ATLANTIC BROADBAND EXPANDS BUSINESS SERVICES PORTFOLIO TO INCLUDE 10 GIGABIT METRO ETHERNET SERVICE
ATLANTIC BROADBAND EXPANDS BUSINESS SERVICES PORTFOLIO TO INCLUDE 10
GIGABIT METRO ETHERNET SERVICE
Premier Broadband Business Services Provider Now Offering Highly Scalable Ethernet
Services to Businesses Across its Footprint
QUINCY, Mass. —October 16, 2014
Atlantic Broadband, the nation's 13
th
largest cable
operator and premier Business Services provider, today announced enhancements to its
Metro Ethernet service offering for businesses looking for greater flexibility, s c a la bility and a
customizable high-performance network. This service is available across Atlantic Broadband’s
operating regions including Western Pennsylvania, Miami Beach, Maryland/Delaware, and
Aiken , S.C.
Offered exclusively on Atlantic Broadband’s wholly owned and operated fiber network, the
company’s Metro Ethernet service is a private and highly secur e Wide Area Network (W AN)
solution that enables businesses to seamlessly extend their networks between offices and to
major data cente rs. With speeds rangin g from 10Mbps to 10Gbps, Atlantic Broadband’s Metro
Ethernet service is built to support the exploding data needs of today’s business environments
without the expense or hassle of constantly adding new equipment to existing operations.
“Whether its connecting distributed operations, leveraging the latest cloud services or
supporting disaster recovery objectives, access to secure, scalable bandwidth has become
like oxygen to today’s businesses,” said Denise Paine, Atlantic Broadband’s Vice President
and General Manager, Commercial Services. “The unique reach and power of Atlantic
Broadband’s network, which is embodied in our newly enhanced Metro Ethernet service,
enables us to truly partner with business customers so they can focus on their business
objectives, while we take care of their networking needs.”
Atlanti c Broadband Metro Ethernet benefits include:
• Tremendous scalability from 10 Megabits per second to 10 Gigabits pe r second that
will meet business’ bandwidth needs today and into the future.
• Wholly owned and operated network backed by end-end SLAs and a highly-
responsive local Atlantic Broadband team available 24/7/365.
• Flexible and customizable options that are Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) compliant.
• On-network connections to major regional and national data centers so c usto mers can
securely transport data to needed locations.
• A r ange of high speed transport options between data centers for even more advanced
replication, da ta mirroring and disaster recovery applications.
“As one of Ame rica’s fastest growing family-owned and operated convenience chains with
nearly 480 U.S. locations, Sheetz needed a vital and nimble communications partner to
accommodate our rapid expansion, and Atlantic Broadband certainly hit the mark and
continues to do so with its Metro Ethernet service,” said Bill Bowser, Telecommunications
Manager, Sheetz. ”For more than a decade, Atlantic Broadband has been an ideal partner,
providing us with cost-effective scalable solutions to meet our growing business needs as well
as delivering seamless connectivity service to our two corporate campuses and data centers.
Atlantic Broadband keeps our entir e infr astr uct ure running, and we couldn’t be happier with
the dedicated support team that provides us with assistance around the clock.”
Availability and Pricing
Atlantic Broadband’s Metro Ethernet service is available immediately. Pricing available on
request.
About Atlantic Br oadband
Atlantic Broadband, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX: CCA), is the 13th
largest cable operator in the United States, based on number of Basic Cable customers
served. The company is a premier Business Services provider, and delivers TV, Internet and
Phone services to more than 230,000 residential and business customers located in four
operating regions: Western Pennsylvania, Miami Beach, Maryland/Delaware, and Aiken, S.C.
Atlant ic B r oadband is headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts. Additional inf ormation is
available at www.atlanticbb.com
.
For more info rmation, please contact:
Diane Carragher/Lora Lewis
Matter Communications for Atlantic Broadband
978-518-4509/978-518-4532
atlanticbb@matternow.com