[September 08, 2009] Sunset Digital Communications Increases Capacity of Broadband Services Through WBS Connect Tweet DUFFIELD, Va. --(Business Wire)-- In an effort to keep costs low and ensure continuous connectivity to their exceptional high-speed fiber optic service, Sunset Digital Communications has entered an agreement with WBS Connect (News - Alert), a provider of global technology solutions. Because of its size, WBS Connect can purchase Internet service in large quantities and resell to service providers such as Sunset at lower rates than Sunset could acquire the service. Those savings are in turn passed on to Sunset's customers. Sunset's purchase, of what is an additional data path from Southwest Virginia to Atlanta from WBS, will compliment their current connection to Ashburn, Virginia. It also means less chance for an outage of service for its customers. "Large communications companies scouting for data center locations look for capacity and redundancy. We now have both," says Paul Elswick, President of Sunset Digital Communications. "The ability to obtain this kind of high-capacity connectivity is a huge leap forward for the area." "WBS Connect is very excited to be working with Sunset Digital as they build out their network," said Jake Cummins, National Sales Manager for WBS Connect. "Our product suite and capabilities are a perfect complement to companies like Sunset Digital who are looking to cost-effectively connect to multiple network providers at major Internet peering points." Elswick says that this service goes beyond future business prospects. Local businesses that rely on the Internet will find it more reliable as well. "We actually had a vehicle accident the other day that took down our Ashburn connection temporarily, and none of our customers noticed. When problems are transparent to our customers, and their businesses, everyone wins. That's the level of service we want to provide." About Sunset Digital Communications: Started in 2003, Sunset envisioned and constructed a state-of the art fiber optic network dedicated to provide broadband services to improve economic development and quality of life in Southwest Virginia and beyond. The Lenowisco Rural Area Network (R.A.N.) is a Gig-Ethernet, active fiber-optic network with fast, reliable and affordable broadband access to multiple physical infrastructures. This vision was possible, in part, thanks to grant funding from the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission to Lenowisco Incorporated. For more information, visit www.sunsetcom.net. About WBS Connect: Founded in 2002, WBS Connect is a provider of global technology solutions. They leverage multi-gigabit commitments with IP transit carriers to offer high bandwidth Internet connections and data transport services worldwide. They have a presence in over 300 carrier-neutral data centers across the world, and have access to over 70,000 network nodes. Ranked 108th on the 2009 Inc 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies list, WBS Connect has hundreds of customers across a broad spectrum of industries. For more information, visit www.wbsconnect.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]