WAYNESBORO, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos Networks” or the “Company”) (LMOS), a leading fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region, is pleased to announce Dominion Enterprises as one of its first key enterprise customers in the Hampton Roads market. Lumos Networks supports Dominion Enterprises’ growing bandwidth demands with multiple high speed Ethernet circuits providing data center connectivity to two of Dominion’s locations.
Joe Fuller, CIO and VP of Dominion Enterprises said, “The highly secure Ethernet solution provided by Lumos Networks has met or exceeded our expectations. It has been a pleasure working with the Lumos sales and engineering teams. Having negotiated telecommunications contracts for 20 years, Lumos was a breath of fresh air. The deployment, performance and maintenance of the network has been outstanding. We expect to partner with Lumos for a long time.”
“Lumos Networks is pleased to announce our partnership with Dominion Enterprises and honored to provide secure and advanced Ethernet connectivity to a key customer right in the heart of Hampton Roads, a key expansion market,” said Lumos Networks CEO Timothy G. Biltz. “We expect that the Hampton Roads market will be a key component of our long-term Enterprise growth and we are excited to call Dominion Enterprises one of our flagship accounts.”
About Dominion Enterprises
Dominion Enterprises is a leading online marketing and software services company serving multiple targeted business verticals. Our widely recognized B2C web and mobile portals, including Homes.com, ForRent.com and FranchiseGator.com generate 30 million unique visits monthly. Our cloud-based lead-generation and inventory management software helps auto and cycle dealers create and promote their online and mobile brands. Dominion Enterprises is based in the millennial mecca of Norfolk-Virginia Beach.
About Lumos Networks
Lumos 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 26 markets in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Kentucky. With a fiber network of 10,907 fiber route miles and 503,616 total fiber strand miles, Lumos Networks connects 1,306 unique Fiber to the Cell sites, 1,663 total FTTC connections, 2,125 on-net buildings and over 3,400 total on-net locations. The Company also connects 43 total data centers, including five data centers acquired from DC74, 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.
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