AT&T Helps Republic Services Improve Waste Collection and Disposal Services Across the Country With Network Services
Posted on: Thursday, 15 November 2007, 12:00 CST
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. today announced a five-year $1.3 million contract with Republic Services Inc., one of the nation's leading providers of solid-waste collection, transfer and disposal services. AT&T will provide Republic Services with Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) ring service, ensuring state-of-the-art, self-healing network architecture that protects critical applications from being disrupted or degraded in quality because of loss of signal or transmission impairment.
The SONET ring system will provide alternate circuits for communications in the event of a network disruption and ensure that Republic Services can continue business operations. Even if the SONET fiber is cut, the ring architecture secures a reverse path of data transport, so information can take an alternate route for the fastest delivery of communications.
If Republic Services were to lose network connectivity, dump operations and waste deliveries at transfer stations would be delayed significantly. Republic Services transfers large quantities of data while running its waste-management business, in addition to moving data for billing, payroll and many other internal programs.
"Republic Services needs to be connected 24/7 in order to maintain waste collection and disposal for communities across America; we required more redundancy and more bandwidth to keep up with our business," said Bill Halnon, chief information officer, Republic Services Inc. "In addition to establishing greater network security for our operations, the AT&T SONET ring solution will connect Republic Services data centers across the country with more flexible routing and higher bandwidth."
Enhanced productivity was also a key element of this contract. Republic Services brings in revenue by moving waste. Having fast, reliable network services helps the company process truck transports and weigh garbage more efficiently so that billing can proceed quickly and securely.
AT&T already provides Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-enabled network services to 246 Republic Services sites across the nation. The new AT&T solution will also incorporate Republic Services' new corporate headquarters, which is currently under construction in Sunrise, Fla.
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About Republic Services, Inc.
Republic Services, Inc. is a leading provider of services in the domestic, non-hazardous solid waste industry. We provide non-hazardous solid waste collection services for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers through 135 collection companies in 21 states. We also own or operate 93 transfer stations, 59 solid waste landfills and 33 recycling facilities. Republic serves millions of residential customers under terms of contracts with more than 1,200 municipalities for waste collection and residential services. We also serve some commercial customers throughout our expansive service area. The total number of residential and commercial customers that Republic has is approximately 5.5 million.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.
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