PRESS RELEASE: May 23, 2000
Colo Solutions To Provide Carrier-Neutral Colocation Facility For Heritage Communications' International Network Expansion
Heritage Communications selects Colo Solutions' San Antonio, TX facility as prime geographic location, strategic to the launch of Private Line Services to International countries
MELBOURNE, FLORIDA…MAY 23, 2000…Colo Solutions , the leader in providing Carrier-Neutral Colocation facilities for next generation Service Providers in prime telecom locations of tier-2 and tier-3 metropolitan cities, today announced an agreement to provide colocation space in the company's San Antonio facility to Heritage Communications Corporation, a provider of international wholesale carrier services.
Colo Solutions will host Heritage Communications' network equipment and World Talknet digital telephony switching platform, and will also provide connectivity to multiple network carriers, enabling the expansion of Heritage Communications' WorldWide Network. Heritage Communications is building a WorldWide Network comprised of private circuits, various International Operating Agreements and global partnerships with communications industry leaders. The company's WorldWide network offers carriers reliability, signal quality, fast call set-up times, and competitive rates. Heritage Communications partners with U.S. and International Leaders in Operator Services/Directory Assistance, Competitive Local Access Providers, National PTTs, International Carriers, Internet Backbone Providers and emerging nations seeking reliable International Telecommunications Services.
"Colo Solutions is providing a strategically placed, neutral colocation, that is ideal for termination to international countries typically difficult to get in and out of," stated Nancy Wardron, Vice President of Operations for Heritage Communications. "Colo Solutions made it possible for us to have quick and easy access to our customers, and that means increased revenues for our company. Colo Solutions' reliable carrier-grade facilities, secured environment, and access to multiple carriers and backbone providers made them the perfect choice for our international expansion."
Colo Solutions was officially launched on March 30, 2000, and now operates carrier-neutral facilities in Cleveland, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Louisville, Nashville, Orlando, Pittsburgh, and San Antonio. The company plans expansion into over fourteen cities within the year 2000.
Colo Solutions will exhibit their new Carrier-Neutral Colocation Facilities and Services at CLECexpo, Booth # 2219, May 23 - 25, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
About Heritage Communications Corporation
HCC is being realized as a leading provider of international carrier services and telephony software development to international carriers, CLEC's, debit card providers, call centers, etc. HCC is headquartered in Melbourne, FL, with facilities & POPS located around the globe. For additional information please visit www.hcc.net.
About Colo Solutions
Colo Solutions is a provider of Carrier-Neutral Colocation facilities, and Wholesale Web Hosting services. The company is unique in that it provides colocation facilities in prime telecom locations of tier-2 and tier-3 cities where carrier-neutral colocation facilities were previously unavailable. Each Colo Solutions facility offers a comprehensive suite of services, and a carrier-rich environment with direct access to multiple carriers and backbone providers. Next Generation Service Providers using Colo Solutions' network of facilities profit from rapid deployment of new service offerings while taking advantage of a broad range of scalability, network, and route diversity, as well as cross-connect capability to other carriers or colocation customers. Colo Solutions facilities conform to the highest telco industry standards and provide systems that assure power availability, temperature control, state-of-the-art fire suppression and secured access. For additional information on Colo Solutions please visit www.colosolutions.com.
For Further Information Contact:
Ron Stafford
President
Colo Solutions
(407) 210-2480
Lance Littlejohn
Director of System Sales
Heritage Communications Corp
(321) 308-4000
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