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FASTNET utilizes Cisco routers for fast and reliable connectivity for your network’s Internet access. Cisco Systems is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco offers the industry's broadest range of hardware products used to form information networks or give people access to those networks.



FASTNET has partnered with Covad Communications to provide nationwide DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) service. Covad is a leading national broadband services provider that supplies ultra-fast, affordable, reliable broadband access utilizing DSL technology to connect home and business users to the Internet.


FASTNET maintains thousands of state of the art modems to ensure connectivity for all of our dialup customers. Our modems and Remote Access Servers are built to exacting specifications by Lucent Technologies. Lucent is the leader in broadband networking, and is building next-generation communications networks now.


FASTNET has developed a comprehensive multi-redundant infrastructure utilizing the leading edge technology of switches and routers from Nortel Networks. Nortel is a global leader in telephony, data, wireless, and wired solutions for the Internet. Nortel Networks is helping create a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before.


FASTNET utilizes the award-winning Tarantella web-enabling software developed by SCO. Tarantella software provides instant web-browser access to applications running on a wide range of networked servers. SCO creates, markets, and supports server software that system builders choose for networked business computing.


FASTNET developed our Total Managed Security™ product by utilizing the WatchGuard Technologies Firebox platform. Our partnership with WatchGuard provides FASTNET with a variety of dynamic, comprehensive Internet security solutions designed to protect small- to medium-sized enterprises that use the Internet for electronic commerce and communications.


FASTNET utilizes the Domain Bank to provide our customers with a faster, easier, and more reliable way to register domain names. Domain Bank, Inc. is an ICANN accredited registrar that specializes in registration services for domain names.


FASTNET offers customers reliable email solutions via products from Mirapoint. Mirapoint invented the first appliances that efficiently route, store, and provide access to Internet messages.


FASTNET is proud to be an iPass partner and provide Internet access to our customers at over 5,000 locations in over 150 countries. iPass, the "Access Anywhere" company for Internet services, is the premier settlement and clearinghouse service that unlocks the power of the Internet backbone for low-cost global communications.


FASTNET relies heavily on the leading edge computers from Sun Microsystems. Sun Microsystems, Inc. is a leader in the emerging network-driven economy by constantly creating technologically advanced computer products.


Dell Computer Corporation supplies computers to FASTNET for many of its internal systems. Dell is the world’s leading direct computer systems company.


FASTNET incorporates high-quality, high-performance routers and switches from Foundry Networks throughout our network. Foundry Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of very high performance, cost effective strategic end-to-end switching solutions for enterprises and Internet Service Providers.


FASTNET includes products from Check Point in its complete line of security services to offer options for a total security solution. Check Point Software Technologies Inc. offers a comprehensive suite of security products, including Firewall-1, the industry leading enterprise security solution.


FASTNET’s Fault Tolerant File Servers are supplied by Network Appliance due to the high quality and reliability they bring to their products. Network Services Inc. creates products that are specialized to do one thing well: serve data.


FASTNET needs high performance web servers. That is why we have chosen Linux Based Web Servers from VA Linux. VA Linux is an industry-leading provider of Linux and Open Source solutions for the web.