Agreement with Zayo Bandwidth Further Strengthens Core180’s Reach in the Northeast
Louisville, Colo., Fairfax, Va. and Hoboken, N.J., April 9, 2008 –Zayo Bandwidth, a regional provider of fiber-based bandwidth solutions, today announced it has won a contract with Core180, the leading telecommunications network integrator, to help Core180 further expand its proprietary last-mile platform into the Northeastern portion of the U.S. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Core180 is leading the national trend of managing shared networks as a way to help customers increase their networking options while reducing costs and manpower. Utilizing its proprietary platform, Core180 offers customers purpose-built network designs and deployments that combine the services, carriers and buying strategies from providers such as Zayo Bandwidth. Core180 currently interconnects with more than 30 carrier networks throughout the U.S.
“The fact that Zayo’s bandwidth solutions enable network diversity, reliability and scalability were all important factors for us,” said David Baule, CEO of Core180. “With a strong and growing fiber footprint, Zayo has the reach and ability to respond to our customer’s high-bandwidth needs as we grow our platform.”
Zayo’s network spans 17,000 metro and regional fiber route miles in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Zayo currently serves nearly 1,400 on-net building locations in 12 states. Core180 requires consistent performance from a fiber-based network, and Zayo has answered the call by providing reliable and agile bandwidth solutions enabling Core180 to fulfill its commitment to customers.
“Core180 has an innovative model that facilitates critical last-mile solutions,” said John Scarano, President of Zayo Bandwidth. “We look forward to strengthening our relationship with Core180 as they continue to grow their business.”
About Core180
Core180 (www.core180.com) utilizes its own proprietary platform to develop purpose-built networks for customers. These solutions allow users to better leverage their carrier vendors and enables choice and flexibility in their “last mile” access solutions. The company serves large enterprises, system integrators, government agencies as well as facility and non-facility based telecommunications carriers. Core180 is headquartered in Metro New York (Hoboken, N.J.) with operations in the Washington, D.C. region (Fairfax, Va.).
Contact: Jason Crawford
202-296-2002 x 115
jwc@ecius.net
About Zayo Bandwidth
Based in Louisville, Colo., Zayo bandwidth (www.zayo.com) is a regional provider of high capacity fiber-based bandwidth services to carriers and large enterprises in 95 markets spanning 12 states. Zayo Bandwidth owns and operates fiber optic networks in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, providing bandwidth services including private line, wavelength, Ethernet, and collocation. Zayo Bandwidth customers include carriers, web-centric companies, public institutions and bandwidth-intensive enterprises. Zayo’s mission is to provide fiber-based bandwidth, responsive service and a strong network. Visit us at www.zayo.com.
Contact: Joy Milkowski
303-625-4088
joy@getmoreaccess.com
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