ancotel Opens New Telehouse at 1025 Old Country Road on Long Island – Press Conference on July 1 Reveals More

Posted by Ilissa Miller on June 30th, 2010

ancotel GmbH, a Frankfurt-based operator of one of Europe’s largest (if not thee) interconnection and colocation facility announce the acquisition of LIDARC, the Long Island Data and Recovery Center – a long-Island based colocation and interconnection facility located at 1025 Old Country Road (1025 OCR) in Westbury on Long Island in New York. 

The company will mark the occassion with a press conference, to be held on July 1 at 10am EDT at the facility which will feature ancotel’s management team as well as a varied group of elected officials representing New York State, Nassau County and the town of N. Hempstead on Long Island.    Representatives include Jon Kaiman, the North Hempstead Town Supervisor, Ed Eisenstein the Commissioner/Chief Inforamtion Officer for Nassau County and Joseph J. Galante, the Assistant Comptroller for Intergovernmental & Community Affairs on behalf of the State Comptroller, Thomas D. DiNapoli.

Media and interested parties are encouraged to attend the event on July 1 at 1025 OCR in Westbury, which will be followed by facility site tours and a luncheon in the building’s atrium.  The event will also be available via a live video streaming on the web accessible at http://www.jaymiescotto.com/ancotel.php - the feed will be live starting right before 10am EDT – questions from virtual participants will be taken via the online video portal text/message box.  To participate simply join the conference by going to the website noted above.  For more information about the event, ancotel, the facility and its plans – briefings are available by emailing pr@jaymiescotto.com.

The press release in its entirety is below: 

 

ancotel  Group Founds New Telehouse at 1025 Old Country Road, Long Island, New York

Facility to be developed into a key interconnection hub for connectivity between North America and Europe

 

Westbury, NY U.S.A. - June 30, 2010 – Frankfurt-based ancotel GmbH, operators of the largest and most important telecommunications and data network hub in Europe, announces today that it has acquired LIDARC (“Long Island Data and Recovery Center”), a Long Island-based colocation and interconnection facility located at 1025 Old Country Road (‘1025 OCR’), Westbury, NY.  This acquisition marks ancotel’s first foray into the United States’ data center and colocation market.  The company will leverage Long Island’s telecommunications infrastructure to provide invaluable communication opportunities throughout the Long Island and New York metro area to become the preferred gateway to Europe’s number one telehouse. 

Long Island serves as a key landing point for submarine cables that connect North America to Europe.  Until recently, network infrastructure has often bypassed Long Island to traverse into and through Manhattan. Jason Schafer, Senior Analyst Datacenters for Tier1 Research comments, “Downtown Manhattan has been facing datacenter, power, and real-estate capacity constraints, which is pushing business outwards from downtown to areas such as northern NJ and Long Island.”  In addition, many companies today require diverse routing around New York City as well as lower latency connectivity for critical communications and financial trading applications between Europe, South America and Asia. 

“ancotel is known as one of the most successful companies for telehousing and interconnection services in the world,” states John Reynolds, Managing Director of ancotel USA and former Managing Director of LIDARC.  “The company is committed to its investment on Long Island.  They have plans to transform this facility into a critical meet-me-point for companies, cable operators, carriers, service providers and international companies. This will create jobs in the area and attract an array of industries, such as health care, financial, media and content providers, to Nassau County.  We believe that this facility will be the spark that lights the flame of economic development on Long Island.”

Geography plays an important role in today’s communications age.  With more companies requiring global direct connectivity for voice, data and video traffic, proximity to service providers and applications are increasingly significant.   Data center facilities have become a key ingredient in the success of global enterprise businesses IT infrastructure.   Until ancotel USA’s telehouse opening, Long Island’s data center and colocation market has been overlooked for other geographic locations.  This is why ancotel is committed to establish 1025 Old Country Road in Westbury, NY as the preferred gateway to Europe’s number one telehouse.

