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In partnership with
Nextlink, XO will use fixed wireless technology to deliver
business-grade broadband services over high-speed wireless links at
speeds from 3 Mbps to 622 Mbps. Nextlink’s fixed wireless network will
serve as an extension of XO’s national IP network, allowing XO to serve
virtually any business location within seven miles of a wireless hub and
reduce the need to lease local access facilities from incumbent
telephone companies.
By utilizing fixed
wireless services and technology, XO will be able to:
- Deliver high-speed
business-class broadband services, including Dedicated Internet
Access ranging from DS3 to OC-12 and Ethernet access from 3Mbps to
100 Mbps, directly to customers;
- Expand the reach
of the XO network and service area;
- Reduce local
network access costs associated with serving customers by bypassing
incumbent telephone companies; and
- Limit the impact
of the changing regulatory environment.
“Fixed wireless
technology has finally arrived to help solve critical issues facing our
industry and to offer customers a cost-effective, scalable and reliable
alternative access method to receive broadband services,” said Carl
Grivner, CEO of XO Holdings. “For XO, broadband wireless will be an
extension of our national, facilities-based IP network, allowing us to
serve virtually any customer within visible range of each wireless hub
and help reduce the local access costs we typically pay to local
incumbents.”
XO will offer these
services directly to businesses. To serve customers, XO will connect
its IP network to Nextlink wireless hubs which will connect to remote
terminals located at customer locations. XO will begin offering the
services during the second quarter of this year in Dallas, Los Angeles,
Miami, San Diego, Tampa and Washington, DC with service availability in
additional markets as Nextlink builds out its wireless network
infrastructure.
About XO
Communications
XO Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO.OB),
is a leading provider of national and local telecommunications services
to businesses, large enterprises and telecommunications companies. XO
offers a complete portfolio of services, including local and long
distance voice, dedicated Internet access, private networking, data
transport, and Web hosting services as well as bundled voice and
Internet solutions. XO provides these services over an advanced,
national facilities-based IP network and serves more than 70
metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information,
visit
www.xo.com.
About
Nextlink
Nextlink, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc., is a leading provider of
broadband wireless services to the enterprise, fixed and mobile
communications and government markets. As one of the nation’s largest
holders of fixed wireless spectrum, Nextlink delivers high-quality,
carrier-grade wireless access solutions that scale to meet the demands
of today’s converged world of
communications – supporting next-generation mobile and wireline voice,
data and video applications. For additional information, visit
www.nextlink.com.
Forward
Looking Statement Note
The statements contained in this release that are not historical facts
are “forward-looking statements” (as such term is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that involve risks and
uncertainties. These statements include those describing XO and
Nextlink’s expected future business and network operations and results
of operations, XO and Nextlink’s ability to increase sales, XO and
Nextlink’s ability to service the growing demand for high-bandwidth
broadband wireless services, and XO and Nextlink’s ability to operate
its wireless business. Management cautions the reader that these
forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to a
number of both known and unknown risks and uncertainties and actual
results, performance, and/or achievements of Nextlink and XO may differ
materially from the future results, performance, and/or achievements
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of
a number of factors. These factors include, without limitation, those
risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the reports filed
by XO Holdings, Inc. (as the successor issuer to XO Communications,
Inc.) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and its
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. XO undertakes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements.
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