Details

Last Funding Type

Series B

Last Funding Money Raised

$50M

Industries

Internet,ISP

Founded date

Jul 5, 1994

Operating Status

Close

Netrail is a nationwide Tier-One Internet backbone and broadband services provider that uniquely combines its core backbone, Internet transit and colocation services with the products and services from other industry leaders. Through these partnerships, Netrail provides its customers a complete line of customized carrier solutions. This turn-key approach with their unparalleled level of service make Netrail the ideal carrier for your Frame Relay, ATM and Internet needs.

Unlike other carriers, Netrail doesn’t compete with its customers for business, making it clearly “the carrier of choice” for the next generation of service providers.

Founded in 1994 in Washington, D.C., and with national headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, Netrail began initial backbone buildout in 1996, and have been expanding since 1998. The clear-channel, all-ATM network spans the continental U.S. with colocation and points of presence (POPs) in 40 metro areas by the end of this year. Having more than 12,000 fiber optic route miles and using DS-3 and OC-3 network trunks, Netrail deliver clean, clear and reliable data, voice and video communications with optimum speed and efficiency.

Every network component has been built with full redundancy and is fully load-balanced to eliminate circuit failure problems. Their 24 x 7 Network Operations Center ensures that customers have superior customer service, maximum security and no down time.

Netrail takes the time to understand business needs and works with clients to develop solutions combining Netrail’s core competencies with those of their strategic partners. From simply connecting clients to the Internet for data and voice transmission to more complex needs such as eCommerce, satellite links and call center applications, Netrail is the single point of contact for a full range of data/Internet communication needs.

Through strategic relationships, Netrail can provide an economical way to host websites, access e-mail, browse the Web and transfer files among employees. With a full range of access speeds, Netrail has the bandwidth necessary for large file transfers, large-scale multimedia applications, multiple web servers, sales transactions, audio and/or video streaming — and more!

Strategic relationships, combined with a nationwide DS-3/OC-3, all-ATM backbone network clearly makes Netrail “the carrier of choice” for the next generation of service providers.