Big Pipe Selects Broadwing Communications for 10 Gbps Network Upgrade; Multi-Million Dollar Deal Expands on Reciprocal Agreement to Provide Superior Service Throughout North America.AUSTIN, Texas -- Broadwing Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a consolidated subsidiary of Broadwing Corporation Broadwing Corporation is a data, voice, and media solutions company based in Austin, Texas, USA. Enabled by its 20,000-mile All-Optical-Network and 20 nation-wide HDTV transmitting and delivering centers, Broadwing Communications provides communications solutions and (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : BWNG) today announced that Big Pipe Inc., a leading provider of data networking and Internet services to North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. businesses, has purchased an OC-192-based U.S. network backbone service from Broadwing. The 10 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth provided by the upgrade will increase Big Pipe's capacity on three key routes: Seattle to San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.; San Jose to Chicago; and Ashburn, Va., to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Big Pipe, a division of Shaw Communications, one of Canada's largest communications companies, provides IP-based backbone services to 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. , carriers and large enterprises. Services include Transparent Local Area Network (TLS (1) (Transport Layer Security) A security protocol from the IETF that is based on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 protocol developed by Netscape. TLS uses digital certificates to authenticate the user as well as authenticate the network (in a wireless ), Internet, private line and video transport. "Broadwing's unique leading-edge optical network has provided the reliability and security that Big Pipe requires to offer broadband services to our customers," said Greg MacLean, Big Pipe's vice president and general manager. "The upgrade of three key segments of our network to 10 Gbps underscores our commitment to our customers and is a testament to the excellent relationship we have with Broadwing." The multi-million dollar agreement builds on the reciprocal relationship established between the two companies in 2004. That agreement provided for Broadwing to supply network services to Big Pipe in the United States and for Big Pipe to supply Broadwing with network services throughout Canada. Broadwing owns and operates an advanced all-optical network and IP backbone, and provides data, voice, and media solutions to carriers and large enterprises. "Big Pipe is demonstrating both its competitiveness and its commitment to customers by upgrading capacity on key routes to 10 Gbps," said Scott Widham, president of sales and marketing for Broadwing. "They are the type of aggressive service provider who can take best advantage of our all-optical network to offer bandwidth-intensive solutions to demanding Fortune 1000 companies." About Broadwing Corporation Broadwing Corporation (NASDAQ:BWNG), through its consolidated subsidiary Broadwing Communications, LLC (Broadwing) delivers innovative data, voice, and media solutions to enterprises and service providers. Enabled by its leading-edge optical network and award-winning products and services, Broadwing Communications provides communications solutions with unparalleled customer focus and speed. For more information, visit www.broadwing.com. Broadwing and its logo are trademarks and/or service marks of Broadwing Communications, LLC, and/or Broadwing Corporation. All trademarks and service marks not belonging to Broadwing are the property of their respective owners. Investor Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release regarding Broadwing Corporation and/or Broadwing Communications, LLC (collectively "Broadwing"), that are not statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements, and statements regarding Broadwing's beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Broadwing's actual results could differ materially from these statements. |
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