LITTLETON, Colo., Aug. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- tw
telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading provider of Business
Ethernet and networking solutions, today announced it has once
again been recognized as the top ranked competitive provider in the
US Ethernet market. Vertical Systems Group, a leading
industry analyst firm, recognized tw telecom's leadership
performance in its mid-year 2014 U.S. Business Ethernet Services
Leaderboard as first among all competitive providers in delivering
Business Ethernet services and one of the top three leading overall
providers of Ethernet in the industry.
"Our strong Business Ethernet capabilities, many of which have
achieved stringent Ethernet 2.0 certification from the Metro
Ethernet Forum, serve as a foundation for the robust, secure and
reliable network tw telecom delivers to nearly 30,000
customers nationwide," said Graham
Taylor, senior vice president, marketing, tw
telecom. "For customers integrating the cloud into
their networking environments, tw telecom's
eLynksm solution delivers a reliable, secure, dedicated
and direct Ethernet connection to cloud, to create a better,
faster, and easier experience."
"The first half of 2014 set a record for the number of Ethernet
ports installed nationwide, making Ethernet technology the clear
choice with enterprises to meet their rapidly growing networking
and cloud demands," said Rick
Malone, principal, Vertical Systems Group. "The need
for increased bandwidth to run critical business applications,
rapid connectivity between multiple locations, and the widespread
adoption of Ethernet-based networks across multiple vertical
markets will continue to fuel this growth."
tw telecom continues to innovate around its Business
Ethernet service platform, which is the foundation for its
Intelligent Network capabilities. Alerts Driven Dynamic
Capacity®, one of its Intelligent Network capabilities, is the
industry's first real-time, automatic dedicated Ethernet
bandwidth-on-demand capability. Enterprises with tw
telecom's Intelligent Network Enhanced Management and Dynamic
Capacity services now have the additional capability to pre-set
bandwidth utilization thresholds, without human intervention, to
automatically double or triple network Business Ethernet bandwidth
when reached. tw telecom's Intelligent Network
capabilities support bandwidth needs up to 10 Gig.
tw telecom's national resilient fiber network and
infrastructure connects more than 21,330 commercial
buildings, including approximately 500 third-party data centers
across the country to enable a secure, scalable and predictable
networking experience for a growing number of enterprises
worldwide.
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.
About Vertical Systems Group
Vertical Systems Group is recognized worldwide as a leading market
research and strategic consulting firm specializing in defensible
quantification of the networking industry. For more information,
please visit www.verticalsystems.com.
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