Covad Wireless Press Releases
Covad Wireless Increases Capacity, Reliability of Business-Class Network with New Fiber Backbone
San Jose, Calif. – March 25, 2009 – Covad Wireless, a subsidiary of Covad Communications Company, a leading national provider of voice and data communications, today announced it has completed its deployment of a new highcapacity fiber backbone in its Southern California and San Francisco Bay Area markets.
“Covad Wireless is serious about building and maintaining a high-performance, business-class network that offers the bandwidth and reliability our customers demand,” said Lee Gopadze, general manager, Covad Wireless. “Many of our customers rely on Internet-based applications and services to perform essential business functions. We are regularly selling 10 to 20 Mbps connections to companies that have decided they can no longer survive on one or two T1 connections. With network upgrades such as our new OC12 fiber circuits in California, we can provide that kind of bandwidth at prices that are extremely competitive in today’s market.”
Adding the new fiber backbone to the Covad Wireless network provides high performance by means of a shorter and quicker path to the Internet. It also increases reliability by providing redundant network paths. If a network router or circuit fails, Covad Wireless’ network intelligently routes customer traffic through multiple other paths to its final destination.
The improvements are essential as Covad continues to upgrade and expand its WiMAX and business Ethernet service platforms. Covad Wireless has deployed over 1.5Gbps in new fiber backbone capacity this past year in California alone, an indicator of customers’ growing bandwidth demand.
Covad Wireless operates California’s largest broadband fixed wireless network to serve businesses. Covad Wireless solutions range from DSL and T1 replacement to mid-band Ethernet and high-capacity service with data speeds up to 45 Mbps (the speed of a full DS3). These services provide high-speed, high-quality broadband that can be deployed in days, instead of weeks.
About Covad Wireless
NextWeb, Inc., d/b/a Covad Wireless, serves approximately 4,000 small and
medium-sized businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area, greater Los Angeles area,
Chicago and Las Vegas. For more information on Covad Wireless services, please
visit www.covadwireless.com
or call 1-866-818-5917.
About Covad
Covad is a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications.
The company offers DSL, T1, broadband wireless, and voice-optimized access
directly through Covad's network and through Internet Service Providers, valueadded
resellers, telecommunications carriers and affinity groups in the small and
medium-sized businesses market. Many of the nation's top carriers, Internet service
providers, and resellers rely on Covad to power their high-speed broadband
solutions. Partners benefit from Covad’s streamlined provisioning and ordering
systems, scalable, cost-efficient support infrastructure, and the only facilities-based,
next-generation wireline and fixed wireless broadband network. Covad broadband
services are currently available across the nation in 44 states and 235 Metropolitan
Statistical Areas (MSAs) and can be purchased by more than 58 million homes and
businesses. Covad is located at 2220 O’Toole Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131.
Telephone: 1-888-GO-COVAD. Website: www.covad.com.