GRAND RAPIDS – Grand Rapids-based US Signal announced that it
is significantly expanding its long-haul fiber network in Southern and
Central Illinois., St. Louis, Mo. and Southern Indiana. The expansion includes central offices in seven cities.
The announcement continues the Company’s expansion into Illinois, following network growth in Chicago in March 2008 and 2009. During the last 18 months the company has added eight new markets in the Midwest.
This expansion will add approximately 1,000 miles of long-haul fiber to the US Signal network.
Newest POPs include:
Bloomington, Ill.
Peoria, Ill.
Springfield, Ill.
Mattoon, Ill.
Centralia, Ill.
St. Louis, Mo.
Terre Haute, Ind.
“This expansion is critical to US Signal’s philosophy of connecting key
markets with advanced data transport services,” says Kirk Dombek, director
of business development. “The recently added long haul routes enable US
Signal to deliver Virtual Ethernet Service, which provides access to a
fully meshed, scalable and reliable network to support any data bandwidth
solution.”
According to Dombek, “The value of Ethernet for businesses is the
ability to mix and match any of the available Ethernet access types not
only in metro areas, but also across the entire US Signal footprint.
Virtual Ethernet Service reduces the complexity of a customer’s network
configuration and, therefore, interface costs are greatly reduced and
multiple access types are created.”
US Signal’s network now includes more than 7,000 route miles of
long-haul fiber and more than 900 miles of fiber optic metro rings in 22
markets connecting regions in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Missouri. The US Signal network provides on-off ramps comprised of
major carrier hotel locations, incumbent telephone company central offices
and other lit buildings.
For more information, click on USSignal.Com
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