Lightower Fiber Networks will be in attendance, along with the entire global wholesale telecom community at International Telecoms Week (ITW) 2012 in Chicago, IL May 14-16. While the annual event promises to be the premier telecom conference of the year, Lightower welcomes its customers and partners to join them for some more casual networking as well.

Lightower will be hosting a cocktail reception on Tuesday, May 15 with Ciena at 5:30pm. If you are interested in attending, please contact jsa_lt@jaymiescotto.com to RSVP.

The Lightower team is available to schedule meetings during ITW and will be in Meeting Room #504 in the West Tower.  To meet with a Lightower representative at ITW 2012, email info@lightower.com.

Dennis Isotti brings more than 25 years of experience in the manufacturing, defense and communications industries to Optelian

Optelian announced the appointment of Dennis Isotti as the Company’s new Vice President of Operations. Isotti will be responsible for supply chain management, manufacturing, engineering support services, and logistics groups.

Mr. Isotti brings more than 25 years of experience in the manufacturing, defense and communications industries. His most recent position was Plant/Business Unit General Manager for Sanmina-SCI Corporation in Ottawa, where he held overall profit and loss responsibility. Dennis began his career in manufacturing engineering working at Gandalf before moving to Newbridge Networks (now Alcatel Canada). He gained both depth and breadth of experience at Allen Vanguard and Meriton Networks where he was responsible for their operations.

“It is an honor to work with the Optelian team with their tradition of innovation and integrity.” remarks Mr. Isotti. “I am excited to be on board with such a dynamic team, and feel that my experience will help take Optelian’s operations to the next level.”

Optelian’s CEO David Weymouth further adds, “Dennis Isotti’s experience in operations management, manufacturing and communications is very strong, adding tremendous skill to the Optelian family. His experience outside of telecom will provide invaluable insights for improving our operations. We are thrilled with Optelian’s success to date, and look forward to having his  leadership as we continue on this growth path.  Adding Dennis to our team highlights our continuing commitment to manufacturing in North America”

Optelian is a respected provider of optical transport systems, worldwide. To learn more about Optelian’s optical transport solutions go to www.optelian.com or write info@optelian.com

ViaWest is expanding its Oregon data center facility, the Hillsboro Complex. This expansion adds 23,000 sq. ft. of usable raised floor and will total over 50,000 sq. ft. of sellable space, making this SSAE 16/SOC 1 and SOC 3 compliant  facility the largest in the state of Oregon. Driven by significant growth in the region over the past year, ViaWest’s Oregon data center expansion project will serve customers across all verticals and company sizes seeking additional capacity within the Hillsboro Complex.

From the conception of the facility, ViaWest designed the Hillsboro Complex with growth and expansion in mind. ViaWest constructed Hillsboro 1 and Hillsboro 2 with the latest power and installation systems, which allows for the easy addition of space in an energy efficient and green manner. Hillsboro 2 will leverage this existing infrastructure, which includes 2(N+1) UPS systems that further enable the facility for high-density configurations.  Together with Energy Trust of Oregon, ViaWest researched and tested cooling solutions in order to select the most energy efficient system available. Like all ViaWest data center facilities, the Hillsboro Complex is focused on the region it serves, staffed 24×7 by local experts in engineering and support.

For more information on ViaWest, please visit www.viawest.com.

Zayo is entering the Louisville, Kentucky market with 60 new route miles and six on-net buildings. This build will expand Zayo’s fiber network throughout southern Indiana and into metro Louisville, Kentucky. With these additional route miles, Zayo’s fiber network in the region totals more than 700 miles.

Through the initial build into the Louisville market, the underlying infrastructure for wireless services will be available. The core ring through Louisville and out to Jeffersontown provides metro connectivity within the city as well as access to Evansville, Indianapolis and Chicago. Zayo’s Dark Fiber, Ethernet and Wavelengths services will be available to the area with the build scheduled to be complete by end of Q3 2012.

For more information on Zayo, visit www.zayo.com.

THIS COMPANY!

With 199.6% revenue growth in the last 3 Years – Optelian is recession busting at the speed of light (couldn’t resist) via organic and strategic acquisition growth…and good old-fashioned grass roots customer service! It makes sense then that Optelian, an international provider of optical transport systems, was recently named to the Ottawa Business Journal’s list of Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2012 – an honor they also received in 2011.

The company’s comprehensive suite of advanced optical solutions are engineered and manufactured in-house, in North America, which enables rapid optical network deployment and expansion, expediting time to market and increasing revenue. With more than 19,000 systems and 328,000 wavelengths installed, Optelian is recognized industry-wide for exceptional product quality, speed of delivery, custom-design capabilities. But don’t tell them that! Optelian rests its head (and attributes much of its success) on a customer-centric philosophy that runs company deep.

On the OBJ announcement, Optelian CEO, David Weymouth maintained…
“Listening to customers…that’s so important. It never goes away, and everyone in the organization has got to be customer focused.”

