customer nodes connect directly with the New Edge MPLS backbone so customers experience security, redundancy and Quality of Service capabilities. Network interface connections may be located at nine of New Edge's MPLS core locations nationwide through either a fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet physical interface.

"Wholesale MPLS providers will become an extension of New Edge's network and experience the high-quality performance and quality of service they have come to expect from New Edge," added Prinzi.

New Edge's MPLS network service is a fully managed, IP-based offering, providing customers the ability to prioritize applications from end to end. New Edge offers unparalleled service levels for the business market, including an industry-first, MPLS with Class of Service over ADSL. More information about New Edge Networks' MPLS networks with class of service over DSL is available at www.newedgenetworks.com/products/mpls

About New Edge Networks

New Edge Networks provides managed IP-based based networks through a mix of private and public connections to deliver secure, managed network solutions. Connecting business sites at virtually any address in the United States, New Edge allows businesses to choose any blend of available access technologies - from DSL and T1 lines to fiber-optic connections - for building private and secure MPLS networks with performance guarantees managed over an award-winning portal. A wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based EarthLink Inc., (Nasdaq: ELNK), New Edge is based in Vancouver, Wash. For more information visit www.newedgenetworks.com or call 1-360-693-9009.

SOURCE New Edge Networks