SNStratus Networks
Available through IT Raven
- Network and Voice
- Cloud and Infrastructure
Stratus Networks is an Illinois fiber provider that owns its backbone and delivers business internet, voice and cloud over it. The anchor is its own fiber: it states a wholly owned network built from the ground up, more than 1,600 fiber miles across Illinois, and 26 years in business. Within that footprint it is a single-source provider for connectivity, voice and cloud; beyond it, it reaches the rest of the country through interconnection agreements with other carriers. Owning the network in its home market lets it control performance and support directly. For a buyer in Illinois, Stratus is a direct-from-the-operator option for fiber, with voice and cloud on the same relationship.
Best for
- Businesses in Illinois that want fiber from the provider that owns the local network and supports it directly.
- Companies that want internet, voice and cloud on one relationship and one point of contact.
- Multi-site organizations that need private connectivity between locations, such as point-to-point Ethernet or SD-WAN.
- Businesses moving voice to the cloud that want hosted phones or Microsoft Teams calling from their connectivity provider.
A business outside Stratus's Illinois footprint would be served over other carriers' networks it interconnects with, so confirm reach and terms for those locations.
What they offer
Business Connectivity. Dedicated and business internet access, Layer 2 transport and point-to-point Ethernet, and SD-WAN over Stratus's own Illinois fiber backbone, with nationwide reach through carrier interconnection agreements.
Cloud Phone Systems. A hosted PBX cloud phone system, SIP trunking, and Microsoft Teams calling through Direct Routing, carried over the same network.
Cloud and IaaS. A private cloud and IaaS offering it calls Flex, with private connections into cloud platforms.
Network and Voice
Business Connectivity
Cloud and Infrastructure
Cloud and IaaS
Good to know
- Stratus owns its network in Illinois and relies on interconnection agreements elsewhere. Confirm whether your addresses are on its own fiber or reached through a partner carrier, since that affects performance and support.
- Its scale figures are the company's own. Ask for current fiber reach and the products available at each of your sites.
- Product names and figures here are the company's own material.
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How buying works
The store is the easy part. Staying on the account is the job.
Anyone can show you logos. The reason to buy here is what happens on install night, and on the ticket you open nine months later.
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Build your quote list
Add services and companies as you shop. No form stands between you and the shelf.
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We bring back real options
A person shops the bench against your addresses, then walks you through what fits and what does not.
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We handle the order and install
Paperwork, site survey, install dates, cutover night. You get one thread, not five vendors.
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We stay on your account
Same team for moves, adds, tickets and the next renewal. That is the part everyone else drops.