XO Communications, www.xo.com –XO Holdings, Inc. subsidiary and one of the top providers of sophisticated broadband services/solutions to enterprise, government, carriers and service providers nationwide, announced an over 30% expansion of its EoC (Ethernet over Copper) network today.
Projected to increase coverage in the Company’s 39 existing markets, this expansion will also launch new availability in key markets like Charlotte, NC, and Buffalo and Rochester, NY.
Recent addition by the Company to its network of 400 EoC-enabled local service offices brings the total count to over 400 in the US – a significantly increased footprint that is emblematic of XOHO’s commitment to provide enterprise/carrier customers with a clear alternative to cost and availability issues with fiber networks.
According to a New Paradigm Resources Group study this year, less than 5% of US businesses are connected via fiber. The XOHO EoC network, on the other hand, reaches more than 1M businesses, vastly exceeding even the biggest Ethernet service providers, most of which are severely limited by dependence on their fiber infrastructure that reaches only a few thousand buildings.
The Company also allows customers to scale their bandwidth in highly cost-effective 3-20 Mbps increments by bonding copper pairs.
Recently announced ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier) special-access rate increases have led carriers to search for local loop alternatives, but the expanded EoC network lets carriers transition to the affordable/scalable Ethernet alternative with ease.
This ability to bump up capacity incrementally, rather than adding costly new T1 lines, makes XOHO a superb choice and clearly distinguishes them in the sector as an innovative leader.
CTO for XOHO, Randy Nicklas, noted that the combination of advantages from Ethernet and copper lines, which already reach a majority of US businesses, presents a robust solution for the Company’s customers.
Moreover, Nicklas projects extremely receptive response by carriers, who will be able to “leverage EoC to meet multiple business objectives”, from tackling new markets to obtaining new customers and selling higher-value services.
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