About Oplink.net

Starting as a local ISP for both residential and business clients in Houston, Texas, Oplink.net rapidly evolved to become the most prominent independent and top-rated DSL ISP in the Houston area, thanks in part to our partnership with AT&T for DSL transport. Focused initially on DSL, our customer base in the Houston market grew to over 1500 DSL subscribers.

As our customers’ demand for bandwidth increased, so did our capacity for internet bandwidth. Unlike other ISPs that relied on AT&T’s ATM network for both transport and uplink, we chose a different path by routing all DSL internet traffic directly to our uplink via Level3. This strategic decision provided our typical home users with better pings and lower latency, as they weren’t bottlenecked by a single AT&T ATM link.

Our journey began with a modest setup, consisting of a single T1 connection to Savvis Communications for our Internet backbone and another T1 to manage local traffic via the AT&T ATM network. Fast forward to today, and our capabilities have dramatically expanded. We now boast a 100 Gbps connection to Lumen (formerly Level3), with a backup connection to Cogent Communications. Additionally, we’ve fortified our network with 100 Gbps DDoS protection from Corero, ensuring our edge network remains secure and reliable. This evolution reflects our commitment to providing robust and high-performance internet services to meet and exceed the growing needs of our customers.