“We have been looking at the U.S. data center market for quite some time now,” comments K.-J. Orth, Managing Director of ancotel GmbH and Chief Marketing Officer of ancotel USA, LLC.  “With this acquisition, our proven expertise will enable this facility, located in the most eastern point in the United States, to offer direct interconnectivity to and between trans-Atlantic, Caribbean and Latin American submarine cable systems as well as leading nationwide and global network operators. As a result, ancotel USA will usher in a new dimension of global network interconnection capabilities.”

ancotel will unveil its plans for its colocation and interconnection facility at 1025 Old Country Road, Westbury, New York on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 10:00am EDT at a press conference on-site.  To access the press conference virtually, please click here or go to http://www.jaymiescotto.com/ancotel.php.  For more information about ancotel, please visit www.ancotel.com.  For information about the press conference and to attend in person or virtually, please contact pr@jaymiescotto.com.

About ancotel

ancotel GmbH, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, operates the largest and most significant telecommunications and data hub in Europe. The ancotel group provides international carriers and providers with a central and high-performing marketplace for their broadband and communication services. As an independent company, ancotel is a leading provider of services involving carrier-neutral colocation, telehousing and interconnection. Founded in 1999, ancotel now encompasses almost 400 telecommunications and data carriers. Telephone and Internet providers are linked with one another through the physical and virtual ancotel meet me rooms (mmr), and use them to conduct their operations. In addition to its traditional physical cross-connections using fiber-optic, coaxial and twisted-pair copper cables, ancotel also relies on virtual mmr platforms and managed services. ancotel is headquartered in Frankfurt with branches in London, Hong Kong, New York City and an independent telehouse in Westbury, New York. ancotel’s reference customers include 1&1, Arcor, AT&T, BSO Network Solutions, BT, Cable & Wireless, China Telecom, Colt Technology Services GmbH, DE-CIX, Deutsche Telekom, Elion, France Telecom, Global Crossing, GTS Energis, iBasis, HanseNet, Interoute Germany, Kabel Deutschland, KDDI Corporation, KPN, KT Corporation Korea, LANCK Telecom, Linx Telecommunications, NTT Communications, Plusnet GmbH, RETN, Swisscom, Tata Communications, Telekom Austria, Telecom Italia, Telefonica O2, Telekom Austria, TeliaSonera, TEO Litauen, Türk Telekomunikasyon, Verizon and WiTCOM.

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TINET EXPANDS ITS GLOBAL IP AND ETHERNET NETWORK INTO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

Posted by vanessa on April 28th, 2010

Due to strong growth in the North American marketplace Tinet has expanded its network into the Markley Group’s flagship data center in Boston, MA. The high quality facility will be home to Tinet’s IP and Ethernet services platform to help meet growing demands for these secure and flexible services. Its great to see continued growth in this sector!  For more information, please read the full press release below:

TINET EXPANDS ITS GLOBAL IP AND ETHERNET NETWORK INTO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

AS THE COMPANY SEES CONTINUAL INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR IP TRANSIT AND ETHERNET SERVICES IN NORTH AMERICA

MILAN, ITALY & BOSTON, MAApril 28, 2010 – Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group, and the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market, today announces at Markley Group’s Data Center & Telecom Networking Event, that it has selected Markley Group’s flagship data center facility at One Summer Street in Boston, Massachusetts as its latest network expansion location, further demonstrating Tinet’s commitment to its North American and global clients’ ever-increasing demands for IP and Ethernet services.

Markley Group’s 800,000 square foot facility is considered the most significant data center/telecommunications facility in the New England region, making it an ideal location for expanding companies such as Tinet.

“We chose Markley Group’s One Summer Street facility for its high quality, its high capacity bandwidth, its 100% reliability in its 11-year operating history, and its access to more than 40 domestic and international carriers,” states Paolo Gambini, Chief Marketing Officer of Tinet. “Our new presence in Boston is indicative of the positive growth and profitability Tinet has experienced within the past years, as well as our continued commitment to expand our network in North America and other strategic locations around the world.”

In addition, Tinet is also rolling out a third Network Operating Center (NOC) this year, also in the US; this is further evidence of Tinet’s growing number of wholesale clients and their rising network needs in the region.

“The Markley Group is honored to have Tinet join our ever-increasing marketplace,” states Jeffrey D. Markley, CEO of the Markley Group.  “Known for their IP and Ethernet backbone that extends across North America, Tinet contributes significant proficiency in network services and an unwavering commitment to best serve its North American and global customers.  Our mission is to bring together exceptional companies like Tinet from the data center, IT and telecom industries, and to offer them the opportunity to conduct business together. We accomplish this not only through networking events, like today, but everyday with our best-in-class data center services.”

