Lightower Announces Expansion of All-Fiber Network in Chicago Market

  Premier Metro Fiber Provider Aggressively  Expanding in Chicago Metro Region Constructing Multiple Fiber Rings Throughout  Downtown Chicago and Surrounding Communities All-Fiber Networking will be  Available to Hundreds of Area Commercial Buildings Continue Reading

Lightower Delivers All-Fiber Networking for Direct Connectivity to Amazon Web Services

•Connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) with direct, end-to-end fiber from any of Lightower’s over 7,500 service locations including commercial buildings, data centers, and telco hotels •Lightower offers AWS Direct Connect in New York City, NY and Ashburn, VA •All-fiber connectivity to Amazon Web Services maximizes data throughput and application performance Continue Reading

Provident Bank Chooses Lightower for 30+ Site Custom Ethernet Network

•Custom-designed network from Lightower offers the power and flexibility to consolidate legacy services from 30+ bank locations onto a single platform •Lightower solution offers performance and value today, while still offering scalability and flexibility for the future •Provident chose Lightower over other service providers for network scalability, reliability, security and superior customer support BOXBOROUGH, MA […]

Lightower Drives Conversation about Changing North American Telecom Landscape

Lightower Drives Conversation about Changing North American Telecom Landscape Capacity North America 2013 Keynote Panel to Focus on M&A and Investment BOXBOROUGH, MA — October 17, 2013 — Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier provider of custom, high-capacity network services that ensure optimal application and business performance, announces today that Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Philip Olivero […]

Lightower Fiber Networks and PCCW Global Establish International Ethernet Interconnectivity Agreement

HKT (SEHK: 6823) – HONG KONG / BOXBOROUGH, MA – October 15, 2013 – PCCW Global, an operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider, and Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier, all-fiber provider of custom, high-capacity network services that ensure optimal application and business performance, have signed an agreement to establish international Ethernet […]

Lightower to Showcase High Performance Network at Telecom Exchange 2013

• Lightower now largest metro fiber provider in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions • Lightower offers over 20,000 miles of network providing end-to-end fiber connectivity to to over 7,500 service locations • CTO Phillip Olivero to lead industry M&A as part of Executive Roundtable BOXBOROUGH, MA – June 25, 2013 – Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier, […]

Lightower Named Authorized Vendor for Massachusetts State Government Network Services Contract ITT46

•Lightower can now provide all-fiber solutions to Massachusetts statewide agencies in conjunction with the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC). •Government entities gain access to suite of high-capacity, fiber-based networking solutions including Ethernet, Dark Fiber, and Internet Access. •Customized solutions allow governments to design and upgrade networks that form the foundation for today’s high-demand government services. […]

Lightower Fiber Networks to Merge with Sidera Networks

BOXBOROUGH, MA and NEW YORK, NY – December 27, 2012 – Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier metro fiber and bandwidth provider in the Northeast, and Sidera Networks, the leading provider of tailored, high-capacity communications services to large enterprise, carrier and data center customers, announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for a transaction valued […]

Lightower Builds into New Net Access Data Center in Cedar Knolls, NJ

•New facility expands Lightower’s data center access in critical NY/NJ metro region •Lightower offers a complete suite of services at new data center, including dark fiber, Ethernet and wavelengths up to 100G, video transport, ultra-low latency solutions, and private networking •Lightower offers diverse routing and diverse points-of-entry to facility for added resiliency Read More

Lightower Fiber Networks Builds Low-Latency Route to DuPont Fabros Technology’s NJ1 Data Center

Lowest latency route from 1400 Federal Boulevard to DFT’s NJ1 data center Build addresses high demand for low latency routes from financial industry Critical route also offers diverse routing, diverse points of entry, and access to other critical financial exchanges within the area BOXBOROUGH, MA — June 19th, 2012 – Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier […]