About N-Wave
N-Wave is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) network service provider and has been in operation since 2009. N-Wave’s foundation relies on an extensive array of partnerships and relationships among NOAA, the Department of Commerce, other federal agencies and the academic and state research network communities. N-Wave’s national network infrastructure extends across the contiguous U.S. to Alaska and Hawaii — reaching remote field sites, major campuses, data centers and supercomputing facilities.
Combined with its scalable cloud solutions, robust catalog of enterprise managed services and advanced network operations, N-Wave supports all stakeholder missions with integrity, transparency and flexibility, and employs a unique partnership approach to provide the best customer experience.
What makes N-Wave unique?
- NOAA operated and managed national infrastructure, ensuring capacity, security and data delivery assurance
- Solid partnerships within the Science, Research and Education community
- Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) services (X-Wave)
- Scalable cloud solutions
- Robust catalog of enterprise managed services
- Advanced network operations
- High value asset, authorized high FISMA system, full network service provider
N-Wave works closely with its community of stakeholders and partners to ensure the network meets their needs today and in the future.
N-Wave offers a wide selection of services to its stakeholder partners.
Enterprise Transport Services
- National Fiber Optic Backbone
- Multi-Protocol Label Switching
- Optical Transport
- TICAP
- Cloud Transport
Enterprise Managed Services
- Enterprise Wireless
- Enterprise Remote Access VPN (ERAV)
- Managed Local Area Networks (LAN)
- Cable Plant Management
- Managed Firewall
Value-Add Advantage
- Engineering Assessments
- Architecture, Design and Consulting
- Technology Exchanges and Stakeholder Engagement
- Monitoring, measurement and visualization
- Advanced Network Operations
- High value asset, authorized high FISMA system, full network service provider
From the brightest stars to the deepest oceans, N-Wave’s operations support the important missions of its federal agency partners to provide vital public services, national and economic security, and to protect and serve the American people.