For more information on Tinet, please visit www.tinet.net.

For Tinet’s latest network map, including its new Boston location, please visit http://www.tinet.net/network/network-map.html.

For more information on Markley Group, please visit www.markleygroup.com.

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About The Markley Group:

The Markley Group designs, develops, owns and operates mission-critical facilities. Since its inception in 1992, the company has been at the forefront of the development of data center/telecom facilities, developing 3 million square feet of buildings located throughout Europe and North America.  In 1998, Markley acquired the One Summer Street property in Boston, MA and converted it into the most significant data center/telecom building in New England. For more information, please visit
www.markleygroup.com.


About Tinet:
Tinet, formerly the carrier arm of Tiscali Group, is the only global carrier exclusively committed to the IP and Ethernet wholesale market. With network presence and customers in EMEA, Americas and APAC, Tinet provides global IP Transit and Ethernet connectivity to Carriers, Service and Content Providers worldwide, within 7 working days. The carrier guarantees customers proactive management of SLAs and protection from dDoS attacks.

Established in 2002, Tinet’s unique business model, based on focus and simplicity, assures the delivery of the highest standard of service. Tinet has grown to become one of the top 10 global IPv4 backbones and the number one IPv6 network worldwide.

For more information on Tinet, please visit www.tinet.net.

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LEXENT METRO CONNECT EXTENDS ITS NETWORK TO CORESITE AT 32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK CITY

Posted by vanessa on April 28th, 2010

With the high demand by financial markets and exchanges for low latency connectivity, its not a surprise to see that Lexent has expanded its network reach into CoreSite’s high-end data center in 32 Ave of the Americas. Connecting major financial exchanges and data centers to its secure, high quality dark fiber network has been top priority for Lexent. As competition grows more fierce in the financial arena – trading houses, banks, exchanges, as well as Enterprise businesses need to ensure they have the fastest and most secure solution to execute trades and transport data as quickly as possible — And with the powerful combination of Lexent and CoreSite to provide a cost-effective and robust solution, looks like they have a winning strategy.  For more information, read below:

LEXENT METRO CONNECT EXTENDS ITS NETWORK TO CORESITE AT 32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK CITY

FURTHER LEVERAGING LEXENT’S ACCESS TO KEY FINANCIAL NODES

IN THE NY METRO AREA

New York, New York - April 29, 2010 - Lexent Metro Connect, a leading provider of dark fiber networks in the New York Metropolitan area, announces today that it has extended its footprint to CoreSite’s New York data center at 32 Avenue of the Americas. CoreSite is a national data center, colocation and peering provider with eleven data centers across the United States. This latest network deployment further extends Lexent’s access to key financial network hubs in and around the New York metro area.

CoreSite’s New York data center is a high quality facility with the most modern space available in this market,” states Ray La Chance, President of Lexent Metro Connect. “As Lexent continues to build low latency dark fiber networks to connect the area’s major financial exchanges and data centers, it is critical for us to extend our network into the CoreSite data center at 32 Avenue of the Americas. Our network is now another option for CoreSite’s banking and trading customers to receive high quality, low latency connectivity to major financial access nodes throughout the New York metro market.”

32 Avenue of the Americas is one of the key carrier hotel facilities in New York City. CoreSite’s data center within the building was designed to provide both wholesale data center and cage-to-cage cabinet colocation space, capable of cooling high performance computing environments. In addition, the facility provides access to CoreSite’s Any2 Northeast Internet exchange, a distributed exchange point that facilitates interconnection between the company’s Boston, New York, Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. data centers.

Lexent is the only dark fiber provider that designs, constructs, operates, and maintains its dark fiber networks in-house, ensuring cost-effective solutions and rapid network delivery timeframes. As such, Lexent can quickly and flexibly augment its customers’ networks with custom designed solutions to meet network needs.

We are very excited to have Lexent Metro Connect extend their dark fiber network to our New York data center at 32 Avenue of the Americas,” continues Joe Kiaer, CoreSite Vice President. “We pride ourselves in delivering high quality, efficient data centers that exceed the needs of today’s most discerning enterprise customers. Lexent’s low latency dark fiber network will be a high quality, cost-effective solution for our diverse customer base in New York that includes leading financial service providers and other leading enterprises.”

