Level 3’s Transport Services Enable Transbeam to Expand Market Presence to Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug 25, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT, news, filings) today announced that it has expanded its service relationship with Transbeam, Inc., a premier provider of voice and data services, to include transport services to Boston and later to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Since 1996, New York City-based Transbeam has offered its customers a variety of integrated communications solutions, such as carrier grade Ethernet, hosted private branch exchange (PBX) and customized data delivery solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Level 3 will provide Transbeam with fiber connectivity for services in the Boston area, with later expansion planned to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. by the end of 2010.
“Our wholesale and enterprise customers depend on efficient and reliable communications services in order to remain competitive in their respective markets,” said Marc Sellouk, chief executive officer of Transbeam. “Working with Level 3 has enabled us to provide our customers with a premium network that will help drive their businesses forward, and we are pleased to expand our relationship with Level 3 and leverage their scalable fiber-optic network to increase our market presence in Boston, Philadelphia and D.C.”
“Level 3 is dedicated to offering the highest quality services available in order to meet the increasing enterprise demand for efficient IP networks,” said Andrew Crouch, president of Sales for Level 3. “Transbeam’s continued confidence in and expanded relationship with us demonstrates our competitive service advantage within the enterprise market.”
Level 3 leverages its extensive fiber-optic network, metro assets, and a locally-focused sales and sales support organization to deliver world-class services to enterprise customers and service providers throughout the United States.
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