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The network supports the Telx Metro Cross Connect service that provides TDM and Ethernet connectivity at various speeds between Telx's New York area colocation facilities.
"New York-based financial institutions, media companies and enterprise businesses, located in the epicenter of the global banking and media capital of the world, demand significant amounts of connectivity and capacity in colocation and interconnection facilities like Telx," said Ray La Chance, CEO of Lexent Metro Connect. "Because Lexent owns and maintains its dark fiber network, and has a dedicated force of service professionals who monitor and maintain the network 24x7, we provide Telx not only a dark fiber extension of its key interconnection facilities, but an experienced and well-trained team that can guarantee Telx and its customers one of the highest levels of network reliability in the market."
Lexent Metro Connect's dense dark fiber footprint provides connectivity between the Telx colocation facilities at 60 Hudson Street, 111 8th Avenue as well as to over 90 enterprise buildings in and around the New York metro area.
The network is provider is targeting large banks and media firms who make up most of Telx colocation customers with the added layer of redundancy and reliability. Given the current economic climate, financial services firms are facing increased regulatory requirements, accompanied by pressures to stay within strict budgetary guidelines. Lexent Metro Connect's proprietary dark fiber provides the colocation facilities that serve these businesses a secure and cost-effective network solution.
"Leveraging Lexent's dark fiber network allows Telx and its customers to create physically diverse and low latency networks that meet both their present and future needs," states Mike Terlizzi Executive Vice President Engineering and Operations, of Telx. "For the financial executive working on the trading floor, downtime is simply not an option. With partners like Lexent, Telx's Metro Cross Connect Service is ensuring the optimal network performance and interconnections that its customers, particularly those in the financial services sector, require to remain competitive and compliant."
The network supports the Telx Metro Cross Connect service that provides TDM and Ethernet connectivity at various speeds between Telx's New York area colocation facilities.
"New York-based financial institutions, media companies and enterprise businesses, located in the epicenter of the global banking and media capital of the world, demand significant amounts of connectivity and capacity in colocation and interconnection facilities like Telx," said Ray La Chance, CEO of Lexent Metro Connect. "Because Lexent owns and maintains its dark fiber network, and has a dedicated force of service professionals who monitor and maintain the network 24x7, we provide Telx not only a dark fiber extension of its key interconnection facilities, but an experienced and well-trained team that can guarantee Telx and its customers one of the highest levels of network reliability in the market."
Lexent Metro Connect's dense dark fiber footprint provides connectivity between the Telx colocation facilities at 60 Hudson Street, 111 8th Avenue as well as to over 90 enterprise buildings in and around the New York metro area.
The network is provider is targeting large banks and media firms who make up most of Telx colocation customers with the added layer of redundancy and reliability. Given the current economic climate, financial services firms are facing increased regulatory requirements, accompanied by pressures to stay within strict budgetary guidelines. Lexent Metro Connect's proprietary dark fiber provides the colocation facilities that serve these businesses a secure and cost-effective network solution.
"Leveraging Lexent's dark fiber network allows Telx and its customers to create physically diverse and low latency networks that meet both their present and future needs," states Mike Terlizzi Executive Vice President Engineering and Operations, of Telx. "For the financial executive working on the trading floor, downtime is simply not an option. With partners like Lexent, Telx's Metro Cross Connect Service is ensuring the optimal network performance and interconnections that its customers, particularly those in the financial services sector, require to remain competitive and compliant."