Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Lumos Networks to Participate in C-RAN Panel at HetNet Expo
WAYNESBORO, Va., Sept. 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos Networks”) (NASDAQ:LMOS, news, filings), a leading fiber-based infrastructure provider in the mid-Atlantic region, will attend the HetNet Expo, which will be held October 10-11, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Thomas Ferry, Chief Technology Officer of Lumos Networks, will participate in the following panel at the HetNet Expo on October 10th from 3:00-4:00pm:
“Coming to a Street Corner Near You: Mobile Densification and C-RAN”
Other Panel Participants include:
Ray LaChance, CEO of ZenFi
Jim Nevelle, CEO of Kathrein USA
Keith Kaczmarek, inPhase Wireless
Alexander Gellman, CEO of Vertical Bridge
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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 10,983 fiber route miles and 515,362 total fiber strand miles, Lumos Networks connects 1,307 unique Fiber to the Cell sites, 1,672 total FTTC connections, 2,171 on-net buildings and approximately 3,500 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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