AboveNet to Offer High Bandwidth Express Routes in Chicago between Downtown and Suburban Areas

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE: ABVT), a leading provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced it is expanding its data network in the Chicago metro area with new fiber optic "express routes" that will offer some of the lowest latency fiber routes between downtown Chicago and the western suburbs. The routes are also expected to provide the shortest data paths available between the urban center and suburban business hubs.

The new network routes bypass more than 23 miles of the existing fiber footprint surrounding the Chicago suburban areas. As a result, AboveNet customers, including data centers and their clientele, financial institutions and exchanges, will have access to one of Chicago's fastest, high bandwidth connectivity solutions for their business-critical data communications.

In particular, the shorter routes are ideal for enterprise and financial organizations that require low latency connectivity or are considering disk mirroring or data replication to facilities in the western suburbs.

"In today's marketplace, low latency connectivity is of paramount importance to nearly every business," said Eric Nickla, executive director of Central Region Sales at AboveNet.  "Our fiber optic express routes serving the Chicago area raise the bar on what companies can and should expect of their high bandwidth connectivity solutions."

AboveNet expects to complete the new routes by mid-year 2011.

For more information about AboveNet's high bandwidth solutions please visit http://www.above.net/solutions/.

About AboveNet

AboveNet, Inc. is a leading provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions for businesses and carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in and between top U.S. and European markets. AboveNet's network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial and legal services, media, health care, retail and government. More information is available at www.above.net.

SOURCE AboveNet, Inc.