Frost & Sullivan awards 'Emerging Company of the Year' to XO Communications

A leading national carrier for advanced communications services and solutions, XO Communications, recently announced that it has been awarded the 2009 U.S. Emerging Company of the Year in the MPLS/IP/VPN market segment by prominent research firm Frost & Sullivan.

This award comes as recognition for XO’s path-breaking and critical investments in Ethernet over Copper technologies. With these investments, XO can leverage its position today to provide the most varied range of sophisticated networking solutions like MPLS/IP/VPN to enterprises across the nation.

Annually this award, part of the Best Practice Awards, is presented to technology companies which have made an important mark in the industry by its exemplary management, market expansion and customer assistance. The parameters are predefined and the firm speaks with several industry stakeholders to guage the extent of the company’s overall influence in the industry. The Best Practice Awards seeks to identify technological superiority and prominence in a broad range of segments.

Analysts at Frost & Sullivan (News - Alert) believe that XO is in an advantageous position to materialize as a key player in the US MPLS/IP VPN market segment. They have the early bird advantage in the Ethernet over Copper deployments and this is expected to be a vital factor in their future growth in the market.

XO Communications (News - Alert) has installed its Ethernet over Copper technology products in over 75 major markets. Last year in April, XO incorporated improvements in its key Ethernet portfolio and provided an extended suite of additional Ethernet access speeds from 3 Mbps to 10 Gbps, tailor-made for its Exclusive internet access, Ethernet private Line and MPLS/IP VPN Services.

VP, Product Marketing at XO Communications, Vince Margiotta, commented, “This recognition by Frost & Sullivan reinforces XO Communications' dedication to offering businesses and carriers a wide range of Ethernet solutions that increase productivity and extend service options. With the ability to serve customers via fiber or last mile copper, Ethernet is an excellent alternative to traditional access methods, and XO is committed to providing the latest and most innovative solutions to its customers."

XO’s MPLS/IP VPN solutions provide enterprises with a safe, smart and supported network which offers enhanced connectivity between offices, clients and associates and integrates a broad spectrum of voice, video and data applications via a unified IP framework. It provides wide national coverage, dynamic and scalable network architecture, different kinds of access options, optimized data traffic pathways and a fully supported network infrastructure.