KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- tw
telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading provider of Business Ethernet
and networking solutions, today announced it is expanding its
existing network in Kansas City. The expansion will extend
the company's reach into North Kansas
City, Mo. and Overland Park,
Kan., providing additional network diversity for customers
wishing to cross the Missouri River into downtown Kansas
City. The project also includes expansion into several
business communities located on both sides of the state line
including Mission, Fairway, Olathe and Leawood,
Kan.
This market expansion meets enterprise customer demand for tw
telecom's industry-leading portfolio of data and Internet
services, including its innovative Business Ethernet and
Intelligent Network capabilities.
This effort also involved tw telecom working with
Northpoint Development to help establish fiber infrastructure
needed to deliver network services to Riverside Horizons, a new
300-acre industrial park at Interstate 635 and Missouri Highway 9 in North Kansas City.
"Additional route diversity and increased capabilities provided
by tw telecom's fiber expansion helps enhance the rapid
growth that is occurring in the Riverside Horizons Business Park,
as well as the Riverside area," stated Brent Miles, vice president, economic
development, NorthPoint Development.
The infrastructure diversity is a result of the installation of
an expanded ring into North Kansas
City, which includes diverse paths across the Missouri river
to downtown Kansas City and the
Riverside, Mo. area.
"Customer demand – both new and existing – is fueling this
growth in the northern areas of the Kansas City metro area, as well more redundant
connectivity into business areas in the states of Missouri and Kansas," said Travis
Noble, vice president and general manager, tw telecom
Kansas City. "Not only will the
expansion serve more customers throughout the Kansas City metro area, but also increase
resiliency with our data center partners as well."
The Kansas City expansion is
part of a national multi-market effort by the company to expand its
metro fiber footprint across the country this year. As part
of this effort, tw telecom has already entered into two new
markets – Salt Lake City and
Richmond, Va. – and plans to enter
into three other new markets – Boston, Cleveland and Philadelphia – this year. The company is
also accelerating the density of its metro-fiber footprint in more
than a third of its existing markets. As a result, the
company is expanding its sales force, including sales, support and
operations personnel.
tw telecom is the top ranked competitive provider of
Business Ethernet and one of the top three providers of Ethernet
throughout the U.S., according to leading industry analyst firm
Vertical Systems Group.
About tw telecom
tw telecom, headquartered in Littleton, Colo., is a leading national
provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet,
converged and IP VPN solutions for enterprises throughout the U.S.
and globally. tw telecom also delivers secure, scalable
private connections for transport data networking, Internet access,
voice, VPN, VoIP and security to large organizations and
communications services companies. Employing a resilient fiber
network infrastructure, robust product portfolio and its own
Intelligent Network capabilities, tw telecom delivers
customers overall economic value, an industry-leading quality
service experience, and improved business productivity. Please
visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.
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