This dark fiber extension is a second interconnection point for Lexent within 32 Avenue of the Americas. With over 100 PoPs throughout the New York and New Jersey metro areas, Lexent’s ultra low latency dark fiber builds provide its global client base freedom of choice for wholesale connectivity as well as increased performance. For more information, please visit www.lexent.net.

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About Lexent Metro Connect

Lexent Metro Connect, LLC offers enterprise customers and service providers in New York City and its surrounding boroughs state-of-the-art, custom built, dark fiber optic networks. As a leading provider of dark fiber networks in the New York Metropolitan area, Lexent is the only fiber company that owns, operates, builds and maintains its own dark fiber network in-house. Lexent offers its customers the option to leverage an existing dark fiber network as an extension of their own, or to build a new, dedicated, private fiber network in the City.  Lexent also provides direct connectivity to carrier-neutral colocation facilities, enabling Freedom of Choice in pursuing wholesale buying of Network Services.  Lexent’s ever-growing network provides diverse connectivity between regional Carrier Hotels, Central Offices, and Enterprise Buildings. For more information on Lexent Metro Connect, please email info@lexent.net or call 212.981.0700.

About CoreSite

CoreSite partners with customers to provide reliable, secure data centers that improve business continuity and promote the growth of their ICT infrastructure. The company builds and manages data centers across the United States, offering more than two million square feet of wholesale data center space and cage-to-cabinet colocation to more than 500 customers. A Carlyle portfolio company, CoreSite delivers the level of security, service, and network access businesses need to compete in the global marketplace. Visit http://www.CoreSite.com for additional information.

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For CoreSite media enquiries, please contact:

Mark Jobson, Marketing Director

Mark.Jobson@CoreSite.com

866.777.CORE

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An Enigmatic Approach to Solving Nationwide Connectivity Issues

Posted by Ilissa Miller on March 1st, 2010

CoreSite, a Carlyle Company that offers wholesale data centers, colocation and peering solutions to the global marketplace, has recently published its first quarter of 2010 customer and prospect newsletter.   The newsletter featured some interesting industry perspectives from such notable industry folks as Rich Miller, the Editor of Data Center Knowledge, Barry X Lynn, the Chairman and CEO of 3Tera who wrote about the differences between virtualization and cloud computing, Mark Fishburn of CENX and Hunter Newby, the CEO of Allied Fiber.

Hunter Newby, whose team ‘invented’ the carrier interconnection model in the late ’90s and early 2000, shared his insite on the Broadband Stimulus asking ‘Can It Really Be Done for $7.2 Billion?’  Since the first round of funding was awarded around February 16th, the majority of the 1,400 applicants were not awarded grants or loans totaling $4.2 billion.  With the first round of funding completed, Mr. Newby observed that there is no clear plan as to how the Nation will address the issue of high-speed broadband access for all.  

Newby goes on to explain the major issues associated with the Broadband Stimulus package and how the federal government is attacking the problem.  It’s an interesting read – with more to come from Newby on the topic for sure. 

As the CEO of Allied Fiber, he has set out to build the nation’s first and only carrier neutral dark fiber network to provide interconnectivity solutions between wireline and wireless providers.  It is with the careful planning of Allied Fiber’s network and business that provides Newby with his keen observations of the nation’s broadband stimulus initiatives. 

Time will certainly tell how the Government awards its funds as we all watch on – trying to solve the enigmatic  approach to the process.

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Washington D.C. is going Dark! (Dark Fiber That is)

Posted by Ilissa Miller on January 12th, 2010
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Washington D.C. is going Dark!  24/7 Fiber Network, a Baltimore-Washington D.C. metropolitan area high capacity transport and dark fiber network provider has announced the expansion of its network into underserved markets in and around the  Metro D.C. Area.  The company is ading more than 200 route miles to its network as it extends into the Delmarva Peninsula to service this hard to reach underserved market.  The high fibercount dark fiber network will then continue to the areas key business districts located in Salisbury, MD and Wilminton, DE and from here will continue into the Baltimore metro area network where it will connect to 24/7’s Baltimore City Central Business District network footprint. 
 
24/7 has a long haul dark fiber route that connects directly into the Washington D.C. market.  The new network build will provide direct connectivity to businesses and residents within the Delmarva Pennisula.
 
