tw Telecom Launches New Co-Location Facility; Fiber Network Connects Denver To Colorado Springs

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LITTLETON, CO UNITED STATES

• Quadruples Denver, Colorado Springs co-location space
• Responds to overwhelming demand to secure environmentally protected co-location space
• Connects Denver and Colorado Springs customers over own fiber network
• Delivers industry leading networking and communications capabilities to businesses, organizations and public entities across the Front Range

Aurora, CO /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- tw telecom, (Nasdaq: TWTC) a leading national provider of managed voice, Internet and data networking solutions for businesses, today announced the addition of a new 6,200 square foot co-location facility to serve the data backup requirements of area businesses.

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"We built this new state-of-the art facility to meet the overwhelming demand for secure, environmentally protected co-location space in the Denver area," said Rick Corbett, vice president and general manager for tw telecom in Denver and Colorado Springs. "This facility enables us to be that strategic alternative as we meet customer requirements for, and in delivering high capacity, high speed services for enterprises, organizations and public entities between local offices, cities and across the country that are affordable, reliable, secure and scalable."

Customers are invited to attend a special open house at the new facility on Thursday, July 23 from 2-6 p.m. Please call Rob Timmons, tw telecom Denver sales director at 303-566-5863 to register to attend.

tw telecom recently connected its Denver and Colorado Springs metro networks so customers in both cities can send and receive voice, Internet and data traffic directly over the secure and reliable tw telecom fiber network, which can connect them across town and across the country. The company has nearly 300 route miles of fiber in Colorado serving the needs of enterprises in healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, education and government and military.

The new co-location facility has diverse fiber entries, the most efficient heating ventilation and air conditioning support and industry-leading biometric and digital camera security. It is easily accessible from either the Denver or Colorado Springs metro networks.

"Customers want and need cost-effective, efficient and reliable communications solutions that maximize their network capabilities, and they need to be able to easily back-up their data and other network capabilities in a highly secure co-location facility," Corbett said.

tw telecom solutions ride on a metro Ethernet platform considered one of the most comprehensive in the country for network reach and product breadth. It is a foundation for next generation services the company offers including IP VPN and managed services. tw telecom is one of the top three providers of retail Ethernet ports in the country, according to industry analyst firm Vertical Systems Group.

"Enterprises, organizations and public entities looking for secure and reliable connectivity from 2 Megs to 10 Gigs - and to be able to back-up their communications in a highly secure co-location facility will find the right solution from tw telecom," Corbett added. For more information about tw telecom, visit www.twtelecom.com.

About tw telecom

tw telecom holdings inc., a unit of tw telecom inc., headquartered in Littleton, Colo., provides managed network services, specializing in Ethernet and transport data networking, Internet access, local and long distance voice, VoIP, VPN and security, to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout the U.S. As a leading provider of integrated and converged network solutions, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, quality, service, and improved business productivity. Please visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.

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