Dec, 2001 : Sprint Signs Contract with MFN for Enhanced Access
📅 - Sprint (sprint.com) announced yesterday that it has signed a multiyear contract with Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. (mmfn.com), to lease metropolitan area fiber in major U.S. markets.
The agreement fuels Sprint's plan to connect its long distance voice, dataand PCS networks with a high-bandwidth metropolitan area opticalinfrastructure. Additionally, the agreement should help put Sprint incontrol of its access cost structure. Sprint says it plans to use MFN'sfiber-optic infrastructure to lower its own local access costs, speed accessdelivery to customers and expand the array of services that it can offer toits customers in these markets.
"Sprint can deliver more choices to customers as we add MFN markets to ourportfolio and increase our control over access delivery intervals and coststructure," said Don Hallacy, president of Technology Services at Sprint."This agreement creates a cost-effective strategy for Sprint to deliver new,enhanced services to our customers."
"The scope of this agreement is significant," said Tom Byrnes, president ofCarrier Services for Metromedia Fiber Network. "Sprint recognizes the strongvalue of MFN's optical infrastructure, enabling the company to quickly andcost-effectively expand its global footprint and deliver integratedbroadband services on a local, national and global level. By combining ourmetropolitan fiber-optic infrastructure with its own long haul network,Sprint can continue to carve out a unique position as a provider ofwireline, wireless and broadband services worldwide."
The MFN metropolitan fiber-optic network infrastructure leased by Sprintwill be located in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark,New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C. While Sprint willinitially use MFN's metropolitan fiber-optic infrastructure in these 10major cities, the company will be able to expand into other markets insideand outside the United States by leasing dark fiber from MFN under terms inthis agreement. Sprint expects to begin using MFN networks in initialmarkets in the second quarter of 2002 and in all 10 cities by the end of2002.
The agreement fuels Sprint's plan to connect its long distance voice, dataand PCS networks with a high-bandwidth metropolitan area opticalinfrastructure. Additionally, the agreement should help put Sprint incontrol of its access cost structure. Sprint says it plans to use MFN'sfiber-optic infrastructure to lower its own local access costs, speed accessdelivery to customers and expand the array of services that it can offer toits customers in these markets.
"Sprint can deliver more choices to customers as we add MFN markets to ourportfolio and increase our control over access delivery intervals and coststructure," said Don Hallacy, president of Technology Services at Sprint."This agreement creates a cost-effective strategy for Sprint to deliver new,enhanced services to our customers."
"The scope of this agreement is significant," said Tom Byrnes, president ofCarrier Services for Metromedia Fiber Network. "Sprint recognizes the strongvalue of MFN's optical infrastructure, enabling the company to quickly andcost-effectively expand its global footprint and deliver integratedbroadband services on a local, national and global level. By combining ourmetropolitan fiber-optic infrastructure with its own long haul network,Sprint can continue to carve out a unique position as a provider ofwireline, wireless and broadband services worldwide."
The MFN metropolitan fiber-optic network infrastructure leased by Sprintwill be located in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark,New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C. While Sprint willinitially use MFN's metropolitan fiber-optic infrastructure in these 10major cities, the company will be able to expand into other markets insideand outside the United States by leasing dark fiber from MFN under terms inthis agreement. Sprint expects to begin using MFN networks in initialmarkets in the second quarter of 2002 and in all 10 cities by the end of2002.
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