About NetworkVirginia

NetworkVirginia is an Outreach program of Virginia Tech.  It is the result of a collaborative project  with Old Dominion University and the Virginia Community College System to develop universal access to competitive, advanced digital communications services for all of Virginia.

Since 1996, NetworkVirginia has delivered broadband network services statewide leveling the playing field with flat rate prices and guaranteed access even for the most rural parts of Virginia.

Serving an estimated 1.3 million people, NWV offers access to a rich array of educational and information resources. Originally designed to handle advanced multimedia applications for research and education, the network today is open to anyone including businesses. 

In addition to high performance intranet and internet services, NetworkVirginia offers access to advanced national networks including Internet2, Mid Atlantic Crossroads, ESnet, and most recently, the National LambdaRail.  NetworkVirginia is unique in it's early support for next generation protocols and services including IP version 6 and multicast.  Services are continually updated to offer the latest access technologies, applications support, network capacity, and lowest possible prices.

This website contains much information including service contracts, ordering instructions, performance statistics, and more.  For general information please contact info@networkvirginia.net

• Universal access with level prices statewide.
• Capability to support interactive, multimedia applications.
• Range of access options with very high capacity available.
• Capability to support very high performance computing applications with guaranteed quality of service objectives.
• Scales to match increasing demands.
• Advanced digital communications services at reasonable cost.
• Inherent Internet access.
• Founded upon public network services owned and operated by the communications industry:
• Lever for economic development
• Promotes competition
• Ubiquitous availability of advanced digital services to serve all sectors

Who Can Participate?

Participation is now open to all Virginians including businesses.

Who Are The Service Providers?

The Vision Alliance, a consortium of local exchange companies in Virginia led by Verizon, provides local access and intraLATA switching services.   Verizon is the prime contractor for these services and coordinates all network management and order processing within the consortium.

An interLATA  backbone is provided by Sprint.  The legacy NWV backbone is still operating with three ATM switches strategically located around the state provide interconnection points for Vision Alliance switches. Recently, Sprint added a core IP backbone network including a diverse mesh of OC12c packet over SONET (PoS) links.  Sprint is also providing Internet backbone gateways in Washington, Roanoke and Richmond each at OC12c capacity for a combined aggregate Internet access capacity of over 4 gigabits per second.   This Internet service is open to all participants.  Sprint also provides a gigabit ethernet gateway from the IP backbone to a National LambdaRail / Internet2 gigaPOP facility operated by Virginia Tech in the National Capital Region.

Costs for Educational sites and State Agencies

* Where facilities and services are available.

** Costs shown are based on  prices for representative services applicable to educational sites and state agencies.  Other services are available and different prices may apply.  For costs applicable to commercial sites, please see below.

Possible Applications (partial list):

• Internet Access
• Limited local area computer network interconnection.
• Limited videoconferencing.
• Audio connectivity.
• High performance local area computer network interconnection.
• High quality videoconferencing.
• High volume Internet users.
• Multimedia server connection.
• Very high performance network computing and research applications.
• High volume multimedia applications/users.

Commercial/Private Business Costs

• Costs if NOT reselling services.

• Costs if reselling services.

• Costs if Sprintlink (internet) services are not required

Site Responsibilities

Each ordering party must take care to read and understand the Sprint and Verizon/Bell Atlantic-Virginia service agreements which govern the service.

Each site or organization will order services independently and will be billed directly by Sprint and Verizon/Bell Atlantic.

Ordering Service

1. Download the Sprint Service Agreement and the Verizon/Bell Atlantic Service Agreement.  Make sure you have read and understand the agreements prior to filling out the order form.
2. Follow ordering process, How to Order Service.
3. If you download the order form, fax copies of the completed form to Sprint, Verizon/Bell Atlantic, and Virginia Tech.  If you submit your order via the web, fax copies of the signed Confirmation Page to Sprint, Verizon/Bell Atlantic, and Virginia Tech.

Contacts

 
If you experience any problems with this site, please contact Vicki Wright at 540-231-3300.