tw telecom‘s industry-leading network solutions also available at Data Foundry’s current Austin and Houston data centers
HOUSTON – August 29, 2014 – tw telecom (NASDAQ: TWTC), a leading provider of Business Ethernet and networking solutions, today announced continued strong growth for our business relationship with Data Foundry, a leading provider of data center colocation, disaster recovery and managed services. In addition to providing Business Ethernet network capabilities to Data Foundry’s existing Austin and Houston data centers, tw telecom will be one of the first network service providers to extend its network capabilities to Data Foundry’s Houston 2 data center, a 350,000 square- foot data center currently being constructed in North Houston’s Greens Crossing district.
tw telecom has one of the most robust Business Ethernet portfolios in the industry with a wide variety of solutions to meet the needs of enterprise and carrier customers for secure, scalable and predictable networking. Business Ethernet has become the “first choice” for enterprise customers needing connectivity to enterprise locations, critical data centers and even in accessing the Cloud.
“We are pleased tw telecom has chosen to be one of the first carriers to build-into our new Houston 2 data center,” said Edward Henigin, president, Data Foundry. “tw telecom has an excellent customer service reputation here in Houston and with its vast national Ethernet footprint throughout the country, robust network solutions portfolio and unique Intelligent Network capabilities, we are excited to expand our relationship with them.”
“Expanding our relationship with Data Foundry is a critical step in helping serve our growing number of customers,” said Steve Frank, vice president and general manager, tw telecom Houston. “Working with Data Foundry and their state of the art data centers will ensure our customers receive the resilient, secure and predictable network connections they need.”
Houston 2 will be Data Foundry’s second and its largest data center in Houston. With capabilities for 60- megawatts of power, the facility will have a chilled water-cooling system, a 185-mph wind-rated structure and will offer carrier neutral network access to more than 10 fiber carriers.
About tw telecom
tw telecom, headquartered in Littleton, Colo., is a leading national provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and IP VPN solutions for enterprises throughout the U.S. and globally. tw telecom also delivers secure, scalable private connections for transport data networking, Internet access, voice, VPN, VoIP and security to large organizations and communications services companies. Employing a resilient fiber network infrastructure, robust product portfolio and its own Intelligent Network capabilities, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, an industry-leading quality service experience, and improved business productivity. Please visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.
