Network Architecture

Mobile Carrier Backhaul

Conterra® is one of the largest and most experienced Ethernet and TDM transport carriers in the United States, specializing in the design, deployment and operation of customized backhaul networks in rural areas.  Conterra®’s design approach builds upon the network you have in place to connect “fiber islands” and augment your coverage with additional fiber builds or scalable FCC-licensed microwave.

  • Rural Specialization: Rural markets contain less fiber density (“fiber islands” from small carriers), greater tower distances and higher transport costs. Our unique design approach eliminates the stress points in your rural network to provide fiber-quality service outside the core fiber footprint at the best price.

  • Superior Value: By integrating fiber and microwave technologies, we provide high quality, cost-effective coverage of hard to reach rural areas. Conterra® brings to the planning table a rural design experience that can positively impact network costs from 25 to 40 percent.

  • Unparalleled Performance and Proactive Monitoring: Conterra® delivers time-proven fiber-quality Availability, Mean-Time-To-Repair and FOC On-Time Delivery. Our proven process includes:

    • Rigorous pre-deployment testing.
      Our equipment is thoroughly tested for optimal performance before it goes into your network.

    • Rapid issue resolution. We manage our own Network Operations Center (NOC) and provide 24/7/365 proactive monitoring and notification. We immediately dispatch technicians and full tower crews upon identification of a fault.

    • Customer access to easy-to-use, graphical information on real time and historic network information for performance monitoring and SLA tracking.