JANUARY 26, 2010 -- Windstream Corp. plans to invest approximately $20 million in 2010 to expand its fiber network to offer customers advanced technology, improved reliability, and faster data speeds. Customers across Windstream’s 16-state territory will benefit from the improved network, Windstream officials say. The expanded fiber network will deliver more bandwidth to wireless carriers and Ethernet and next-generation technologies to business customers. “Wireless carrier needs for more bandwidth are growing dramatically due to the explosion of data and multi-media devices,” says James Taylor, Windstream director of wholesale business solutions. “Our fiber-to-the-cell-site program will allow for faster data speeds and enhance overall reliability.” Fiber offers virtually unlimited capacity made possible by adding additional wavelengths of light to feed more data onto fibers, and fiber networking is more reliable than copper. The network project expands the availability of fiber-optic lines to cellular tower sites requiring higher bandwidths. The fiber will allow for 3G and 4G technology and will provide more bandwidth than traditional copper-based lines. “By expanding and fortifying our network capabilities we can afford our customers a reliable network with faster speeds,” says Bill Bellando, Windstream vice president of network services. Visit Windstream
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