EngineX Networks to Install Fiber-Optic Systems for Looking Glass Networks.Business & Technology Editors RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001 EngineX Networks, an advanced optical technology design and implementation firm, today announced that it has been selected by Looking Glass Networks Looking Glass Networks, Inc. is an U.S. telecommunications company headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. The company provides rapid delivery of data transport services including SONET/SDH, Wavelength and Ethernet as well as IP connectivity, dark fiber and carrier-neutral colocation. , Inc. (www.lglass.net), a facilities-based provider of high bandwidth, flexible metropolitan data transport services The collective functions of layers 1 through 4 of the OSI model. for carriers and enterprise customers, to perform installation, test and activation services on Looking Glass' optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. equipment in Dallas, Seattle and Atlanta. "We selected EngineX Networks because they provide cost-effective, timely services, which in turn enable Looking Glass Looking Glass - A desktop manager for Unix from Visix. to meet the industry-leading rapid provisioning we have established with our customers," said Steve Daigle, Director of Network Engineering, Looking Glass. "This is a great network deployment to be involved in, and we're glad to be performing this work for Looking Glass," said Bob Rae  This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved. , Vice President of Technical Operations, EngineX Networks. "We specialize in implementing advanced networks and bringing those networks online quickly so our customers can meet their business objectives. That's what we're doing for Looking Glass." Looking Glass Networks, Inc. A true facilities-based company, Looking Glass Networks builds, owns and operates metropolitan fiber optic networks using flexible optical platforms and operational support systems to provide a broad range of data transport services in the largest U.S. metro areas. Looking Glass consistently provides fast provisioning of SONET, Wavelength and Ethernet-based lit services, high-capacity dark fiber and carrier-neutral collocation services for carrier and enterprise customers. Looking Glass' redundant networks provide customers with reliable connections to primary carrier hotels, 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, key enterprise buildings and other major data aggregation facilities. Formed by proven telecommunications executives with successful metro network management experience, Looking Glass provides focused local network connectivity, flexible service options and fast delivery times that customers need to keep pace with growing market demands. Since April of 2000, Looking Glass has raised $475 million in total capital including $200 million in initial private equity financing Equity Financing The act of raising money for company activities by selling common or preferred stock to individual or institutional investors. In return for the money paid, shareholders receive ownership interests in the corporation. led by Madison Dearborn Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) is a private equity firm specializing in buyouts of private or publicly held companies, or divisions of larger companies; recapitalizations of family-owned or closely held companies; balance sheet restructurings; acquisition financings; and growth Partners and Battery Ventures. (www.lglass.net) About EngineX Networks EngineX Networks is a professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firm pioneering the design and implementation of converged next generation public networks and the support systems required to operate and manage them. EngineX Networks plans, designs and implements advanced optical, packet and wireless IP network technologies. The EngineX Networks vendor-neutral approach guarantees the best technical alternatives to meet today's needs while providing a clear migration path for the future. Headquartered in the Telecom Corridor of Richardson, Texas, the company maintains sales and support offices throughout the world. For more information about EngineX Networks, visit the company's Web site at www.exn.com or call 866-ENGINEX (866-364-4639). |
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