Managed Internet / WAN

ASA offers high speed, dedicated, symmetric, Internet Protocol (IP) based access to the Internet with bandwidth capacity in specific increments from 100Mbps to 10Gbps. We offer managed Internet access and Wide Area Network (WAN) services. ASA connects over 900 sites across Alabama. We are pleased to cover the remaining cost after E-Rate discounts for the following base level bandwidths.

K-12 Schools:

EntityBase Level Bandwidth FY22Base Level Bandwidth FY23
K-12 Districts1.5 Gbps1.5 Gbps
High Schools1.0 Gbps1.0 Gbps
Bus Shops250 Mbps500 Mbps
Career Tech250 Mbps500 Mbps
Jr. High Schools250 Mbps500 Mbps
Middle Schools250 Mbps500 Mbps
Intermediate Schools250 Mbps500 Mbps
Elementary Schools100 Mbps500 Mbps
Primary Schools100 Mbps500 Mbps
Alternative Schools250 Mbps500 Mbps

 

Other Clients:

EntityBase Level Bandwidth 
Libraries100 MbpsUp to 250 Mbps
Community Colleges100 MbpsUp to 1.5 Gbps
Universities100 MbpsUp to 1.5 Gbps
State Agencies100 MbpsUp to 1.5 Gbps

 

ASA delivers Internet related network services to clients via a statewide network backbone named the Alabama Research and Education Network (AREN). Each client is connected to one of seven AREN network nodes in four locations. This provides a backbone with no single point of failure.

For more information on the E-Rate program, please click here.

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Alabama state map showing ASA clients and network backbone