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Qwest touts FTTX Internet milestone

Posted: August 8, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: fiber optic news | Tags: , , , , |3 Comments

(courtesy of Lightwave – Pennwell)

Qwest Communications International Inc. has announced that it can now offer its FTTX-based Internet services — with connection speeds of up to 20 Mbits/sec – to more than 1 million potential customers in 18 markets.

The milestone was reached as Qwest expands its fiber-to-the-neighborhood architecture.

The carrier’s Qwest Connect Quantum and Qwest Connect Titanium Internet offerings deliver connection speeds of up to 20 and 12 Mbits/sec, respectively. Qwest plans to offer the FTTX technology to 1.8 million potential residential and small-business customers by year-end in 20 markets. The service are already available in selected areas in the following markets:

  • Phoenix
  • Tucson, Ariz.
  • Denver
  • Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Fort Collins, Colo.
  • Boise, ID
  • Des Moines, ID
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul
  • Omaha, Neb.
  • Albuquerque
  • Portland, OR
  • Salem, OR
  • Bend, OR
  • Eugene, OR
  • Salt Lake City
  • Provo, UT
  • Seattle
  • Vancouver, WA

    • 3 Comments on “Qwest touts FTTX Internet milestone”

    1. BigBan says:
      August 17, 2008 at 7:07 pm

      Oh, Thanks! Really interesting. Greets.

    2. Qwest: We Don’t Block Internet Traffic « Creative Capital says:
      August 30, 2008 at 4:19 am

      […] company is able to offer beefier bandwidth because it recently began rolling out fiber optic cables in certain parts of its territory. Qwest is pursuing a strategy called “fiber-to-the-node,” which means it is laying […]

    3. atul sood says:
      March 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm

      want to buy

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