The press release in its entirety is below:
 

24/7 Fiber Expands its Dark Fiber Network in the Washington D.C. Metro Area

Baltimore, MD, January 12, 2010 – 24/7 Fiber Network, Baltimore-Washington D.C. metropolitan area’s high capacity transport and dark fiber network provider, today announces the expansion of its footprint into underserved markets throughout the Delmarva Peninsula and into the metro Washington D.C. area.

This network expansion marks 24/7’s commitment to providing cost-effective, high capacity bandwidth solutions connecting Washington DC’s metro area with the Eastern shore.  The company is constructing a dark fiber footprint deep into the Delmarva Peninsula, a large area on the East Coast of the United States occupied by portions of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.  This area, considered an underserved market, will soon be connected via 24/7’s high fiber count dark fiber network 100 miles into the region’s main business districts located in Salisbury, MD and Wilmington, DE.  This network will then continue another 100 miles into the Baltimore metro area with connectivity to 24/7’s extensive Baltimore City Central Business District network footprint from there it will connect to 24/7’s long-haul route directly into the Washington D.C. market.

The network will deliver a fully diverse, high capacity 432-strand fiber route, fulfilling a key communications gap in the region.  The existing infrastructure is antiquated and does not provide the route diversity and high bandwidth capacity required by today’s carriers, service providers and enterprise businesses. This new, next-generation network will provide a fully protected, metro area ring capable of serving modern communications infrastructures as required by wireless 3G, 4G, tower backhaul providers and carriers.

“This region is currently not capable of handling the growing bandwidth demands required by businesses and wireless customers,” comments Christopher Morris, Vice President and COO of 24/7 Fiber Network.  “This new network will offer an alternative solution to traditional carriers, while providing a more diverse and shorter path capable of handling high bandwidth applications.” 

Carriers, wireless operators, service providers and network operators throughout the region will be able to interconnect to 24/7’s network from its main facility located in the carrier hotel at 111 Marketplace in Baltimore, MD.  The 24/7 facility is a 5,000 square foot Central Office grade location providing fully-dedicated colocation, managed services and 24/7 support, while offering cross-connections to major Tier 1 and Tier 2 network providers connected to the building.  For information about 24/7’s new network build, please visit www.247fibernetwork.com or email info@247fibernetwork.com.

ABOUT 24/7 Fiber Network

24/7 Fiber Network, LLC is a privately held, Baltimore-Washington DC metro area dark fiber provider.  The company designs, constructs and provides custom, private, optical, high capacity transport and network solutions to carriers, service providers and enterprise businesses throughout the region, providing national reach to local, regional and International carriers and enterprise businesses.  24/7 offers a wide variety of network configurations including ringed, point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and mesh topologies.  Formerly known as 24/7 Cable, the company changed its name to 24/7 Fiber Network to further clarify its core objective: to provide leading, dark fiber network solutions to a variety of major data and telecommunication carriers while providing a carrier-neutral interconnectivity point to bring their network to the world.  For more information about 24/7 Fiber Network, please visit www.247fibernetwork.com.

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TelServ Connects Burgers & Donuts – procurring high quality voice and data network services for Kay Burger

Posted by Ilissa Miller on January 11th, 2010

TelServ NJ, an independent telecommunications consulting firm announced it has procured high quality voice and data network services for Kay Burger Management, a franchisee of Burger King.  Kay Burger owns and operates 13 Burger King Restaurants and three Dunkin Donuts shops across New Jersey and the New York Metro Area.  The company wanted a cost effective, streamlined communications solution to include daily credit card transactions across its 16 locations.  TelServ delivered! 

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For the complete announcement continue to read here:

KAY BURGER MANAGEMENT SELECTS TELSERV TO PROCURE HIGH QUALITY VOICE AND DATA NETWORK SERVICES

 MONTVALE, NJ – January 11, 2009TelServ NJ, LLC, an independent, telecommunications consulting firm offering tailor-made solutions for business communication needs, and Kay Burger Management, LLC,a franchisee of Burger King Corporation, announce today that Kay Burger Management selects TelServ to manage its voice and data connectivity throughout the tri-state area. 

Headquartered in North Bergen, New Jersey, Kay Burger Management, LLC, owns and operates thirteen Burger King Restaurants and three Dunkin Donuts shops across the New Jersey and New York metro area.  Leveraging TelServ’s industry expertise in working with a wide variety of carriers and telecom providers, Kay Burger Management   selects TelServ to deploy and support a cost effective, streamlined communications solution.   This solution includes a Tier 1 DSL connectivity to handle the company’s daily credit card transactions as well as a comprehensive voice communications plan across all of its sixteen store locations. 

