Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Thu, November 19, 2009 XO Communications Expands Presence in Southern California's Inland Empire
ONTARIO, CA--(Marketwire - November 19, 2009) - XO Communications today announced that it is expanding its nationwide network across the Inland Empire region of Southern California. In addition, the company has opened a new sales office in Ontario with more than a dozen new sales staff and support personnel.
By expanding the reach of its 19,000-mile nationwide network and establishing points of presence locations across the Inland Empire area, XO Communications is now able to serve thousands of new businesses and offer them a more competitive alternative for their local and nationwide communications and networking needs. The expansion adds to XO Communications' already extensive Southern California presence where it operates metro fiber networks spanning more than 600 route miles and employs more than 150 communications professionals.
"In today's economy, businesses large and small are reevaluating their IT expenditures and seeking the high-quality, cost-effective and diverse solutions that XO offers," said Jim Ferguson, vice president for the Pacific region at XO Communications. "With this network investment, we're confident that area businesses will see XO as a strategic option for those looking to maximize their network investments and enhance their overall IT capabilities."
As their communications partner, XO Communications offers businesses a superior customer experience and solutions that enable them to:
-- Seamlessly connect all of their locations regardless of size or location with a broad range of cost-effective and scalable high performance networking services; -- Improve communications between offices, customers and partners with next generation IP voice and unified communications solutions that help increase efficiency and productivity; -- Simplify and get better control with managed solutions that allow them to dedicate more resources on their core business operations; -- Ensure the integrity, performance and security of mission-critical applications, information and networks with business continuity, managed security, private data networking and hosted IT solutions; and -- Optimize business performance with hosted IT and managed network solutions that accelerate the speed of mission critical applications and networks.
The Inland Empire network expansion is part of XO Communications' strategy to invest in its nationwide network by broadening its service areas within existing XO markets and expanding into new markets. Inland Empire, the second largest metropolitan area in Southern California, includes Riverside and San Bernardino counties, as well as major cities including Ontario, Palm Springs, Riverside and San Bernardino, among others. As one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States, thousands of businesses and four million people help drive Inland Empire's local economy.
About XO Communications
XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (
