PEG Bandwidth Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament Raises Over $100,000 for Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Oct 24, 2013) - PEG Bandwidth, LLC, a premier provider of customized backhaul networks and other wireless infrastructure solutions, hosted its Inaugural Charity Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 17, 2013, at The Tribute Golf Club, in The Colony, TX. The charity golf tournament generated over $100,000 net proceeds to benefit The Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation.

The Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation (MOHF) was founded in 2011 by PEG Bandwidth Co-Founder and SVP of Sales & Marketing, Greg Ortyl and his wife Becky. Its namesake, Oakes Ortyl, was the acorn from which the tree of MOHF has grown and flourished. It is his legacy that the foundation honors when it reaches out in individual, personalized, and powerful ways to assist needy families affected by the myriad challenges that congenital heart defects present. This charity golf tournament looks to help MOHF grow and assist more families in need across the country.

Tournament premium sponsors included Alcatel-Lucent as the Platinum Sponsor, Broadband Specialists Inc. as the Gold Sponsor and Ceragon and United Fiber and Data as the Silver Sponsors. Charles Marsh, President, North America for Alcatel-Lucent said, "Alcatel-Lucent is proud to support PEG Bandwidth and be part of a cause that's bringing tremendous help to the lives of families dealing with the impact of congenital heart defects." The tournament welcomed 144 golfers and over 60 sponsoring companies.

"PEG Bandwidth is proud to launch this inaugural charity golf tournament to benefit congenital heart defects," said PEG Bandwidth's Chief Executive Officer and Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation board member, Rich Ruben. "It is rewarding to be a part of an industry that is willing to help children across the United States."

To learn more about the Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation, visit www.mightyoakes.org.

About PEG Bandwidth, LLC
PEG Bandwidth is a premier provider of customized cell site backhaul and wireless infrastructure solutions for the wireless industry. Whether the challenge is improving network reach and quality, increasing capacity or maintaining cost certainty for the future, PEG Bandwidth's team of wireless experts can deliver a custom-designed, technology- and access-agnostic solution.

PEG Bandwidth is uniquely positioned to solve a variety of network needs, from turnkey small cell solutions to assisting with backhaul needs in lower-tier and rural markets where operators are struggling to find carrier-class, scalable solutions. Today, major wireless operators have awarded PEG Bandwidth backhaul services to almost 3,000 sites across 18 states. With a national network that spans over 13,000 fiber route miles, PEG Bandwidth is able to deliver its unique solutions wherever the most challenging problems exist for our wireless carrier customers and OEM partners.

For more information, please visit our website at www.PEGBandwidth.com.

Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation

The Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation is dedicated to providing financial support to families coping with the traumatic reality of congenital heart defects, the most common birth defect in the United States. In an effort to help improve the treatment of congenital heart defects, the foundation will also endeavor to identify leading research and development grant recipients.