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News 2010
December 29, 2010 AboveNet to Present at the Citi 2011 Global Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference
December 21, 2010 AboveNet Expands Fiber Optic Network in Seattle
December 14, 2010 AboveNet Continues Strategic Expansion of High Bandwidth Services to Data Centers in Top Metro Markets
November 30, 2010 AboveNet to Present at the UBS 38th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference
November 23, 2010 AboveNet Declares Special One-Time Cash Dividend of $5.00 Per Share
November 16, 2010 AboveNet to Offer High Bandwidth Express Routes in Chicago  between Downtown and Suburban Areas
November 10, 2010 AboveNet Expands High Bandwidth Services Portfolio in London
November 8, 2010 AboveNet Connects with CENX to Expand High Bandwidth Network
November 4, 2010 AboveNet Reports Third Quarter 2010 Adjusted EBITDA of $47.2 Million on Revenue of $103.7 Million
November 2, 2010 AboveNet Announces Ethernet eXchange Hub Service
November 1, 2010 AboveNet Extends High Bandwidth Network To Baltimore Washington Corridor
Ocotober 27, 2010 AboveNet Launches Core Wave Services in New York Metro Area
Ocotober 21, 2010 AboveNet Scheduled to Report Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results on November 4
Ocotober 21, 2010 AboveNet to Present at Two Investor Conferences in November
Ocotober 19, 2010 IPNETZONE Selects AboveNet for High Bandwidth Connectivity in Chicago
Ocotober 6, 2010 AboveNet Named Finalist for Light Reading’s Leading Lights Award
Ocotober 5, 2010 AboveNet Selected as a PHONE+ Top 50 Channel Program
October 5, 2010 AboveNet Sales Expert Selected as a PHONE+ Top Channel Manager
October 4, 2010 AboveNet Enabling Law Firms With Custom, Dedicated, High Bandwidth Networks
September 28, 2010 Virginia Tech Selects AboveNet to Connect Research Facilities and Data Centers in Northern Virginia
September 20, 2010 AboveNet Expands to Key European Markets
September 8, 2010 AboveNet Adds MicroCorp as Master Agent to National Agent Program
August 31, 2010 AboveNet Recognized by CRN Magazine as One of the Coolest Telecom Service Providers
August 17, 2010 AboveNet Connects With Terremark NAP Of The Capital Region In Culpeper, VA
August 6, 2010 AboveNet Adds Denver As Its Newest Major Metro US City Network
August 6, 2010 AboveNet Reports Second Quarter 2010 Adjusted EBITDA of $45.7 Million on Revenue of $100.7 Million
August 2, 2010 AboveNet to Present at the Oppenheimer Annual Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference
July 29, 2010 AboveNet Launches High-Bandwidth Services in Miami
July 22, 2010 AboveNet Scheduled to Report Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results on August 6
June 29, 2010 Abovenet Connects With Power Loft To Offer Northern Virginia Businesses New Options In Low Latency, High Bandwidth Connectivity Solutions
June 22, 2010 AboveNet Names Eric Nickla As Executive Director Of Sales For Central Region
June 15, 2010 AboveNet’s secure fibre network connects to London’s Telehouse West data centre
June 10, 2010 i/o Data Centers To Save Customers More Than $25 Million
June 2, 2010 AboveNet Expands Metro Portfolio with Launch of Core Wave Services
May 27, 2010 AboveNet to Present at Four Investor Conferences in June
May 6, 2010 AboveNet Reports First Quarter 2010 Adjusted EBITDA of $42.6 Million on Revenue of $97.2 Million
April 26, 2010 AboveNet to Present at Two Investor Conferences in May
April 19, 2010 AboveNet Scheduled to Report First Quarter 2010 Financial Results on May 6
April 8, 2010 AboveNet To Provide Multi-State High Bandwidth Connectivity For IPR International Data Centers
March 30, 2010 AboveNet Provides High Bandwidth Connectivity Solutions for CACI International Offices and Data Center
March 15, 2010 AboveNet Launches Low Latency Connectivity Between Key Financial Centers in London and New York
