Lumos Networks Signs Multi-year Enterprise Contract with the Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport
January 16 2018 - 8:00AM
Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos Networks” or the “Company”), a leading
fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region signed a
multi-year agreement to provide advanced fiber connectivity to the
Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport. Once installation is
complete, Lumos Networks will be the first and only fiber provider
into this Airport.
“We are excited to partner with Lumos Networks on our fiber
optic network. The airport commission has specific needs from an
enterprise and operational standpoint that Lumos took the time to
understand and create a solution for,” said Bradley Boettcher,
Director of Marketing and Air Service Development at Roanoke
Blacksburg Regional Airport. “This project will allow us to be a
more efficient organization and help create a better travel
experience for our customers and improve productivity for our
tenants.”
“We are pleased to announce our partnership with the Roanoke
Blacksburg Regional Airport and we are excited to meet their needs
for secure fiber connectivity,” said Timothy G. Biltz, CEO of Lumos
Networks. “This new contract win furthers our strong momentum in
our Roanoke Valley Enterprise market. Lumos Networks
has connected well over 200 Enterprise buildings in the Roanoke
Valley to our approximately 11,000 mile fiber network and we have
increased our Enterprise lit buildings in this market by about 10%
from the prior year.”
With a population of over 300,000, Roanoke is the #160 ranked
MSA in the United States and the fourth largest in Virginia,
following the Greater Washington DC Metro area (#6), Virginia
Beach/Norfolk/Newport News (#37) and Richmond (#45).
Robert McAden, President and CEO of the Roanoke Blacksburg
Technology Council said, “This is tremendous news not only for the
airport and Lumos Networks, but for our entire region. Advanced
fiber connectivity, like that being provided under this agreement,
is a vital component of our ability to grow and attract
companies.”
About the Roanoke Blacksburg Regional
AirportThe Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport is the
primary airport for Virginia’s Blue Ridge. ROA serves over
600,000 passengers per year via 4 airlines (American Airlines,
Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and Allegiant Air) with nonstop
service to 6 hub cities (Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, New York
LaGuardia, Philadelphia, and Washington Dulles) as well as weekly
flights to Orlando Sanford International Airport and St.
Pete-Clearwater International Airport. To learn more, please visit
www.flyroa.com.
About Lumos NetworksLumos Networks is a leading
fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region serving
Carrier, Enterprise and Data Center customers, offering end-to-end
connectivity in 27 markets in Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Kentucky. With a fiber
network of 11,028 fiber route miles and 517,244 total fiber strand
miles, Lumos Networks connects 1,310 unique Fiber to the Cell
sites, 1,685 total FTTC connections, 2,230 on-net buildings and
over 3,500 total on-net locations. The Company also connects
44 total data centers, including three data centers acquired from
DC74 (now named Lumos Data Centers), two acquired from Clarity
Communications and seven company owned co-location
facilities. In 2016, Lumos Networks generated over $123
million in Data revenue over our fiber network. Detailed
information about Lumos Networks is available at
www.lumosnetworks.com.
About the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology
CouncilThe Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council is a
non-profit, member-driven association of businesses and
organizations in the greater Roanoke-Blacksburg region, working
together to promote the growth and success of the region’s
technology sector. Its membership includes more than 250
organizations. The RBTC is the leading resource for the region’s
growth and success. It exists to connect and unite the region’s
technology community, develop and educate thought-leaders, mentors,
and the technology workforce, and improve access to talent. To
learn more, please visit http://www.rbtc.tech.
Contact: Will DavisSenior
Vice President of Marketing Chief of Staff Phone: (c)
917-519-6994Email: davisw@lumosnet.com
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