AboveNet Expands High Bandwidth Network in Atlanta
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Significant expansion connects AboveNet to key data centers in top business hubs
in downtown Atlanta, Alpharetta, Buckhead and Norcross
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., February 22, 2012 - AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE: ABVT), a leading
provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced it has made a
major expansion into the Atlanta metro market. New low-latency, fiber optic
routes will specifically extend AboveNet's reach to enterprise and carrier
customers in downtown Atlanta, Alpharetta, Buckhead and Norcross.
"Atlanta is the major networking hub in the U.S. Southeast region, and a further
investment in this market enables AboveNet to serve its diverse economy with
both connections to the major data centers as well as a stellar local service
and support team," said Doug Turtz, executive director of Sales at AboveNet.
AboveNet's solutions are ideal for bandwidth-intensive enterprises and carriers
with a need for fast, secure, high performance networks for business-critical
transactions. With this expansion, customers in Atlanta now have access to
AboveNet's full solutions portfolio including its MAN (Metro Area Network) and
WAN (Wide Area Network) solutions.
"Gartner estimates that 10 percent of the national digital traffic flows through
the Atlanta corridor, serving as the major hub linking high growth Southern
markets to the Northeast in the U.S. and to international markets," said Dan
O'Connell, Research Director at Gartner. "Atlanta is home to key economic growth
centers including education, energy, health care, transportation, and high
technology, as well as serving as the headquarters for numerous Fortune 500
companies."
AboveNet has also made a long-term commitment to the Southeast region with new
employees that bring some of the industry's best expertise in high performance,
low latency, Ethernet networks.
"Businesses, large enterprises, universities, government agencies, and other
organizations continue to move mission-critical applications to data centers to
handle data-intensive applications such as cloud computing, multimedia
transfers, data replication and disaster recovery," said Tesh Durvasula, chief
marketing officer at QTS. "We are pleased to connect to AboveNet's high
performance network to offer the bandwidth services and routes to meet our
customers' communications needs."
QTS is one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing providers of data center
services, including two data centers in Atlanta encompassing over 1.3 million
square feet.
This expansion adds to AboveNet's existing long haul network that has served the
Atlanta market for many years. Customers in Atlanta can now further benefit from
AboveNet's expansive network footprint to connect to locations in the top U.S
and European metros. AboveNet connects to buildings containing more than 450
data centers. Its infrastructure includes 2.4 million fiber miles, an intercity
network spanning approximately 13,000 route miles and a global Tier 1 IP
backbone.
To contact the AboveNet team in Atlanta, please call 877-go-ABOVE (877-
462-2683) or www.sales(at)above.net.
About AboveNet, Inc.
AboveNet, Inc. provides high bandwidth connectivity solutions for businesses and
carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in
and among top U.S. and European markets. AboveNet's network is widely used in
demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care, retail and
government.
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Contact:
Kristen Hyland
AboveNet Public Relations
(914) 993-1250
khyland(at)above.net
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