March 10, 2010 AboveNet Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Adjusted EBITDA of $39.2 Million on Revenue of $94.3 Million
March 1, 2010 AboveNet’s Ultra-Low Latency Network Powered By Ciena
February 16, 2010 AboveNet Connects With TelxTo Offer New York Businesses New Options In Low Latency, High Bandwidth Connectivity Solutions
February 1, 2010 AboveNet confirmed as leading high bandwidth fibre provider to London's data centre community
January 28, 2010 AboveNet and University of Houston Further Education and Research With High Bandwidth Connectivity
January 24, 2010 AboveNet to Present at the Thomas Weisel 2010 Technology and Telecom Conference
January 20, 2010 With Expansion in New York Market, AboveNet Now Offering Connectivity Services in All 20 of Equinix's Data Centers
January 19, 2010 AboveNet Expands Its Low-Latency Fiber Optic Network Into Telehouse America's New York Data Centers
January 15, 2010 AboveNet eyes geographical expansion in 2010

 

News 2009
December 16, 2009 AboveNet Provides Diverse Fiber Routes To Fast Growth Latisys Data Centers
December 14, 2009 AboveNet expands its high bandwidth network within Slough
December 8, 2009 MEF Announces 2009 Service Provider Awards
December 3, 2009 AboveNet Reveals Portfolio of Services at NYI’s Recently Opened Data Center in Central New Jersey
November 24, 2009 AboveNet to Present at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference
November 16, 2009 AboveNet expands Points of Presence for enhanced Ethernet & IP services with Interxion
November 11, 2009 AboveNet to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Emerging Communications Conference 2009
November 5, 2009 AboveNet Reports Third Quarter 2009 Adjusted EBITDA of $40.7 Million on Revenue of $92.4 Million
October 23, 2009 AboveNet Scheduled to Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results on November 5
October 20, 2009 AboveNet Announces Top PHONE+ Channel Manager
October 13, 2009 CSS Studios Chooses AboveNet to Provide Connectivity In Los Angeles
October 6, 2009 AboveNet provides ultra-low latency to BATS Europe participants
September 30, 2009 AboveNet brings fibre connectivity to iomart’s London Data Centre for mission critical Hosting
September 24, 2009 AboveNet Announces Ultra-Low Latency Guarantees Across Metro Services Portfolio
September 3, 2009 AboveNet to Present at Two Upcoming Investor Conferences
September 2, 2009 AboveNet Connects Second Horizon Data Center In North Texas
August 18, 2009 AboveNet addresses growing bandwidth demands at i/o Data Centers’ next-generation Phoenix ONE facility
August 11, 2009 AboveNet’s Portfolio of High Bandwidth Ethernet Services Certified To MEF Standards
August 10, 2009 AboveNet Reports Second Quarter 2009 Adjusted EBITDA of $38.5 Million on Revenue of $88.0 Million
August 3, 2009 AboveNet Announces Two-For-One Stock Split and Extension of Stockholder Rights Plan
July 31, 2009 AboveNet Scheduled to Report Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on August 10
July 28, 2009 AboveNet Renews 10 Year Lease At White Plains HQ
July 24, 2009 AboveNet to Present at the Oppenheimer Annual Communications, Technology & Internet Conference
July 21, 2009 AboveNet to Provide NYSE Euronext with High Bandwidth, Low-Latency Networking Solution
July 15, 2009 AboveNet UK celebrates a decade of success
June 25, 2009 AboveNet Provides Resilient High Capacity Services to Baltimore Technology Park Data Center
June 2, 2009 Continuum Adds AboveNet to Its New Chicago Data Center
May 27, 2009 AboveNet to Present at the RBC Capital Markets Technology, Media & Communications Conference
May 20, 2009 AboveNet urges London’s landlords to meet the needs of 21st century business tenants
May 19, 2009 AboveNet Launches Metro 40Gbps Service
