Lightower Fiber Networks Opens New Jersey Office

BOXBOROUGH, MA--(Marketwire - Feb 28, 2012) - Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier metro fiber and bandwidth service provider in the Northeast, announced today that it has opened a new office at 101 Eisenhower Parkway in Roseland, New Jersey. The office will support the increasing demand that Lightower is experiencing in the region for end-to-end fiber networking.

"Lightower's New Jersey expansion is in direct response to the tremendous demand we've received from customers in the Garden State. New Jersey is home to many large enterprises, all of which are experiencing increasing demand for more and more networking bandwidth," explained Rob Shanahan, CEO of Lightower. "Lightower will continue to invest heavily in markets like New Jersey where businesses continue to seek fiber-based networking solutions for expanded services, additional capacity, and lower latencies."

Lightower's New Jersey network now extends from Princeton in the south to Mahwah in the north and to Jersey City in the east. Lightower provides fiber-based networking to commercial buildings, data centers, and telco hotels throughout New Jersey including locations in Piscataway, New Brunswick, Edison, Carteret, Morristown, Parsippany, Patterson, Newark, Westwood, Secaucus, and Hackensack. The complete Lightower Network totals over 6,400 route miles of fiber providing access to over 2,800 service locations throughout the Northeast. Lightower's new Ultra-Low Latency Network connects fifteen critical financial hubs in northern New Jersey and New York City.

Lightower has rapidly expanded in the New Jersey and New York City area over the past several years. Early in 2011, Lightower completed the acquisition of Long Island-based Open Access Inc. Late in 2010, Lightower completed the acquisition of New York City-based Lexent Metro Connect. Most recently, the company opened a new office in the heart of Manhattan. In addition, Lightower announced the completion of a new network route across the Hudson River that offers diversity and a shorter route relative to traditional area routes across the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Lightower offers enterprises and carriers a complete suite of high bandwidth, low-latency networking solutions with end-to-end fiber connectivity. Customers can connect between office locations, data centers, financial exchanges, and other critical interconnection facilities. Lightower's fiber networking solutions include Ethernet, wavelengths, Internet access, SONET, dark fiber, video transport, private networks, and collocation.

For a map of Lightower's New Jersey and New York City network, or to see Lightower's network throughout the entire Northeast, click here. To learn more about Lightower's customized networking solutions, please visit www.Lightower.com, call 888-LT-FIBER, or email info@lightower.com.

About Lightower Fiber Networks
Lightower Fiber Networks is the premier metro fiber and bandwidth provider in the Northeast, offering over 6,400 fiber route miles coupled with comprehensive transport, alternative access, and nationwide long haul services. Lightower's fiber footprint extends from New England, to eastern New York State, New Jersey, Long Island, and New York City. With access to over 2,800 buildings, Lightower offers unparalleled regional density, performance, scalability, security, and reliability in the Northeast. Lightower Fiber is headquartered in Boxborough, MA. For more information, visit www.lightower.com or call 888-LT-FIBER.