World Wide Packets' Ethernet platform picked in CO

April 29, 2005 Spokane Valley, WA and Fort Collins, CO -- Front Range Internet, a Colorado service provider, has selected World Wide Packets' LightningEdge Ethernet access networking platform to enable business-class services including Internet access, Web hosting, and hosted applications. Front Range is implementing business-class services using an existing fiber ring, also supported by World Wide Packets to provide video surveillance and other applications in Fort Collins, CO.

"Rolling out these business services using World Wide Packets is part of our strategic plan to penetrate new geographic markets," explains Barry Eastman, director of technical operations for Front Range Internet. "Active Ethernet was a natural choice for us because of the technology's prevalence in the enterprises we serve. It also helps us extend those same business-grade services to residential customers, who increasingly ask for the capacity and flexibility fiber provides."

Front Range says it also plans to use the platform to provide VoIP services. The provider has also deployed the company's LightningEdge Network Supervisor (LE-NS) to enable service provisioning and customer migration capabilities.

"Attracting business customers is vital to the success of a service provider," remarks Dave Curry, CEO of World Wide Packets. "Front Range Internet has showcased its strong market strategy by going after those customers with a proven, reliable solution that leverages technology they use everyday."