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Press Release -- March 29th, 2012
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Sidera Networks is Selected to Provide Connectivity to DuPont Fabros Technology’s ACC6 Data Center in Ashburn, VA

Fiber-based Connectivity to ACC6 Data Center Delivers Diverse Connectivity Options for Financial Services Customers between Ashburn, VA and New York City Metro

New York, NY – March 29, 2012Sidera Networks, the premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, announces that it has been selected by DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT) as the first fiber-based provider to be connected to DFT’s recently delivered data center, ACC6, located in Ashburn, Virginia. This selection is critical to customers who demand low-latency and diverse routes between Ashburn, VA and the New York City metropolitan area.

“Sidera Networks is the only network operator that can provide two diverse, low-latency paths between Northern, VA and New York City,” said Clint Heiden, President of Sidera Networks. “  Additionally, Sidera Networks can bypass both Manhattan and Washington, DC to avoid network congestion points — providing additional value to these customers.”

“DFT chose Sidera Networks to connect to ACC6 because of its ability to deliver diverse, low-latency connectivity out of the Ashburn area,” said Vinay Nagpal, Director of Carrier Relations with DuPont Fabros Technology. “This further expands our relationship with Sidera Networks, who is currently operational in our ACC5, VA3 and NJ1 data centers. Combined, DFT and Sidera Networks provide customers with a best-in-class diverse and scalable option.”

Sidera Networks’ robust and expanding fiber-optic network in the Washington, DC area provides strategic advantages to financial services firms and other high bandwidth customers who value both diversity and low latency.  Sidera’s services include dark fiber, wavelengths and Ethernet. To learn more about Sidera’s services, visit www.sidera.net or follow Sidera on Twitter @sideranetworks.

About Sidera Networks
Sidera Networks, LLC www.sidera.net, is the premier provider of tailored, high capacity communications services to carrier and enterprise customers. Sidera Networks offers a comprehensive suite of facilities-based services including: Ethernet, SONET, Wavelength, Dark Fiber, Internet Access, Colocation and more. With a fiber optic network leveraging unique rights-of-way that delivers connectivity to the major metropolitan areas from Maine to Virginia and out to Chicago, as well as access to Toronto and London, Sidera is committed to delivering cost-effective, custom solutions coupled with superior industry expertise, service and support.

About DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE:DFT, news, filings) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) and leading owner, developer, operator and manager of wholesale data centers. The Company’s data centers are highly specialized, secure, network-neutral facilities used primarily by national and international Internet and enterprise companies to house, power and cool the computer servers that support many of their most critical business processes. DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Washington, DC.  For more information, please visit www.dft.com.

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