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Lightower wraps up Veroxity purchase

Published on September 7, 2010 By Don

Competitive service provider Lightower has completed its acquisition of Veroxity Technology Partners, a provider of fiber based data and Internet connectivity. Lightower’s acquisition comes with a number of benefits. Not only will Lightower immediately expand its fiber footprint and customer base in the Boston metro market, but also expand its New England and New York City [...]

Satellite Providers Once Again Promising To Suck Less – Carriers still hyping boosted capacity of new satellites…

Published on August 19, 2010 By Don

We’ve mentioned how satellite broadband is the Rodney Dangerfield of broadband connectivity, given the ridiculously low caps, high prices, and slow speeds. With the satellite industry pushing for broadband stimulus funds, they’re heavily hyping next year’s launch of ViaSat 1, which Viasat insists will have more capacity than all current commercial satellites combined. The NY [...]

Level 3 establishes new Europe to North America low-latency connection

Published on August 13, 2010 By Don

If you’re one of Level 3′s (Nasdaq: LVLT) European financial customers that needs low-latency network trading connectivity into North America you’re in luck as the wholesale provider has established director connectivity into BATS Europe, the operator of a European Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). Any of Level 3′s financial service customers will be able to now [...]

Pacnet, Pacific Fibre to construct new trans-Pacific submarine cable

Published on July 29, 2010 By Don

Pacnet and Pacific Fibre have teamed up to build the Pacific Fibre submarine cable system that will connect Australia, New Zealand and the U.S.–the latest in a string of new submarine cable systems. Estimated to cost $400 million, the Pacific Fibre Cable will consist of two fiber pairs that will carry 64 wavelengths. Initially, the [...]

Mammoth Networks cuts Baca Valley Telephone’s out of region costs

Published on July 27, 2010 By Don

Baca Valley Telephone Company, a Des Moines, N.M.-based independent ILEC, needed an alternative means to reach out of its own network footprint and it found it in Mammoth Networks’ Layer 2 DSL solution. Like many smaller independent ILECs that reside in the West, Baca Valley had little choice but use “fixed-cost” fiber facilities from Qwest [...]

Zayo, Com Net, and OARnet win joint $30 million broadband grant for Ohio

Published on July 23, 2010 By Don

Zayo Bandwidth, a carrier that’s made a name for itself supplying dark and lit fiber products over an ever-growing network, will lend a hand in the new GigE Plus Availability Coalition (GigEPAC) by building 424 miles along the new 700 route mile fiber build. GigEPAC will leverage the $30 million broadband stimulus grant it just [...]

AT&T deepens Internet connectivity relationship with Hilton Worldwide

Published on July 15, 2010 By Don

Soon Hilton Worldwide patrons will be able to get new Internet connection courtesy of AT&T (NYSE: T). Already well known in the hospitality industry, AT&T will provide the hotel chain its fully-managed WiFi and wired Internet services. Under the terms of the agreement, AT&T will manage Hilton Worldwide’s “Stay Connected” program that provides Hilton’s ten [...]

Global Crossing hits home run with MLB.com

Published on July 9, 2010 By Don

Global Crossing (NasdaqGS: GLBC) is applying its networking expertise to help MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, distribute live streaming video and related game information to its growing online video subscriber base. Under the terms of the agreement, Global Crossing will provide IP VPN connectivity over its MPLS network to its 30 [...]

BT to connect UK smart energy meters

Published on June 17, 2010 By Don

BT (NYSE: BT) is taking charge of the UK government’s smart meter mandate by securing an agreement to provide wireline Internet connectivity for 10,000 smart energy meters for IMServ, an energy management company. BT’s Redcare division, which has a network specially designed for security alarms and closed circuit television (CCTV), will provide necessary connectivity.   Smart [...]

Intellifiber extends Ethernet reach through CENX

Published on June 8, 2010 By Don

With over a 100,000 buildings currently connected to its Ethernet over Copper (EoC) network, Intellifiber is clearly not lacking in network connectivity, but its entry into CENX’s Ethernet exchange reflects the service provider’s need to quickly expand its network presence to not only serve its wholesale, but even enterprise customers. Out of CENX’s New York [...]