Allstream brings multicast technology to its MPLS network

TORONTO – Allstream has added multicast technology to its national Multiprotocol Label Switching ("MPLS") network, allowing customers access to features such as videoconferencing and distance learning.Multicast is a bandwidth-conserving technology that reduces traffic by simultaneously delivering a single stream of information to thousands of users. Other multicast applications include ‘push media’ which permits the delivery of information such as weather and news to many locations, and ‘collaboration’ for the editing of shared documents.“We are very pleased to announce this new capability on our national MPLS network," said president Dean Prevost, in a statement. "Multicast technology will make it much more convenient...