“As we are committed to serving our customers the highest quality food and beverages at affordable prices, it is important that we maintain cost-effective back-office operations,” states Robert Johnsen, Senior Partner for Kay Burger.  “We need a telecom package that delivers high performance services in an economical way.”

TelServ has a solid reputation for offering firms competitive and cost effective pricing by leveraging volume discounts across its carrier relationships.  As a one-stop resource for business communications, TelServ provides a comprehensive offering including local, long distance, data and Internet services at wholesale prices.

“TelServ is our go-to resource for reliable connectivity solutions, which is an essential component for each of our 16 stores, providing us with critical bandwidth to securely process daily credit card transactions,” continues Mr. Johnsen. “TelServ’s responsiveness and ease of doing business has further simplified our overall management of our communications infrastructure.”

“Our ability to source a wide variety of voice and data services across multiple carriers simplifies the entire procurement process for our clients,” states Michael Gallucci, CEO and Founder of TelServ.  “We are pleased to deliver secure connectivity to further drive Kay Burger’s retail business on a daily basis.”

From competitive pricing to assistance with implementation processes and facilitating diversity and redundancy plans, TelServ simplifies the procurement process to meet critical client deadlines and to stay within communication budgets.

For more information about TelServ, please email info@telservgroup.com, call 201-391-4800 or visit www.telservgroup.com.

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Hunter Newby To Present at Kaufman Brothers Technology Trends 2010 Conference

Posted by Ilissa Miller on January 7th, 2010

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Kaufman Brothers Technology Trends 2010 Conference, to be held in NYC on January 12, 2010 will include the participation of  Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber who will present on the panel titled: “Bandwidth: The Increasing Value of Fiber.” 

Kaufman Brothers (KBRO) conferences showcase industry thought leaders, and this event will be no different.  The ten different panels will highlight the latest trends in the Technology, Media, Telecom and Green Technology Sectors. 

With much talk about 2010 being the year of the ‘datacenter’ market – this event will no doubt help to set the tone for key investments in telecom and technology for the year.  

Please continue reading for the full press release:

 

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ALLIED FIBER’S CEO TO SPEAK AT KAUFMAN BROTHERS TECHNOLOGY TRENDS 2010 CONFERENCE

NEW YORK, NY – January 07, 2010-  Allied Fiber, a carrier-neutral provider of dark fiber, wireless towers and colocation facilities across America, announces today that its  CEO, Hunter Newby, will be speaking at the Kaufman Brothers Technology Trends 2010 Conference to be held on January 12, 2010. Hunter Newby will address the topic of “Bandwidth: The Increasing Value of Fiber” as part of a panel of industry thought leaders. The conference will showcase ten different panels highlighting the latest trends in the Technology, Media, Telecom, and Green Technology Sectors.  The event will be held at InterContinental the Barclay in New York City.

Mr. Newby is a twelve year veteran of the telecommunications industry.  Prior to founding Allied Fiber, he was Chief Strategy Officer at Telx., one of the leading carrier neutral interconnection facility operators in the U.S.  Mr. Newby is well known throughout the network Interconnection and carrier hotel sector and is also a recognized authority on Ethernet Transport and Voice Peering.

“I am honored to participate at a Kaufman Brothers event,” states Hunter Newby. “As investment industry leaders, Kaufman Brothers continues to emphasize the importance and value of embracing and understanding technology trends and opportunities. The firm, with its research and relevant conference sessions, is actively educating the nation on the importance of dark fiber and America’s ever-growing capacity needs. It is a privilege to be on this panel with other forward-thinking professionals, especially during such a critical time in our nation’s communications growth.  Allied Fiber looks forward to participating in such a necessary and timely conversation.”

Allied Fiber is employing the most advanced fiber optic cables in its ducts to meet the ever increasing bandwidth demands for wireless, Video over IP and other advanced technologies. In its first phase, the Allied Fiber Network will include new routes covering New York, NY to Chicago, IL; New York, NY to Ashburn, VA; and Chicago, IL to Ashburn, VA. Upon completion of the first phase, Allied Fiber will continue building a nationwide multi-duct, long-haul and short-haul dark fiber network with intermediate access for wireless towers and rural networks throughout the United States.

