International hyperscale cloud provider selects Windstream’s Waves solution to fortify nationwide U.S. network expansion
October 10 2017 - 9:30AM
Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN), a leading provider of advanced network
communications, announced today that it has been selected by a
worldwide, hyperscale cloud services provider to install twenty-one
100G optical Waves, supporting the cloud operator’s efforts to
strengthen and expand its U.S. network.
This hyperscale cloud provider will leverage the newly deployed
100G routes to improve network resiliency and reduce latency by
building an overlay network–a duplicate, redundant framework equal
in capacity and fully diverse. Windstream’s Waves service
will enable the customer to scale for future growth, while also
drastically improving route efficiency. Windstream’s
coast-to-coast, 150,000-mile long-haul fiber network met the
customer’s strict diversity requirements – fundamental in avoiding
costly, customer-impacting downtime and ensuring availability of
mission-critical data and business applications.
“Windstream has a solid history of providing secure,
high-bandwidth connectivity solutions to hyperscale cloud providers
in search of vendor and route diversity, and delivering the
reliable services they need to boost their competitive advantage,”
said Mike Shippey, president of Windstream Wholesale. “Our
expansive, nationwide fiber network is rich with unique low-latency
route options – including those acquired with our EarthLink merger,
as well as the newly completed routes in our West Coast markets.
Quite simply, Windstream’s network was the differentiator for this
customer, allowing them to continue advancing business innovation,
growth and success.”
For more detail on Windstream’s Waves solution, click here.
About WindstreamWindstream
Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), a FORTUNE 500 company, is a
leading provider of advanced network communications and technology
solutions for consumers, businesses, enterprise organizations and
wholesale customers across the U.S. Windstream offers bundled
services, including broadband, security solutions, voice and
digital TV to consumers. The company also provides data, cloud
solutions, unified communications and managed services to small
business and enterprise clients. The company supplies core
transport solutions on a local and long-haul fiber network spanning
approximately 150,000 miles. Additional information is available
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