Fidelity Access Networks Selects XO for 10Gbps High-Speed IP Transit Service
- High Capacity Solution Will Deliver 24x7 Internet Broadband
HERNDON, VA – Jul 21, 2008 – XO Communications Services, Inc., a leading provider of 21st century communications for businesses and communications service providers, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Fidelity Access, a provider of digital broadband IP services. Fidelity Access plans to use XO’s High-Speed IP Transit Service to serve the growing bandwidth needs of their clients -- including large organizations and companies with more than 100,000 users.
Fidelity Access selected XO Communications’ High-Speed IP Transit Service to meet a growing demand among its clients for services that are cost-effective and offer more bandwidth, faster application deployment and high performance and reliability. The company has recently expanded its clientele and is providing its services under the federal E-Rate program that makes available discounted telecommunications services to non-profit private schools, public schools and libraries.
“Fidelity Access selected XO based on its ability to increase our bandwidth without the added cost of constructing a new network,” said Robert Marks, president of Fidelity Access. “The 10Gig IPT port solution allows us to offer dedicated Internet access to the clients we serve. Adding the XO solution to our portfolio allows us to support our clients' ongoing initiatives and growing telecommunications needs.”
XO will provide Fidelity Access with 10Gbps IP transit port service to deliver very high-speed connectivity to the Internet. 10 Gigabit Ethernet is a high-speed form of Ethernet, a local network technology that can provide data transfer rates in the range of 1 Gigabit per second. XO’s ability to deliver 10Gbps ports to the Internet is enabled through the nationwide deployment of advanced digital optical network technology across XO’s 18,000 route mile inter-city network.
“XO Communications is fast becoming a leader in providing 10Gbps high-speed IP transit services; offering reliability, reach and the connectivity needed to support high-bandwidth traffic,” said Ernie Ortega, president of XO Carrier Services. “We are investing in the future by enhancing our network infrastructure. By selecting XO, Fidelity Access benefits from the most advanced technology and equipment to meet the exponential growth of IP-based traffic.”
XO High-Speed IP Transit Service is available to carriers, cable operators, content providers and service providers that need fast, reliable Internet backbone access at a reasonable price, and without the cost of building and managing a Tier 1 network. With many bandwidth options available along with XO’s robust peering arrangements, XO High-Speed IP Transit Service provides: The XO nationwide network connects 75 major metropolitan markets across the United States. In addition, XO Communications has approximately one million miles of metro fiber networks in major markets across the country. With its extensive nationwide and metro fiber network assets, XO offers its customers services that allow the door-to-door delivery of network traffic.
For more information about XO Carrier Services, call (800) 474-1763.
About Fidelity Access Fidelity Access Networks is the first provider of digital broadband services of its kind. Its unique ability to manage a high performance network allows businesses to obtain IP data transport at competitive prices.
About the E-rate Program About XO Communications Media Contacts:
Fidelity Access provides digital broadband IP services. It offers high-speed, point-to-point (VPN) data transport and Internet access services to businesses throughout its coverage area over SONET-grade IP network. The company was launched by a group of technology experts who have been providing digital products on a wholesale and retail basis for 25 years. Fidelity Access has had financial success managing networks for digital security monitoring services, IXC services, wireless services, and IP services.
The E-rate program is administered by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). The program was set up in 1997 when the Federal Communications Commission began to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996. It is designed to ensure that all eligible schools and libraries have affordable access to modern telecommunications and information services. Up to $2.25 billion annually is available to provide eligible schools and libraries with discounts under the E-rate program for authorized services.
XO, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTC BB:XOHO.OB), is a leading provider of 21st century communications services for businesses and communications services providers, including Fortune 500 and leading cable companies, carriers, content providers, and mobile operators. Utilizing its unique and powerful nationwide IP network and extensive local metro networks and broadband wireless facilities, XO offers customers a broad range of managed voice, data and IP services in 75 metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information, visit, www.xo.com.
Jennifer Crawford (for XO Communications)
Brodeur Partners
T: 202-775-2646