The combination of affordable Appia managed services with reliable Pangaea fiber access delivers a unique business solution for our customers
NEW YORK, NY and TRAVERSE CITY, MI - May 30, 2012 - Appia Communications, a leading provider of managed communications and network services, today announced a partnership with Pangaea Networks to provide Appia's services to customers in buildings connected to the Pangaea state-of-the-art fiber optic network.
The new services include: hosted VoIP, SIP trunking, video conferencing, nationwide networking, and managed data services.
"For customers in Pangaea-lit buildings, Appia can now deliver our cost saving services with best-in-class reliability and price," said Jason Ulm, Vice President of Sales at Appia Communications. "The customers we serve with Pangaea fiber access will have unlimited bandwidth available at considerable savings."
"We are thrilled that Appia is partnering with us to deliver their award-winning managed services across our premier network," said Kevin Black, VP, Business Development of Pangaea Networks. "The buildings we currently serve now have the advantage of an enhanced fiber network linked with a multitude of managed communication services. Now that's a telecom partnership worth talking with your business partners about!"
About Pangaea Networks
Pangaea Networks is the leading provider of multi-protocol Metro Ethernet Local Loop connectivity in New York City and the tri-state area. Pangaea provides Native Ethernet, EoWavelength, EoSONET/SDH, EoTDM, EoC and Private Fiber Builds, all according to strict MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) guidelines. Pangaea is the only independent wholesale Ethernet local loop provider in the region. Through the PANMetro™ Ethernet platform, Pangaea facilitates International and Domestic Carriers, Service Providers, Resellers and the Agent Channel to sell more of their own IP, VoIP, Voice, Data, Peering, Video, and MPLS services. Pangaea deploys leading edge Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) for 24x7x365 visibility and monitoring from the Network Edge to the Carrier Core. Pangaea's fiber-optic backbone in the New York City market provides customers with a diverse network alternative and a unique, low atency footprint between key data centers. PANMetro™ Ethernet - Seamless, End to End fully Managed and Monitored Carrier Class Metro Ethernet across All Media. Via Pangaea!
About Appia Communications
Appia Communications is a leading provider of managed communication and network services, with a focus on small to midsize companies and organizations. Appia's solutions help customers minimize capital investments, reduce costs, enhance employee productivity, improve customer care, and compete more effectively against much larger enterprises.
Headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, Appia serves markets nationwide, with operations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, and Washington D.C.
Appia has been recognized as one of America's fastest-growing private companies for five straight years (Inc., 2007-11); one of the fastest-growing solution providers in the technology industry (CRN, 2009-11); and one of the top managed service providers in the world (MSPmentor, 2009-12). Appia has also been named one of the 2010 Michigan 50 Companies to Watch by the Edward Lowe Foundation.
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Appia Communications
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