PHILADELPHIA,
June 19, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Business
today announced an expanded partnership with
Benjamin's Desk, Philadelphia's regional coworking and
incubator community, to provide technology and networking services
to three additional locations across the city.
Beginning in 2013 at the original Benjamin's
Desk location in Rittenhouse Square, Comcast
Business has provided the incubator's more than 1,000 members with
a scalable, high-performance network that delivers Ethernet, Voice
and TV services. Local start-ups, entrepreneurs and established
businesses heavily rely on Benjamin's Desk infrastructure to
support their cloud-driven companies and enable growth.
Described as "Philadelphia's Premier Coworking Network",
Benjamin's Desk provides mobile professionals, consultants,
entrepreneurs and start-ups with more than just an office space.
Each Benjamin's Desk location offers conference rooms, private
phone lines and community space with a kitchen and entertainment
options. Members are provided with access to capital resources,
economic partnerships with organizations like the Startup
Federation, a global network of incubator communities, and
high-profile networking events designed to assist with business
growth.
"We are seeing change in the regional business market and
the overall entrepreneurial mindset. It has gone from a fragmented
ecosystem to a collaborative experience of connecting corporations
and start-ups to drive innovation. It is a new way to operate that
is focused on the work experience, rather than just a physical
location," said Benjamin's Desk co-founder and co-CEO Anthony Maher. "Benjamin's Desk enables that
collaboration and connectivity. And as we grow, we need to ensure
our members have access to the same quality and types of services
no matter which location they are working at."
To ensure its 250 member companies experience faster
technology capabilities, Benjamin's Desk upgraded to a 1
gigabit-per-second Ethernet Dedicated Internet
at its original location in Rittenhouse
Square and implemented a fully meshed
Ethernet Network Service that allows for the
sharing of services and user experience across all four offices.
All coworking members benefit from an internal Wi-Fi network based
on this high-performance network as well as Comcast Business TV
services and Business VoiceEdge, a
cloud-based voice and Unified Communications (UC)
solution.
"As we expand to new locations, it is an easy decision to
continue partnering with Comcast Business on creating a thoughtful
strategy for providing technology services for our members. As a
former start-up, they truly understand the needs of the
entrepreneurial community and how to efficiently support and scale
growing businesses. We can provide members with an office
experience that embraces the 'work smart, work hard, work long'
mentality. Without the support of Comcast Business, we couldn't
serve our members the way we do," continued
Maher.
"Comcast Business' services enable coworking spaces to put
the right people and right infrastructure together for valuable
innovation. Our network-based services help position Benjamin's
Desk for ongoing growth and collaboration with other incubators and
coworking communities while ensuring that members have unparalleled
access to high-performance internet and phone," said David Dombroski, vice president for Comcast
Business, Freedom Region. "Comcast is committed to growing our
relationship with Benjamin's Desk and providing scalable services
that can be quickly implemented at their future
locations."
About Benjamin's Desk
Benjamin's
Desk provides physical resources, insightful programming, and
a coworking community to help small companies grow. Our
state-of-the-art workspaces, conference rooms, and corporate
partnerships offer solo entrepreneurs and early stage startups
the building blocks to scale in high-density urban business
centers.
About Comcast Business
Comcast
Business offers Ethernet, Internet, Wi-Fi, Voice, TV and Managed
Enterprise Solutions to help organizations of all sizes transform
their business. Powered by an advanced network, and backed by 24/7
customer support, Comcast Business is one of the largest
contributors to the growth of Comcast Cable. Comcast Business is
the nation's largest cable provider to small and mid-size
businesses and has emerged as a force in the Enterprise market;
recognized over the last two years by leading industry associations
as one of the fastest growing providers of Ethernet
services.
For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter
@ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks
at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Cable
is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone
providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also
provides these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in
technology to build an advanced network that delivers among the
fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers personalized video,
communications and home management offerings. Comcast
Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology
company. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more
information.
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