December 8, 2010
Columbus, Ohio – December 8, 2010 – DataCenter.BZ, a Tier IV, carrier-neutral data center and regional provider of dark fiber announced today expansions to its wholly-owned dark fiber network along with connections to another large Ohio middle-mile infrastructure project. DataCenter.BZ owns outright its dark fiber infrastructure—conduits, dark fiber cables, laterals, etc.—and makes it available to end users (municipalities, carriers, enterprise customers) through both short- and long-term IRUs. In addition to directly connecting end users with its Tier IV data center for purposes of colocation, hosted/managed solutions, multi-carrier access and other data center solutions, DataCenter.BZ also offers dark fiber point-to-point networking and dedicated ring configurations throughout Franklin and Delaware counties, including along the following expanded routes:
throughout the entire Columbus FiberNet (CFN) system (70-mile ring around and through downtown Columbus)
23-mile Polaris loop
Northern corridor serving the city and county of Delaware (newly constructed)
various laterals to multiple buildings in downtown Columbus and along the I-270 outerbelt (newly constructed)
Additionally, DataCenter.BZ’s dark fiber network is now also being leveraged by another large middle-mile infrastructure project within Ohio involving federal broadband stimulus grants and connecting to DataCenter.BZ’s carrier-rich facility and peering point where national, regional and local communications providers operating in Ohio interconnect with each other and with businesses reliant upon secure, redundant carrier access. Consolidated Electric Cooperative’s 166-mile middle-mile fiber network is being constructed from Columbus to Mansfield and points in between, serving as the catalyst for economic development by providing enhanced broadband availability, coupled with affordable, reliable power. The network provides carrier-neutral dark fiber lease opportunities crossing multiple LATA boundaries to expand new and existing telecommunications services from central Ohio to northeast Ohio.
Recent examples of how DataCenter.BZ customers are leveraging the Company’s expanded dark fiber network include:
facilitating fiber to the cellular towers in Central Ohio
a local educational system utilizing dark fiber to connect their data center to a 100% redundant, dual-primary site located at DataCenter.BZ that requires direct cross connects to at least 5 carriers
a national phone company locating its wireline and wireless Metaswitch gear at DataCenter.BZ to access SIP trunks directly from multiple Tier 1 networks
multiple data center customers accessing their head end sites colocated at the data center in order to lower costs, enhance security, meet non-stop power needs and take advantage of $50 carrier cross-connects with direct access to the Tier 1, Tier 2 and other major networks operating in Central Ohio
several municipalities seeking to future proof the quality and quantity of their communications infrastructure in the context of economic development initiatives
a large regional healthcare system linking primary and secondary sites as it prepares for a digitized, networked workflow process
Maps of DataCenter.BZ’s expanded fiber network can be accessed in .kmz format (Google Earth) via the Company’s website (http://www.datacenter.bz/dark-fiber/).
Contact DataCenter.BZ today to learn more: sales@datacenter.bz, 614-515-5880 or www.datacenter.bz.
*Be sure to inquire about our attractive lead referral program covering data center, dark fiber and hot seats.
About DataCenter.BZ: DataCenter.BZ is a Tier IV, carrier-neutral data center and regional provider of dark fiber with headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. DataCenter.BZ’s core focus is providing operational reliability to customers in terms of colocation, hosted/managed solutions, access to multiple carriers, dark fiber and workforce recovery. No other carrier-neutral data center like DataCenter.BZ exists in Central Ohio and comparable national facilities are priced much more expensively for colocation and other data center services provided by DataCenter.BZ. This reflects the facility’s leading investments in efficiency as well as the favorable dynamics enabled by DataCenter.BZ owning all underlying real estate which, in addition to superior customer pricing, also enables operational flexibility and unparalleled customer service. For more information, please visit http://www.datacenter.bz.
Release Date: | Dec 8 2010 12:57pm |
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Author: | Kim Gerhart |
Phone: | 614-388-9825 |
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Email: | kgerhart@datacenter.bz |