Sunset Expands Network Team as Bandwidth Capacity Demand Soars

DUFFIELD, Va., Sept. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Owing to recent increases in bandwidth and customers, Sunset Digital Communications Inc. has enlisted the services of Aptient Consulting Group to assist in planning and managing Sunset's network growth.

"We are experiencing huge growth not only in number of customers, but in bandwidth, and in geographical reach," said Ryan Elswick, Vice President and COO. "Today Sunset has more Internet bandwidth capacity in the Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee region than any other carrier, and we intend to continue to grow that wisely with an eye on flexibility."

Currently, Sunset Digital serves direct and wholesale customers in Virginia in the counties of Lee and Wise, as well as the cities of Norton, and Danville, and in Tennessee customers are served in the counties of Claiborne and Hancock, as well as parts of the City of Kingsport, and Johnson City.

Logging a combined 75 years in network design and implementation, Aptient brings to the table an international team of engineers certified across multiple specialties and hardware platforms, including CCIEs and JNCIEs. With a focus on architecting future-proof, scalable infrastructure, Aptient is known for advising the network teams at GTT, OpenDNS, Conductor, Polyvore and MaxCDN.

"We're excited to work with such a fantastic company as Sunset," Aptient's lead engineer Chris Phillips said. "Their goals for success revolve around happy customers, and we're very pleased to assist them in achieving that."

With an eye toward long-term expansion of Sunset's infrastructure, the teams are working strategically to ensure continued high-quality network performance and add scalability to the existing infrastructure. As the network continues to expand, customers will continue to experience the same high-quality digital services with low-latency connectivity, and can expect a network that is future-proofed for years to come, Phillips said.

About Sunset Digital
Sunset Digital designs, constructs, and operates next-generation Fiber-to-the-Premises networks that provide private connectivity, Internet, and entertainment services to business, educational, and residential customers in Tennessee and Virginia. As a Tier II Gig-to-the-home Internet provider, Sunset also direct-peers with all major Internet content providers and hosts content servers locally for full and fast data availability. Sunset's Converged Packet Optical network carries the majority of the regional bandwidth for carriers and retail customers alike, providing continuous scalability and high availability at a low cost. Sunset's network spans over 2,000 miles and delivers Internet for over 80,000 homes and businesses through direct and wholesale customers. For more information go to www.sunsetcom.net.

SOURCE Sunset Digital Communications