PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- tw
telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading provider of Business Ethernet
and networking solutions, today announced it is expanding its
nationwide network by introducing service in Philadelphia.
The company is now able to deploy its industry-leading
portfolio of data and Internet services to more enterprises,
including its innovative Business Ethernet and Intelligent Network
capabilities.
Philadelphia businesses now
have access to tw telecom's Business Ethernet, Intelligent
Network and IP networking solutions as well as its ecosystem of
on-net datacenters. Service is now available in select data
centers to customers at:
- Amerimar, 401 North Broad Street
- Digital Realty Data Center, 833 Chestnut Street
- Tierpoint, 4775 League Island Blvd.
- Xand Data Center, 1000 Adams Ave., Norristown
"We are extremely excited to offer our industry-leading Business
Ethernet, cloud and Intelligent Network solutions to enterprises in
the greater Philadelphia metro
area," said Mike Gearin, area vice
president, tw telecom. "Our entrance into the
Philadelphia market will provide
customers with award-winning network solutions, improve
connectivity to their locations locally and nationally, spur
economic development and enhance business performance."
"We welcome tw telecom to 401 North Broad and look
forward to providing direct access to their next-generation
Business Ethernet services to all enterprise networks in the
region," said Hunter Newby,
joint venture partner of the 401 North Broad data center
facility. "As our customers implement robust networking and cloud
solutions to facilitate business growth, security and reliability
are keys to their success. This relationship with tw telecom
demonstrates our ability to collaborate with one of the nation's
top network service providers to offer a robust IT backbone to our
clients."
"We are excited to have tw telecom services available to
our data center customers in Philadelphia, in addition to many of our other
markets across the country," said Matt
Miszewski, senior vice president of sales and marketing,
Digital Realty. "As our customers' IT needs evolve, it is
critical they have access to industry-leading networking and cloud
solutions in an easy-to-manage and secure environment. We
look forward to working with tw telecom to offer these
solutions to our Philadelphia data
center customers to help drive their businesses forward."
"tw telecom's entrance into the Philadelphia market enhances network
connectivity and cloud options for our clients, not only here in
Pennsylvania, but across our
target markets," said Keith Markley,
co-founder and chief operating officer, Xand, a provider of data
center facilities and managed services across the Northeast United
States. "We are excited to extend our offerings in the
Philadelphia market and think our
customers will quickly see the benefit from the quality Business
Ethernet and Intelligent Network solutions that tw telecom
provides."
The Philadelphia expansion is
part of a national multi-market effort by the company to expand its
metro fiber footprint across the country this year. In
addition to Philadelphia, tw
telecom has already entered into two other new markets –
Salt Lake City and Richmond, Va. – and plans to enter into two
additional new markets - Cleveland
and Boston - 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 to support this project.
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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