AboveNet Chosen to Provide High-Bandwidth Connectivity As DoubleHorn Communications Launches its Advanced Media Platform

) April 21, 2009 -- AboveNet, a leading provider of fiber optic connectivity solutions, has completed high-bandwidth connectivity for DoubleHorn Communications' new rich IP media platform. This platform will provide customers in DoubleHorn's Texas marketplace with high-speed IP media solutions.

AboveNet has had years of experience successfully delivering highly scalable, reliable, 100Mbps to 10 Gbps solutions over fiber optics to the most demanding customers in financial services, media, entertainment and other enterprises

Now customers can connect into DoubleHorn's facilities in Austin, Texas via cost-effective optical networking solutions to help optimize their applications and communications.

Our small to medium sized customers can now cost-effectively have their vital communications riding over the same premium connectivity that the big enterprises enjoy. This highly-reliable connectivity helps ensure that media files will arrive at the destination quickly and efficiently no matter what their size or type or the network traffic load

More than ever we are well prepared to meet the critical, speedy delivery requirements of media, financial and medical services companies.

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AboveNet created a private, scalable-on-demand, high bandwidth network for DoubleHorn that is able to deliver critical files quickly and reliably, even during peak traffic. AboveNet's dedicated fiber bandwidth, working together with DoubleHorn's array of IP services, helps guarantee reliable network connections.


As a premier small business communications provider in Austin, TX DoubleHorn's advanced IP services platform provides a fully managed end-to-end solution guaranteeing the reliable and cost effective delivery of voice, data and video Internet Protocol (IP) traffic.


"AboveNet has had years of experience successfully delivering highly scalable, reliable, 100Mbps to 10 Gbps solutions over fiber optics to the most demanding customers in financial services, media, entertainment and other enterprises," said John Deering, the Texas based Executive Director of Sales at AboveNet. "Now customers can connect into DoubleHorn's facilities in Austin, Texas via cost-effective optical networking solutions to help optimize their applications and communications."


In addition, AboveNet offers its customers Gigabit Ethernet, transparent LAN/WAN and business continuity storage services with real-time information exchange that enables critical business communications where and when they are needed.


"Our small to medium sized customers can now cost-effectively have their vital communications riding over the same premium connectivity that the big enterprises enjoy. This highly-reliable connectivity helps ensure that media files will arrive at the destination quickly and efficiently no matter what their size or type or the network traffic load," said Tab Schadt, CEO of DoubleHorn Communications. "More than ever we are well prepared to meet the critical, speedy delivery requirements of media, financial and medical services companies."


About AboveNet
AboveNet Communications, Inc. provides fiber optic connectivity solutions for business and carriers. Its private, fiber optic network delivers key network and IP services in and among 15 top U.S. metro markets and London. AboveNet's network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care, retail and government.


About DoubleHorn Communications
Austin, Texas based DoubleHorn Communications specializes in Small Business Managed Communications services, such as: Hosted VoIP, Dedicated Broadband access, data backup, voicemail, unified messaging features, and other web services.


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