[May 03, 2011] FastTrack completes upgrade Tweet May 02, 2011 (Four Corners Business Journal - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- DURANGO FastTrack Communications has upgraded its infrastructure under new general manager Kelly Hebbard. FastTrack said its $3 million network upgrade was driven by customer demand. "We all need immediate data transport these days and our customers are asking for more and more bandwidth," Hebbard said in a prepared statement. "FastTrack's upgrade has improved our transport capacity 40 times more than our initial network. And we have the ability to expand to 80 times our original size." FastTrack is now capable of supporting 400 gigabits per second of bandwidth, as well as customer circuit requests of up to 10 gigabits per second, the company said. The network upgrade also allows FastTrack to offer broadband services to more isolated areas previously unable to access fiber for their Internet connectivity, including smaller Western Slope towns such as Montrose and Nucla, Colo., and small communities between Farmington and Albuquerque, N.M. FastTrack automated its Internet protocol network, so the company will know when a circuit might be reaching capacity, or quickly alert it to a fault. FastTrack's seven employees are handling the network, supported by an operations center in Salt Lake City. The company plans to add two to three more employees this year, Hebbard said. Hebbard, who entered the telecommunication industry in 1999, has been with FastTrack since its inception. Originally from the Chicago area where she studied business management and law, Hebbard had been handling project management for Oakridge National Labs in Grand Junction when the opportunity to join FastTrack emerged. "For this company, Kelly is the continuity," said Joe Wheeling, FastTrack board chairman. FastTrack, based in the Durango Tech Center, offers Internet access, point-to-point data solutions and voice services to commercial businesses including Internet service providers. "FastTrack is creating well-paying jobs in our community," Wheeling said. "This is the type of clean industry that provides solid economic development, plus the company is set to grow. I think ultimately FastTrack will join the ranks of the region's home-grown success stories." To see more of the Four Corners Business Journal or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.businessjournals.com. Copyright (c) 2011, Four Corners Business Journal, Farmington, N.M. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]