Progress Telecom Announces Latest Broadband Network Expansion
📅 - Progress Telecom(progresstelecom.com), announced its latest broadband network expansion from Washington, D.C. to New YorkCity. This long-haul extension provides ProgressTelecom, a regional carrier's carrier of wholesale litbroadband services and transport, an extended EasternU.S. reach. This reach stretches from New York toMiami, FL on Progress Telecom's own seamless broadbandbackbone and through its alliance with Emergia(emergia.net), a Telefonica S.A. company, continues that reach to Latin America.
The network extension into New York provides ProgressTelecom access into one of the busiest and mostdesirable points of presence , or carrier hotels, inthe world. This location offers telecommunications anddata traffic exchange opportunities with all majorcarriers, ISPs, top Fortune 500 companies, Wall Streetand a host of financial organizations.
``The New York connection will allow Progress Telecomincremental global market opportunities throughadditional strategic alliances with other globaltelecommunications companies. It will also leverageour Southeast regional network that provides backboneconnectivity to first, second and third tier citiesand brings broadband solutions closer to the customerthrough our metro networks,'' said Ron Mudry,president and CEO of Progress.
``Broadband networks are like prime real estate. Thethree most important things are location, location,location,'' said Elizabeth Walker, VP of customerservice delivery and network operations for ProgressTelecom. ``Extending our network into New York allowsus to offer our customers superior services at thestrategic locations they need.''
Since 1999, Progress Telecom's broadband network hasgrown from 1,100 route miles to 5,000 route miles, a350% increase in just two years. While the company'slong-haul backbone is essentially complete, thecompany will continue its metro expansion into secondand third tier cities and provide customers in thoseareas with access to the world's primarytelecommunications centers up and down the East Coast.
After establishing itself as a Southeastern leader ofwholesale broadband services, Progress Telecompositioned itself to extend its services globally. Thecompany has done this in part through networkpositioning and a strategic alliance with Emergia, aTelefonica S.A. company serving Latin America, whichallows access to their market. The company alsoestablished strategic network positioning as afounding member of the NAP of the Americas in SouthFlorida, a center for communications providers and Webhosting to exchange Internet traffic.
The network extension into New York provides ProgressTelecom access into one of the busiest and mostdesirable points of presence , or carrier hotels, inthe world. This location offers telecommunications anddata traffic exchange opportunities with all majorcarriers, ISPs, top Fortune 500 companies, Wall Streetand a host of financial organizations.
``The New York connection will allow Progress Telecomincremental global market opportunities throughadditional strategic alliances with other globaltelecommunications companies. It will also leverageour Southeast regional network that provides backboneconnectivity to first, second and third tier citiesand brings broadband solutions closer to the customerthrough our metro networks,'' said Ron Mudry,president and CEO of Progress.
``Broadband networks are like prime real estate. Thethree most important things are location, location,location,'' said Elizabeth Walker, VP of customerservice delivery and network operations for ProgressTelecom. ``Extending our network into New York allowsus to offer our customers superior services at thestrategic locations they need.''
Since 1999, Progress Telecom's broadband network hasgrown from 1,100 route miles to 5,000 route miles, a350% increase in just two years. While the company'slong-haul backbone is essentially complete, thecompany will continue its metro expansion into secondand third tier cities and provide customers in thoseareas with access to the world's primarytelecommunications centers up and down the East Coast.
After establishing itself as a Southeastern leader ofwholesale broadband services, Progress Telecompositioned itself to extend its services globally. Thecompany has done this in part through networkpositioning and a strategic alliance with Emergia, aTelefonica S.A. company serving Latin America, whichallows access to their market. The company alsoestablished strategic network positioning as afounding member of the NAP of the Americas in SouthFlorida, a center for communications providers and Webhosting to exchange Internet traffic.
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