Comcast Business Helps Local Businesses Embrace Technology with High-Performance Communications Network in Fife, Washington
December 09 2015 - 10:03AM
Business Wire
Expansion of Comcast’s Fiber Network Provides
10 Gigabit-per-Second Ethernet Services for Local Businesses
Comcast Business today announced the expansion of its advanced
network to more than 145 businesses located between Interstate 5
and 20th Street East in Fife, Washington just East of the Puyallup
River Bridge. Comcast Business invested $380,000 to bring fiber and
coaxial cable to the triangle-shaped area between Interstate 5,
54th Avenue East, and 20th Street East.
“We are very pleased that Comcast has installed service in this
area,” said Bethany Bryant, manager of Warthog Barbeque Pit, which
hosted an event with members of the community to welcome the new
network. “Our business is always looking for ways to gain a
competitive edge, and by using the Comcast network we have already
noticed significant efficiencies – and we won’t go back.”
A recent study by Pb7 Research and Exact reports that small
businesses that adopt the cloud double their profits. Comcast
Business’ new high-performance network delivers data, voice and
video services that will improve productivity by supporting cloud-
and Internet-based systems and applications.
“By expanding its network to our local area, Comcast is not only
investing in the Fife community, but is also helping to grow our
Chamber,” said Lora Butterfield, president of Fife Milton Edgewood
Chamber of Commerce. “Access to an advanced network and
leading-edge technology will help our area businesses grow and
compete in the marketplace, which is important to our local economy
and for career opportunities for our residents.”
“For businesses of all sizes, access to reliable,
high-performance Ethernet services is an important tool to fuel
growth and improve efficiency,” said Matt Fassnacht, Vice President
Comcast Business in Washington. “Our investment in extending the
Comcast network to Fife is part of our ongoing commitment to
bringing local firms more technology options to fuel economic
development.”
The high-capacity fiber network will provide these businesses in
Fife with the ability to access the Internet at speeds up to 10
Gigabits per second (Gbps), providing enough performance to meet
the needs of local organizations today and well into the future.
These businesses will now have access to scalable, high-performance
Ethernet, Internet, WiFi, TV and advanced voice services on the new
network.
Companies and other organizations in the area will now have
access to Comcast’s comprehensive portfolio of Ethernet services,
including Ethernet Dedicated Internet, Ethernet Private Line,
Ethernet Virtual Private Line and Ethernet Network Services that
provide dedicated Internet access, point-to-point, and
point-to-multipoint service. Local companies will also be able to
deploy Comcast Business VoiceEdge™, a
cloud-based voice and unified communications solution designed to
improve business communications with enhanced mobility.
Comcast’s network features a 100 Gbps backbone and expanded
local footprint through Ethernet over HFC. Bandwidth is available
up to 10 Gbps and can be scaled in increments and offered in three
different classes of service, backed by strict service level
agreements and monitored 24x7x365 from Comcast’s dedicated Network
Operations Centers. Comcast was the first service provider in the
world to offer Metro Ethernet Forum CE 2.0 certified Ethernet
services and was also the first service provider to achieve all
three of the previous CE 1.0 certifications (MEF 9, 14 and 18).
In late 2014, Comcast Business received four Metro Ethernet
Forum (MEF) Ethernet Excellence Awards, including the prestigious
Best Service of the Year for North America.
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable, provides advanced
communication solutions to help organizations of all sizes meet
their business objectives. Through a next-generation network that
is backed by 24/7 technical support, Comcast delivers Business
Internet, Ethernet, TV and a full portfolio of Voice services for
cost-effective, simplified communications management.
For more information, call 866-429-3085.
Follow us on Twitter @ComcastBusiness and @ComcastWA
and on other social media networks
at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed
Internet and phone provider to businesses and residential
customers. Comcast has invested in technology to build an advanced
network that delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and
brings customers personalized video, communications and home
management offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is
a global media and technology company. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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