For more information and to view Allied Fiber’s proposed routes, please click here.

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CONSTELLATION GROWTH CAPITAL INVESTS $13.4 MILLION IN HIBERNIA ATLANTIC

Posted by Ilissa Miller on January 5th, 2010

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Hibernia Atlantic acquired MediaXstream at the end of 2009 – now it has received a $13.4 Million investment from Constellation Growth Capital:

CONSTELLATION GROWTH CAPITAL INVESTS IN HIBERNIA ATLANTIC INVESTMENT FUELS ADDITIONAL GROWTH FOR HIBERNIA ATLANTIC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

SUMMIT, NJ & DUBLIN, IRELAND- January 5, 2010-  Hibernia Atlantic, the transAtlantic high bandwidth connectivity provider, today announced that Constellation Growth Capital (Constellation), a growth equity investor in the convergence of media, communications and technology, invested $13.4 million in the company.  Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC) owns the remaining shares of the company. 

The investment provides Hibernia with additional capital for growth opportunities, including allowing the company to increase its network Points of Presence (POPs) in North America and Europe. This investment follows Hibernia’s recent acquisition of MediaXstream, a leading provider of high quality transport and managed network services for the media production and broadcast industries.

Constellation is an investment fund founded by Clifford Friedman in 1998 that is now part of Highbridge Principal Strategies, a division of Highbridge Capital Management (HCM). HCM is a $21 billion global alternative asset management firm owned by JPMorgan Asset Management.  Under the terms of the transaction, Mr. Friedman will join Hibernia Atlantic’s Board of Directors.

“We are very pleased that Constellation has decided to make a strategic investment in Hibernia Atlantic,” said Ken Peterson, Chairman of Hibernia Atlantic and CEO of CVC. “Under Cliff’s leadership, Constellation has established a commitment to investing in the convergence of media, communications and technology, sharing common goals with CVC and Hibernia Atlantic. We look forward to working together with Cliff and his team to grow our business and further expand our network reach.”

“The combination of Hibernia with MediaXstream creates a growth company of scale to meet the global needs of both the media and financial services industries. It is one of the few companies which can truly meet the quality of service demands for these industries,” added Mr. Friedman. “Few legacy network providers have implemented network infrastructure that is constructed and architected with the latest production-hardened technologies, giving Hibernia a unique competitive position in the market.”

“Constellation’s investment and industry experience better positions Hibernia to expand our business and provide additional services and POPs for customer connectivity,” said Bjarni Thorvardarson, CEO of Hibernia Atlantic. “Hibernia has grown an average of 80% year-over-year for the past few years and we look forward to what this partnership brings to the next phase of our development.”

please visit www.hiberniaatlantic.com.

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TelServ Provides Managed Procurement and Deployment of Telecom Services for Zajil Telecom in New York, London and Paris

Posted by Ilissa Miller on December 8th, 2009

Here’s a big story, for a ’small’ provider.  TelServ NJ is an independent, telecommunications consulting firm offering tailor-made solutions for business communication needs.  The company assesses, evaluates, procures, manages implementation and sources global telecommunication solutions for a variety of companies – including small to medium enterprise businesses and large global service providers.  In this instance, TelServ has been selected by Zajil Telecom to procure and project manage high speed network services in New York, London and Paris.

Zajil, the first private Internet Service Provider under the license of the Kuwait Ministry of Communications, currently services over 2500 customers.  With TelServ as its partner, the company leverages relationships to gain better pricing, services and solutions.

To read the full press release – continue to scroll below:

 ZAJIL INTERNATIONAL TELECOM COMPANY SELECTS TELSERV NJ TO MANAGE PROCUREMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF HIGH SPEED NETWORK SERVICES IN NEW YORK, LONDON, AND PARIS

MONTVALE, NJ – December 08, 2009TelServ NJ, LLC, an independent, telecommunications consulting firm offering tailor-made solutions for business communication needs, and Zajil International Telecom Company KSCC, a leading provider of data communication and Internet Services, announce today that Zajil selects TelServ to manage its telecommunication bandwidth needs for key markets including connectivity in New York, London and Paris.  TelServ’s full range of network service consulting for Zajil includes procuring connectivity ranging from 100 Mbps for access to New York’s most carrier-dense carrier hotel, 60 Hudson Street, to multiple STM1 circuits connecting New York to Paris and Paris to London.  TelServ is known for offering firms competitive, often reduced communications pricing with increased bandwidth, a notable benefit in today’s economic climate.

