WebEx MediaTone Network

The industry’s only multimedia communications network

The WebEx MediaTone Network is the only carrier-class network specifically designed to deliver the rich multimedia online meeting and Web conferencing services required to meet the global communications needs of the enterprise.

Specialized network for rich media on the Internet

Created with a carrier-class information-switching architecture, the MediaTone Network delivers optimal performance by routing communications across several WebEx switching centers. The result is a high-performance network that provides unmatched levels of service integration, security, personalization and performance.

Distributed software for dynamic interactivity

The WebEx MediaTone Network integrates a highly scalable software and API architecture specifically designed for optimized delivery over our distributed network. This carrier-class software infrastructure supports the full range of data, voice, and video interactivity needed to enable dynamic, real-time online meetings.

Always on “dial tone” availability

The MediaTone Network handles high-speed data, voice and video communications, manages complex media types, delivers advanced communications capabilities, and supports a range of new devices and platforms with unsurpassed performance and reliability. The network features:

• Globally distributed hubs—WebEx continues to expand its international network of communications hubs to ensure scalability, performance, and global reach.
• 24/7 network load-balancing—MediaTone puts the power of the entire WebEx MediaTone Network behind every meeting. Its unique distributed architecture prevents any single point of failure and allows the network to efficiently manage the heavy traffic during business hours around the world.
• Persistent personalization—The WebEx MediaTone Network allows a user to create a personalized, persistent meeting room, like a personal telephone number or an office extension.
• Integrated security—Integrated 128-bit SSL encryption for all meeting services, enabling the most sensitive and confidential online meetings.

The gold standard in Web communications architecture

The MediaTone Network provides the key benefits you require to engage in online communications with your entire business organization:

Performance

MediaTone’s globally distributed network made up of strategically dispersed communications switches, switching centers, and dedicated network links eliminates latency issues and service interruptions even when participants are located in different countries, so your users always enjoy a superior performance.

Reliability

MediaTone’s distributed architecture is accessed via multiple ingress points, so your Web communications aren’t reliant on a single point of access. This enables industry-leading reliability and availability anywhere in the world.

Security

WebEx provides secure and universal connectivity to our MediaTone servers via the Internet, allowing your users to connect and collaborate at any time from any place without requiring modifications to their security infrastructure. WebEx provides encryption of all session content with Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to deliver the high level of protection required for enterprise data communications. Session contents are switched through the MediaTone Network, and are never persistently stored in the WebEx infrastructure, reducing opportunities for invasion or theft of private data and information.