One Marketplace Expands Connectivity to Tier 2 and 3 Markets through Automated Pricing and Network Interconnection
Chicago, IL, USA, May 20, 2014 – Global Capacity, the leading network connectivity company, today announces a new wholesale buy and sell agreement with PEG Bandwidth, LLC, a provider of high-capacity, scalable Ethernet backhaul networks. Leveraging bilateral interconnects to Global Capacity’s One Marketplace in New York City, Ashburn, Pittsburgh, Chicago and Dallas Points of Presence (PoPs), PEG Bandwidth now has the ability to procure off-net services, giving it greater network reach. From PEG Bandwidth, Global Capacity gains additional Ethernet over Fiber network access over 15,000 route miles throughout lower-tier and rural markets in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and South Central regions, further differentiating the company’s ability to provide automated connectivity solutions via its One Marketplace.
Global Capacity’s One Marketplace provides network buyers and sellers with market-competitive network solutions, enabling both groups to expand the breadth and reach of their service capabilities while meeting the exploding bandwidth requirements of wholesale and enterprise customers. One Marketplace enables customers to take advantage of near-ubiquitous network access by combining an interconnected, physical network aggregation platform with a Cloud application that automates the design, pricing, delivery and maintenance of network solutions.
“PEG Bandwidth’s selection of Global Capacity’s One Marketplace complements our cost-conscious and aggressive approach to delivering bandwidth solutions for our customers’ toughest network challenges,” comments Greg Ortyl, Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing at PEG Bandwidth. “Through our network interconnections to Global Capacity’s One Marketplace, PEG Bandwidth gains increased access, expertise and insight into network costs and availability, ensuring the timely deployment of necessary network infrastructure for our customers.”
“Telecom competition is increasing in rural areas; local network operators need to come together with other local providers to gain a competitive advantage against larger players in the global marketplace,” adds Ben Edmond, Chief Revenue Officer for Global Capacity. “With a combined focus on lower-tiered and rural markets, we look forward to working with PEG Bandwidth to deliver solutions to our customers that leverage our platform for near-ubiquitous reach and competitive pricing for network solutions.”
To learn more about Global Capacity and its award-winning One Marketplace platform, visit www.globalcapacity.com/one-marketplace.
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About Global Capacity
Global Capacity is the marketplace of networks, delivering ubiquitous network connectivity solutions via its industry-leading platform, One Marketplace. One Marketplace eliminates the complexity and inefficiency of a fragmented network market by combining an aggregated, interconnected physical network with a unique Cloud application that automates the design, pricing, ordering, delivery, and maintenance of network solutions. One Marketplace provides cost-effective, high-performance network solutions that support the exploding bandwidth requirements driven by the Cloud, mobility and globalization for wholesale and enterprise customers. Additional information can be found at www.globalcapacity.com or by connecting with Global Capacity on Twitter and LinkedIn.
About PEG Bandwidth, LLC
PEG Bandwidth is a premier provider of customized cell site backhaul and wireless infrastructure solutions for the wireless industry. Whether the challenge is improving network reach and quality, increasing capacity or maintaining cost certainty for the future, PEG Bandwidth’s team of wireless experts can deliver a custom-designed, technology- and access-agnostic solution.
PEG Bandwidth is uniquely positioned to solve a variety of network needs, from turnkey small cell solutions to cell site backhaul needs in lower-tier and rural markets where operators are struggling to find reliable, scalable and affordable. PEG Bandwidth’s growing infrastructure spans over 15,000 fiber route miles, connecting almost 3,000 cell site locations with local access to 2,600 municipalities and dozens of utilities, enabling PEG Bandwidth to deliver its unique solutions wherever its customers’ toughest challenges exist.
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.PEGBandwidth.com.
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