Windstream (NASDAQ:WIN) is expanding its metro fiber network in the Atlanta area. The expansion is intended to connect more commercial buildings with Windstream's nationwide network.
"Today's announcement reflects a significant expansion of the Windstream network in the Atlanta area, including Downtown, Midtown, Buckhead/Lenox Square, Alpharetta and Roswell," said Eric Warren, regional president of enterprise sales for Windstream. "This project expands both our fiber and fixed wireless footprint, allowing Windstream to provide companies with next-generation solutions such as unified communications, managed services, network security, business continuity, network and cloud services."
Windstream is expanding its local metro fiber networks across the country as part of an initiative to support business services customers in the banking, financial services, legal services, education, healthcare, government, hospitality and retail industries, among others. In addition to Atlanta, Windstream is expanding its metro fiber networks in Charlotte, Nashville, Richmond, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia and Cleveland.