FORETHOUGHT.net was one of the very first participants at Comfluent, which is now known as CoreSite, at the Denver Gas and Electric Building (910 15th Street) in Denver. Here’s our page at the CoreSite Community online. CoreSite Community Link We can provide Internet, telephone, or cloud service connectivity through our POP in CoreSite.
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One of the key challenges to Gigabit service is latency. What is latency, and how does it affect Internet speeds? Latency is the amount of time it takes for data to travel from its source to its destination across the Internet. Latency depends on several factors; 1) Transmission Latency: the speed of the underlying circuit. A gigabit circuit (1000 mbps) has lower transmission latency than a T1 circuit (1.5 mbps). 2) Distance Latency: The geographic distance. The speed of light becomes significant when the distance is over 100 miles. 3) Switching Latency: time it takes for data to be switched through a router. Each router or switch takes a certain amount of time to transfer data in from one port, through the device, and out another port. For Internet applications, the major components to latency are usually the Transmission Latency and the Distance Latency. The time it takes light to… read more →
From its humble beginnings as a “DVD rental-by-mail” company, Netflix has grown to be one of the most important Internet companies out there. They are the #1 streaming Internet video provider. At FORETHOUGHT.net, during evenings Netflix accounts for fully half of all our Internet traffic. Netflix is forcing ISPs to invest in improving last mile Internet connection speeds, it is forcing Internet backbone upgrades, it is causing peering disputes between carriers – and it is entertaining millions. Netflix is a disruptive technology, and it hasn’t even scratched the surface. Current Netflix’s “high quality” videos require a solid 3 megabits per second of connectivity. It can be expected over time for this figure to increase dramatically, as in order to compress videos into 3 mbps the quality does suffer. By comparison, the new Netflix “Ultra HD” quality category is five times the bandwidth of a HD video. In order to get ahead… read more →
At FORETHOUGHT.net, we have some of the most innovative engineering minds in the business. And now we’re rolling out a suite of services targeted to other ISP’s/Carriers. Contact your Channel Manager today to learn more! 910 15th St Virtual Collocation Service We have deployed a DWDM (Dense Wave-Division Multiplexing) system between our data center at 2347 Curtis and 910 15th St. With our 910 15th Virtual Collocation Service, you can place your equipment in a less expensive, much more convenient facility with easy free parking – while still easily interconnecting with any of the carriers at 910 15th, just as if you were at 910 15th. DWDM services are also available to the Denver Main CenturyLink CO / Tandem Facility. Netflix Tell all your service provider customers about our new direct Netflix interconnect service available at 910 15th/DGE. We have established a direct DWDM interconnect with Netflix in Denver and… read more →
I’m pleased to announce that FORETHOUGHT.net has completed the first of many significant network upgrades this year. We have completed deployment of our all-new IP Core network. This network is what provides the interconnection between our customer’s Internet services, and the world Internet. We have developed a meshed router architecture that connects us to more Internet backbones, content providers, and other regional Internet Provider companies than any other ISP in Colorado – and it does so redundantly. The internal mesh is comprised of 10 Gigabit links, powered by our own dark fiber network. These routers are top of the line core routers made by Juniper, and will ensure reliability and performance far into the future. Our extensive interconnection (peering) with other ISPs gives us the most diverse, lowest-delay, and highest performing Internet connectivity probably in the state of Colorado. Here are just a few of the Internet networks we directly… read more →
FORETHOUGHT.net is currently looking for Tier I and II Technical Support Technician to join the support team. This candidate should be excited to learn new technologies, be passionate and innovative to continuously evolve our support and product offerings to our clients. Success Factors A successful candidate will deliver the following results with a true focus on providing the best customer experience for the organization and passion to make a difference. The candidate will demonstrate the unique ability to defuse stressful support calls with pragmatic professionalism. Within the first 30 days Successfully address all residential internet issues Develop proficiency setting up emails on all or most email programs windows, mac and mobile devices Provision phones for VoIP systems Develop a keen knowledge of internal monitoring tools and CMS (customer management system) to provide excellent support Present recurring issues as opportunities to improve current processes to deliver the best customer service Within… read more →
FORETHOUGHT.net offers full cabinets in its Type II SSAE 16/SOC audited downtown Denver data center. Each cabinet will include 10M fiber access network and the ability to turn any server into a high performing virtual IaaS machine. FORETHOUGHT.net announces today that it provides full cabinet colocation in downtown Denver with 10M fiber broadband included in its package for thirty three percent under current market. Its offerings include cloud IaaS services which can be incorporated in the package to increase the performance of each server. Its product offering can be a stand alone or packaged with a suite of communication offerings such as cloud IaaS, firewall protection, hosted VoIP, hosted fax and internet broadband. The FORETHOUGHT.net vision is to provide the tools to our community to have the enterprise solutions to compete in a global market. It completed its Type II SSAE 16/SOC for its data center to ensure its customers… read more →
There are many companies you can choose to provide your internet service—from the large cable company to your cell phone provider, it seems there are more companies than ever getting into this service. However, you have alternative internet options. One such option is Forethought.net—a local Denver ISP. While we may not be one of the “big guys”, we offer services that compare favorably to any large company and still give you the feeling that you are dealing with a local firm. Learn more about our services and the benefits of choosing Forethought over the competition. \r\n\r\n The Personal Connection \r\n\r\n When you work with one of the big, national chains, you are just another account number. If you have a problem—you will be transferred to a big, impersonal help desk. This is not the case with Forethought.net. For 17 years, we have proudly served Colorado and helping Colorado residents connect… read more →
The Technoliner is touring the country to demonstrate CDW’s IT solutions and capabilities to customers. FORETHOUGHT.net will host The Technoliner in Denver, Colorado August 15 at its corporate offices. The CDW Technoliner FORETHOUGHT.net is delighted to host this epic event that showcases CDW capabilities. We are proud supporter of Spiceworks and IT professionals. FORETHOUGHT.net announced today that it will host the CDW Technoliner in conjunction with Spiceworks August 15 from 4:30-8:00pm at its corporate headquarters on 2347 Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado. CDW outfitted the 48-foot Technoliner is the first mobile unit that incorporates a stadium-grade video system, high-density Wi-Fi network technology and a retractable 14-foot video wall. The Technoliner allows attendees to experience CDW’s IT solutions portfolio and better understand how these technologies can successfully help their organizations. Technology demonstrations are interactive and navigated through large touch screen panels. FORETHOUGHT.net led by computer networking and telecommunications expert, Jawaid Bazyar, says… read more →
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