WILMINGTON, DE – February 12, 2014—Sunesys, one of four lead providers building dark
fiber capacity into IPR International’s Wilmington Network Access Point (NAP), has
completed its build out of the northern route, which will provide unparalleled connectivity
from the new carrier hotel to Philadelphia and multiple points north.
Premier infrastructure services firm IPR, together with the State of Delaware, announced
the launch of the Wilmington NAP in October 2013. The NAP’s strategic Wilmington
location – at the center of the Northeast Corridor – together with more than 400 strands of
dark fiber installed by Sunesys and Fibertech Networks, will provide connectivity to
Philadelphia, Georgetown, DE, and Baltimore.
The State of Delaware, which views dark fiber as a way to attract more technology-based
businesses, awarded a $3.5 million grant through its Infrastructure Fund to make
development of the statewide network facility possible.
"This will not only provide residents of Delaware, whether individuals or businesses, with
price-competitive bandwidth in the future but will also enable state government to connect
its offices throughout Delaware," said Tami Fratis, CEO of IPR. Even more important, the
NAP will help attract new businesses to Delaware by effectively reducing the overall cost of access
to businesses statewide, she added.
Sunesys and Fibertech Networks, selected due to their carrier-neutral relationships, have
now installed 432 strands of dark fiber into the Wilmington NAP, enabling prospects and
clients from Philadelphia and areas north, Baltimore and areas south, and almost the entire
State of Delaware to access IPR’s cloud and data center services.
In addition to unparalleled dark fiber bandwidth, the Wilmington NAP features 10 GB
(gigabytes) of new lit fiber services from Windstream and Comcast Business, in addition to
lit fiber services already provided by Zayo Bandwidth, Fibertech, Verizon Business,
Verizon, and Level3.
“The Wilmington NAP will help
attract new businesses to
Delaware by effectively reducing
the overall cost of access to
businesses statewide.”
~ Tami Fratis
IPR – Chief Executive Officer
PRESS RELEASE
IPR Announces Completion of
Wilmington NAP Dark Fiber Build Out
About IPR
IPR is a recognized industry leader offering co-location, private
cloud, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solutions, as well
as cloud-based data management, data protection services, and
a full range of managed solutions. IPR protects, preserves, and
secures its clients’ data, making it available at all times, no
matter when or where the data was created or is needed. With
an innovative, comprehensive, constantly evolving suite of
services – combined with a passion for security, integrity,
availability, and ingenuity – IPR help its clients maintain their
own business operations and supports them through any
interruptions. Headquartered in Wayne, PA, IPR has multiple
redundant data centers and serves clients in 17 countries.
For more information, press only: Jeanette Brown, 484-540-9026
IPR • 1200 Liberty Ridge Drive - Suite 220, Wayne, PA 19087
484.533.6800 • www.IPRsecure.com
PRESS RELEASE
This year and next, IPR and its partners will conduct a series of marketing and
educational events to put the Wilmington NAP on the "map" for businesses seeking a
Tier III+ data center facility and cloud solutions. Featuring the largest amount of data
center space and highest amount of network bandwidth available in the Mid-Atlantic
region, the Wilmington NAP will enhance connectivity throughout the entire midAtlantic 95 corridor.