XO Communications Expands Network Presence in Los Angeles Metropolitan

XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings (News - Alert), Inc., and a nationwide provider of advanced broadband communications services and solutions for businesses, enterprises, government, carriers and service providers, has expanded its metro network presence in the Los Angeles metropolitan market. 

Industry experts said that the initiative demonstrates XO Communications' strategy to expand its presence in existing XO markets in order to serve more enterprise customers with its IP-based communications and managed network solutions and exceptional customer experience.

Officials with XO Communications said that by expanding the reach of its 19,000-mile nationwide network and establishing additional points of presence across the Los Angeles market, the company is now able to serve thousands of new businesses and offer them a more competitive alternative for their local and nationwide communications and networking needs. 

The northern suburbs of Los Angeles County in Burbank

Company officials said that th expansion increases XO Communications' reach across the northern suburbs of Los Angeles County in Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena and adds to the company's already extensive local presence where its fiber metro network spans more than 350 route miles. 

Today's announcement builds on XO Communications' expanding presence across Southern California and follows the company's Inland Empire network expansion announced in November 2009.

The Los Angeles market

"We are very excited about expanding our network coverage across the Los Angeles market," said Mark Harris, general manager of the Los Angeles market for XO Communications. 

Harris said that s is a dynamic market with businesses operating across many areas within the metro area as well as nationally and internationally. 

“With our extensive network reach and broad portfolio of services, XO Communications is uniquely positioned as the leading competitive alternative for businesses' communications and network needs,” he said.

XO Communications says that it offers businesses and large enterprises a superior customer experience and solutions built around their unique needs that enable them to connect all of their locations seamlessly regardless of size or location with a broad range of cost-effective and scalable high performance networking services; communicate between offices, customers and partners with next generation VoIP and unified communications solutions that help increase efficiency and productivity; manage their networks with solutions that allow them to simplify, get better control and dedicate more resources on their core business operations; and protect mission-critical applications, information and networks with business continuity, managed security and private data networking solutions among other such things.