The Shadow
WAYNESBORO – The Virginia Community College System has chosen Lumos Networks to deliver state-of-the-art broadband services to campuses across Virginia.
In making the announcement, David J. Keller, senior vice president Sales, Marketing and Customer Care, said, “Lumos Networks is honored to be selected to assist the VCCS in meeting their growing broadband communications needs. We look forward to extending our robust network and expertise to their efforts to deliver quality higher education and workforce training throughout the state for years to come.”
The agreement enables more cost-effective and secure communications as well as enhanced continuity, increased speed and bandwidth over Lumos Networks’ Metro Ethernet fiber backbone. The robust fiber network also affords the opportunity for future high-bandwidth applications and services for further expansion.
Lumos Networks is a fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region serving carrier, business and residential customers over a dense fiber network offering data, voice and IP services.
With headquarters in Waynesboro Lumos Networks serves Virginia, West Virginia and portions of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Ohio and Maryland over a 5,800 route-mile fiber network.
Detailed information about Lumos Networks is available at www.lumosnetworks.com.
Created more than 40 years ago, the Virginia Community College System is comprised of 23 community colleges located on 40 campuses across the commonwealth.
Together, Virginia’s community colleges serve more than 400,000 students each year. For more information, please visit myfuture.vccs.edu.