“We chose TelServ to meet the growing demands of our global customer base,” states Eng. Khalifa Al-Soulah, Managing Director and CEO of Zajil, “because of its high quality service commitment and industry expertise. TelServ’s strong commitment to providing innovative pricing models across a wide variety of carriers as well as simplifying the procurement process helped make our decision clear.”  Zajil relied on TelServ’s ability to negotiate with global top-tier carriers for the best price and greatest bandwidth in its locations and met its requirement of deploying large amounts of bandwidth where it was needed most.

“After analyzing the Zajil’s network requirements,” states Michael Gallucci, CEO and Founder of TelServ, “we were able to offer a customized, communications package that provided multiple high-speed bandwidth connections to address Zajil’s critical client environments.  Our experienced network team provided a full range of support including network procurement, deployment, as well as post installation billing assistance.”

With over twenty years of industry experience, TelServ utilizes its expertise to be a true, one-stop resource for all business communications. TelServ does not represent any single company; instead the company contracts with several major carriers to provide a full array of local, long distance, data and Internet services at wholesale prices. From competitive pricing to assistance with implementation processes and facilitating diversity and redundancy plans, TelServ simplifies the procurement process to meet critical client deadlines and stay within communication budgets.

For more information about TelServ, please email info@telservgroup.com, call 201-391-4800 or visit www.telservgroup.com.

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About Zajil International Telecom:

Zajil International Telecom Company K.S.C.C is one of MENA region´s leading Data Telecommunications and Internet solutions providers, with its main core services including networked IT services, local & international data communication services, high-speed broadband and Internet services besides the value added services and the specially tailored solutions for critical environments.

For more information, please visit www.zajil.com.

About TelServ NJ, LLC:

TelServ is an independent, telecommunications-consulting firm offering tailor-made solutions for businesses’ communication needs.  Servicing small to large-sized companies, TelServ offers a full array of local, long distance, data and Internet services from all top tier carriers at the most competitive prices available.  As a proven, one-stop resource, TelServ also provides impartial diversity planning and network recommendations, a streamlined procurement process, assistance with implementation and an ongoing account review to ensure the best pricing for each client’s customized bandwidth needs.

For more information, please visit www.TelServNJ.com.

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TELEHOUSE America Offers FREE Mission Critical Vulnerability Assessment

Posted by Ilissa Miller on December 8th, 2009

On November 23, 2009, TELEHOUSE America (www.telehouse.com), the United States’ leading provider of dedicated data centers, international Internet exchanges and managed IT services, announced the launch of WEV Sentinel, an agentless scanning tool that runs daily security analysis reports on vulnerabilities to a customer’s mission critical networks and web applications.  WEV Sentinel (www.WEVSentinel.com) is a product within TELEHOUSE America’s Manage-E services, which provides customers with an all-in-one managed and professional services solution unlike any offering available from other Multi-Service Providers (MSPs) today.

With this announcement, TELEHOUSE America is offering companies, irregardless of whether they are a current customer, a free Mission Critical Network Vulnerability assessment.  

WEV Sentinel  – which stands for Web Application Vulnerability – is part of the company’s Manage-E portfolio.  The service will monitor and remediate your security and compliance needs, so that organizations can safely reduce staff workload along with costs while improving overall security and risk posture. 

With the launch of WEV Sentinel, TELEHOUSE America is offering companies an initial free network scan to help identify potentially unknown or changing security issues and threats.  This product is particularly important for  financial and medical institutions, credit card companies and all other organizations whose business relies on maintaining stable performance, critical accessibility and  the highest levels of data security.  The service’s reporting aspects are designed for ease of use and understanding, but most importantly comprehensive remediation aids, making security management easier to implement and maintain.

To take advantage of this free offer, please fill out this customer inquiry form found here and send this request to sales@telehouse.com  or please call us at  718 355 2559  718 355 2559 or 2572 and mention the free vulnerability scan.

 For more information about TELEHOUSE America’s Manage-E solutions and its complete total solutions for data center services, colocation, infrastructure management and global communications, please visit www.telehouse.com.  

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