Windstream expands metro fiber network in Dallas
February 23 2017 - 8:30AM
Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN), a leading provider of advanced network
communications, today announced a major expansion of its advanced
metro fiber network in Dallas. Windstream’s expansion will provide
the area’s growing business community with world-class fiber and
fixed-wireless infrastructure that connects even more local data
centers and commercial buildings with Windstream’s high-speed,
highly available nationwide fiber network.
“Our expansion in Dallas is part of an ongoing initiative to
upgrade our high-speed fiber network infrastructure, including both
our long-haul network nationwide and our metro fiber networks in
specific markets,” said Chris Nein, regional president for
Windstream. “This ambitious project will result in a new level of
connectivity and network stability for businesses in the Dallas
area, and we are proud to support the city’s business community in
this important way.”
Windstream’s expansion initially will benefit business customers
in Dallas’ Central Business District (including Downtown Dallas and
the Uptown, City Place and Turtle Creek areas), as well as the
city’s Design and Medical districts. Additional Windstream
expansions in the near future will expand access in the Park
Cities, Preston Hollow, Galleria, and Addison areas, along with the
635 Corridor. It will also connect the Richardson Telecom Corridor,
the Plano/Legacy Business Park area and Las Colinas/Irving Business
Center.
The Windstream expansion increases both the footprint of the
company’s network and the services that are available to local
customers – including fixed wireless service, unified
communications, managed services, network security, business
continuity, network solutions and cloud services, all of which are
provided with the support of a truly local team. This expansion
also will allow Dallas-area business customers to utilize the
enterprise-class data, voice, network and cloud services that
Windstream customers in other major markets use as the foundation
of their technology strategy.
One example of a Dallas-based company that will benefit from an
expanded metro fiber network and the increased competition that
will come with it is ClubCorp. Founded in 1957, ClubCorp owns or
operates more than 200 golf and country clubs, business clubs,
sports clubs and alumni clubs in 26 states, the District of
Columbia and two foreign countries.
“At ClubCorp, we are thrilled with the benefits we’ve seen since
partnering with Windstream for our enterprise-wide voice and data
needs,” said Patrick Benson, chief information officer, ClubCorp.
“By collaborating with Windstream we are transforming all aspects
of our existing and future telecom space across ClubCorp, while
providing agile services, cost savings, and significantly reducing
the time to market for our business. Our partnership with
Windstream is helping us proactively respond to business needs,
deliver an overall better IT experience, and focus our internal
energy on servicing our members and clubs.”
Windstream is expanding local metro fiber and fixed wireless
networks across the country as part of an initiative that will
support customers in the banking, financial services, legal
services, education, healthcare, government, hospitality and retail
industries, among others. In addition to this expansion in Dallas,
Windstream is expanding its metro fiber networks in a number of
other cities including Charlotte, Nashville, Richmond, Minneapolis,
Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, St. Louis, Detroit and
Philadelphia.
Windstream offers a full suite of advanced network
communications and technology solutions, including Network &
Data, SD-WAN, Voice & Unified Communications, Network Security,
Managed Services and Cloud Services. For more information, visit
windstreambusiness.com.
About WindstreamWindstream Holdings, Inc.
(NASDAQ:WIN), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a leading provider of
advanced network communications and technology solutions for
consumers, businesses, enterprise organizations and wholesale
customers across the U.S. Windstream offers bundled services,
including broadband, security solutions, voice and digital TV to
consumers. The company also provides data, cloud solutions, unified
communications and managed services to business and enterprise
clients. The company supplies core transport solutions on a local
and long-haul fiber network spanning approximately 129,000 miles.
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