Today, IP-based communications service provider, Birch Communications announced the completion of a multi-year project to expand their IP Network. The company said that they have added 15 wireless towers and 43 office collocations across five states in the southern and central US.
Specifically, the Birch Communications network, powered by MetaSwitch and Zhone Technologies, expanded their service in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Kansas and Texas. This expansion is still only part of a larger plan for the company.
Chris Aversano, Executive Vice President and COO of Birch Communications, elaborated on this in a press release today: “Birch’s IP-Network now covers nine states with 290 COs, and we plan to grow to thirteen states and 500 COs by the end of 2015. The completion of this latest phase of a larger upgrade and expansion project extends our IP-Network into two new states: North Carolina and South Carolina, and also adds wireless local loop capabilities in several new markets in Florida. We plan to continue to expand and improve our IP-Network at every opportunity, through both organic network build and acquisitions. Birch’s IP-network provides our customers with the very best communications and cloud services.”
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Source: Birch Communications Press Release, 18 February, 2013