And here’s how they did it…

Nominated companies must be headquartered in the National Capital Region and privately held. Companies must have had minimum revenues of $100,000 in the first fistcal year under review and, by year three, a minimum of $1 million. Companies are ranked by percentage revenue growth between year one and year three of their most recent three year period.

Optelian is a respected provider of optical transport systems, worldwide. To learn more about Optelian’s optical transport solutions go to www.optelian.com or write info@optelian.com and follow them on Twitter @Optelian.

Just shortly after announcing its plans to acquire Arialink, Zayo has completed the purchase transaction. The acquisition adds 930 new route miles to the Zayo network, including 400 miles of dense metro networks in Lansing and Ann Arbor, Michigan. With an extensive network in Michigan, Arialink complements Zayo’s national footprint.

The network will provide Ethernet, dark fiber and optical transport services across a 437 on-net building footprint in Michigan. Through the acquisition Zayo gains a regional long haul network and connectivity to smaller markets in central Michigan.

Arialink recently began the construction of a 190-mile network to interconnect major healthcare facilities as part of an FCC grant to the Michigan Public Health Institute. This build supports connectivity to healthcare facilities in rural Michigan and brings broadband services to underserved communities.

For more information on Zayo, visit www.zayo.com.

It’s hard to believe that Telecom Exchange 2012 is only two months away. The event promises to be one of the telecom industry’s premier networking opportunities of the summer. On June 27^th at Cipriani Wall Street, NYC, Telecom Exchange will bring together some of the top executives from carrier networks and colocation houses in the NY Metro area for a unique networking experience. The Dark Fiber Community (DFC) is proud to have a presence at Telecom Exchange and encourages all of its members to attend by announcing a 10% discount on registration for DFC members. The current DFC members attending are: AboveNet, ADVA, Allied Fiber, Atlantic-ACM, Cross River Fiber, Cyan, DuPont Fabros, Ekinops, FibroLAN, Global Capacity, Human Productivity Lab, INOC, Io Data Centers, Juniper Networks, MRV Communications, OGC Fiber, Optelian, Sidera Networks, Sunesys, Telarus, Vello Systems, and Vertical Systems Group.

For more information about Telecom Exchange, please see: http://www.thetelecomexchange.com/index.php or contact: info@thetelecomexchange.com

On the heels of their recent Atlantic-ACM U.S. Long-Haul Wholesale Carrier Award for Billing, Zayo Group announces the completion of the 360networks’ long haul network integration. The resulting combined network doubles Zayo’s national network reach, providing coast-to-coast connectivity spanning 45,400 route miles in 42 states and over 70 metro markets.

Completing this integration in less than four months, Zayo links deep metro assets like Denver, Phoenix, Spokane, Las Vegas and others to a broad national footprint for end-to-end connectivity. An important part of Zayo’s acquisition strategy is completely integrating in a timely way while minimizing disruption to customers. The Atlantic-ACM Award for Billing further highlights Zayo’s ability to integrate effectively.

Customers can access the national network across points-of-presence in over 100 markets including smaller markets, such as Boseman and Butte MT, Hudson OH, Wilkes Barre and Erie PA leveraging Zayo’s unique metro fiber assets.

For more information on Zayo, visit www.zayo.com.

ViaWest invites you to join them as they host an upcoming webinar titled “Cloud with Confidence: How to Execute a Successful Cloud Strategy” The webinar takes place on May 1st at 1pm MDT.

Attendees of the webinar will hear from cloud experts from NetApp, VMware and ViaWest as they discuss both the business and technical aspects of cloud. The cloud is changing the face of the technology industry, and preparing for it today is critical to ensure successful business in the future. These executives will provide insight on how your IT team can avoid common pitfalls and get the most from your company’s investment in the cloud. Topics to be covered include hybrid approaches to cloud, balancing cost and control and compliance and data security.

If you would like to join the ViaWest team as they host this insightful webinar. Register here https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/showReg?udc=ipol7gj2gs0r

And for more info on ViaWest’s cloud offerings, visit http://www.viawest.com/solutions/cloud-computing.

ViaWest was joined by Governor John Hickenlooper at its ribbon cutting event on April 19^th at the new headquarters located in the heart of the Denver Technology Center, Greenwood Village, CO. Governor Hickenlooper addressed ViaWest employees and members of the media as part of the ceremony.

Colorado Secretary of Technology & CIO, Kristin Russell was also onsite at the event. Kristin commented during her address that in the last year Colorado has attracted about 30 new tech companies and 5,000 new tech jobs. A statistic that truly proves the value companies like ViaWest bring to the area. Denver has been the location of ViaWest’s headquarters since the company’s inception in 1999 and this new location will continue to provide access to the region’s vibrant business population. In the past five years, ViaWest has doubled the size of its operations resulting in a positive impact on the Colorado economy through job creation and annual revenue growth.

For more information on ViaWest, please visit www.viawest.com.