American Fiber Systems Completes Strategic Metropolitan Fiber Optic Network Expansion; Expansion in Salt Lake City Includes Additional On-Net Buildings.SALT LAKE CITY -- American Fiber Systems (AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System ), the leading provider of data networks to carriers and large enterprises, announced today a successful completion of its Salt Lake City Fiber Optic Metro Network expansion. This enhancement is an important step in accelerating the growth of AFS's diverse network, which is increasingly seen as the primary alternative for reliable and innovative networks. The addition of two carrier hotels and two carrier POP's increases the AFS competitive edge within the Salt Lake City metro market. The expansion in Salt Lake City will significantly impact on-net buildings growth in the high-density business district, airport and core downtown. Customers in the AFS On-Net Buildings Program benefit from considerable advantages including standard pricing terms for DS-3, OC-N OC-n - Optical Carrier n , Ethernet services and committed installation intervals with fiber optic connectivity into each building. "Since our founding, AFS has always designed and built its metropolitan fiber optic network footprint with our customers needs in mind first. With growth emphasis on converged applications via IP packets by our customers, we are a reliable alternative to Qwest Communications directly or in load balancing of IP traffic which requires at least two distinct fiber cable transport paths for redundancy," said Dave Rusin, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AFS. In the last year, American Fiber Systems has dramatically increased the coverage and capacity of its metro networks by strategically investing in network expansion and improvements in Cleveland, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Nashville, Atlanta and Salt Lake City markets, resulting in significant operational and sales growth. About American Fiber Systems American Fiber Systems, a provider of metropolitan fiber optic network infrastructure and wholesale transport services, is dedicated to enabling wireline, wireless carriers and large enterprises achieve a competitive advantage from optical broadband communications technology. AFS has deployed over 90,000 miles of high-capacity, high-bandwidth metropolitan fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power since 2000 in several cities, including Atlanta, GA; Cleveland, OH; Kansas City KS/MO; Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, Nashville, TN and Salt Lake City, UT. They connect to a city's most important points of communications presence, including ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC. central offices and wire centers; CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) POPs; Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) and data center locations; Inter-exchange "carrier hotels;" wireless providers and cable company head ends; and Fortune 1000 companies. AFS has over 500 capacity enabled on-net buildings. Please visit our website: www.americanfibersystems.com |
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