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THE INCOMPAS SHOW
Windstream Expands Fiber Transport
Network throughout Western U.S.
Windstream, a provider of advanced
network communications, is expanding
its long-haul express fiber transport
network throughout the western United States
using Infinera’s DTN-X platform.
This network expansion is part of the comp-
any’s existing strategic capital investment initia-
tives and adds new fiber routes, connecting
major markets throughout the country.
In the first phase of this project, sched-
uled to be complete by the end of 2016,
Windstream will add four major markets to
its 100G long-haul network: Salt Lake City,
Reno, Las Vegas and the Silicon Valley/San
Francisco Bay Area.
The second phase of the project – expected
to be finalized by the end of 2017 – adds 100G
routes extending from the Bay Area to Los
Angeles; Los Angeles to Phoenix; and Phoenix
to El Paso.
In total, the new routes will add approximately
4,800 route miles to Windstream’s fiber network,
which currently spans more than 125,000 miles
and is the sixth largest in the nation.
The network expansion will offer wholesale
and enterprise customers access to more than
1,200 10G Points of Presence (PoPs) in 800
cities and more than four hundred 100G PoPs
in many premier carrier hotels and data centers
throughout the United States.
“Our western fiber expansion demonstrates
Windstream’s commitment to delivering a
robust network and exceptional customer
experience to meet the increasing demand
we are seeing from our customers for secure,
high-performance solutions,” said Mike
Shippey, president of Windstream’s wholesale
business unit. “Broadening our fiber reach into
the West Coast area – home to some of the
most vibrant technology and start-up compa-
nies in the United States – now positions
Windstream as a nationwide provider of high
bandwidth transport services, and a service
provider that should be top of mind with any
customers looking for national Wave and
Carrier Ethernet services.”
Windstream’s dense fiber network offers
enterprise and wholesale customers country-
wide access to the company’s broad portfolio
of solutions, including optical waves, MEF 2.0
certified Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and dedicated
internet access.
Additionally, the expanded network pres-
ence in the western United States provides the
connectivity required to support international
traffic coming into the United States from the
Pacific Rim, offering Asia-Pacific providers low-
latency, 100G connectivity to Tier 1, 2 and 3
markets nationwide, allowing them to expand
their own market territories aggressively.
“Infinera Intelligent Transport Networks enable
Windstream to provide its customers an industry
leading long-haul network based on the DTN-X
Family with seamless integration of FlexILS line
system and Xceed Software Suite,” said Bob
Jandro, Infinera senior vice president of sales.
“The Infinera solutions are built on innovation and
enable Windstream to provide higher network effi-
ciencies with reduced operational costs, delivering
its customers flexible, on-demand connectivity.”
Shippey added, “Windstream’s fiber routes
deliver diverse and unique, cost-effective options
for increased capacity and improved reliability
of network infrastructures, which are crucial in
the fast-paced world of today’s tech compa-
nies, including content providers, data center
and cloud operators, international carriers and
more. This evolution into a complete, end-to-end
provider is significant for Windstream, and we’re
very excited about bringing our high quality,
scalable fiber solutions to even more customers
across the country, helping their businesses
flourish and succeed.” p
More information on Windstream’s national
footprint and long-haul core network can be
found on the company’s interactive map located
on its website,
K ADENCE announced today that its
KADENCE Circuit Management (KCM)
platform will be enhanced with function-
ality specific to relay rack and electrical circuit
management.
KCM users in data center and central office
(CO) environments will be empowered to virtu-
ally depict rack equipment, allocate power,
manage contracts and represent asset owner-
ship. The software release is scheduled for
November 10.
Launched in 2014, KCM is an innovative
OSS platform that optimizes the management of
special circuits, inside plant and trouble tickets.
Courtesy of a workflow engine, business
processes are formalized, key performance
indicators (KPIs) are developed and the timing
associated with revenue realization is improved.
Network visibility is enhanced by functionality
that efficiently documents circuits, facilities and
inside plant and ultimately correlates network
customers, circuits, contracts and SLAs.
Thanks to this association, maintenance noti-
fications can be issued in a matter of minutes’
courtesy of an intuitive GUI. A report library
offers comprehensive and customizable infor-
mation specific to customer and off net contract
management as well as NECA reporting.
Todd Twete, KADENCE’s vice president
of Sales, reflected on the upcoming release,
“Thanks to customer feedback, we were made
aware of a void in the industry in terms of solu-
tions to effectively represent and manage racks,
cages and power in colocation environments.
“We continue to take a unique, inventive and
cost-effective approach to addressing the busi-
ness drivers of our customers and are excited
to equip our partners with tools to improve effi-
ciencies and drive profitability,” Twete said.
KADENCE is a national telecommunica-
tions software and professional services
provider offering special circuit, inside plant
and trouble ticket management, carrier access
billing (CABS), mediation, and wholesale
billing solutions to ILEC, CLEC, tandem and
MSO organizations.
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Blackfoot Tele-
communications Group, KADENCE is based
in Missoula, Mont. For more information, visit
booth 313 in the Expo Hall or go to
KADENCE Releasing Power,
Rack Enhancement