[October 05, 2009] Cypress Communications Taps Level 3 for High-Bandwidth Services Tweet Oct 05, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Level 3 Communications, a supplier of fiber-based communications services, announced that it has been selected to deliver a variety of high-bandwidth services to Cypress Communications, a provider of managed voice, data and Internet solutions for more than 6,000 companies in 38 states across the nation. Under the terms of the agreement, Level 3 will provide Cypress with colocation, voice and a variety of Ethernet-based and dedicated high-bandwidth services (e.g., Ethernet private line, Ethernet virtual private line, high-speed dedicated Internet access, etc.) that will enable Cypress to provide its customers with a greater selection of advanced network, redundancy and continuity services. "Level 3 is an appealing strategic partner for us because of the company's nationwide backbone and fiber assets in our target metro markets," said Jorge Rosado, executive vice president of engineering and network operations for Cypress Communications. "The Level 3 network will help us accommodate the growth we're seeing from the popularity of our C4 IP hosted VoIP and unified communications solution." "Level 3 has one of the largest IP networks in the world, and our new relationship with Cypress Communications demonstrates the benefits of leveraging our long-haul and metro networks to deliver the full spectrum of communications services to businesses throughout the country," said Jeff Tench, president of Level 3's Business Markets Group. " ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]