May 19, 2009 AboveNet and QinetiQ partner to make network based quantum cryptography a reality
May 11, 2009 AboveNet First Quarter 2009 Revenue Increased 20.5% to $85.4 Million
May 5, 2009 AboveNet to List on NYSE
April 23, 2009 AboveNet Enters the Austin Market by Expanding with Data Foundry
April 21, 2009 AboveNet Chosen to Provide High Bandwidth Connectivity As DoubleHorn Communications Launches its Advanced Media Platform
April 7, 2009 AboveNet joins Equinix financial exchange and enhances connectivity options between Equinix's London data centres
March 18, 2009 BATS goes live with AboveNet
March 16, 2009 AboveNet Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008
March 11, 2009 AboveNet announces connectivity and proximity hosting services with Chi-X Europe
February 3, 2009 TELX CHOOSES ABOVENET DARK FIBER TO LINK NEW YORK METRO AREA DATA CENTERS
January 15, 2009 AboveNet Launches High Bandwidth Multi-Point Metro Ethernet Connectivity
January 8, 2009 AboveNet Adds Austin, TX As 15th Major Metro US City Network
January 6, 2009 BATS goes live with AboveNet

 

News 2008
December 18, 2008 AboveNet Completes Network-wide IP Edge Upgrade with Juniper MX-series Ethernet Services Router
December 16, 2008 AboveNet Launches Network Serving Motion Picture and Television Producers
November 19, 2008 AboveNet Helps Customers Get Connected at Switch and Data’s New North Bergen, NJ Data Center
November 3, 2008 AboveNet Announces Joseph P. Ciavarella As New CFO
November 3, 2008 AboveNet Wins the City of London’s Considerate Contractor Gold Award for the Second Year in a Row
October 28, 2008 AboveNet Rolls Out New IP Transit and VPN services at Equinix’s Paris and Frankfurt Datacentres
October 27, 2008 AboveNet Completes IP Backbone Upgrade Across Europe
October 21, 2008 AboveNet’s 10Gbps Ethernet Services First To Be Certified To MEF Standards
October 14, 2008 AboveNet Nominated for Best New Service Award
September 30, 2008 AboveNet Increases Data Center Connection Investment
September 23, 2008 Hurricane-Tested Network Performance
September 11, 2008 AboveNet Appoints Trevor Price as Vice President of Finance
September 10, 2008 AboveNet Extends Promotion Waiving New Construction Charges
August 5, 2008 AboveNet Introduces eXpressWave(TM), Its Upgraded Ultra Long Haul Network
July 2, 2008 AboveNet Installs 1,000th Private Customer Optical Network Node
June 26, 2008 Successful Metro Ethernet Summer Promo Expanded to Include Off-Net Locations
June 3, 2008 Metro Ethernet Summer Promo Sizzles At AboveNet
May 7, 2008 AboveNet, Inc. Broadens Fiber-Powered Metro Ethernet Portfolio
April 30, 2008 Kaupthing Edge Chooses AboveNet’s WDM and IP Transit Service
April 17, 2008 AboveNet Appoints John Donaldson as its Managing Director
April 8, 2008 AboveNet Extends its Fibre Network Reach to New TelecityGroup London Datacentre, Powergate
February 28, 2008 Bhutan Telecom Chooses AboveNet’s IP Transit to Bring Internet Connectivity over Optical Fibre to Bhutan
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2007
December 17, 2007 Stargate Adds Fiber Optic Connectivity From AboveNet to Its New Data Center
November 5, 2007 AboveNet Wins the City of London’s Considerate Contractor Gold Award
October 30, 2007 AboveNet Communications Deploys First Two Nodes of Boston Data Centers' Private Metro Optical Network
October 23, 2007 AboveNet Wins Contract to Supply Optical Networking Solutions for Philadelphia Stock Exchange
October 11, 2007 NEF Partners with AboveNet Communications to Provide Sentinel Data Centers' Customers Private Metro Optical Network
October 2, 2007 AboveNet Deploys Ciena’s CN 4200 FlexSelect Advanced Services Platform to Support High-Growth Private Managed Services
September 10, 2007 AboveNet, Inc. Expands Fiber Network into Newly Opened CRG West Data Center in the Bay Area
August 15, 2007 AboveNet Appoints John Donaldson as Finance Director
July 26, 2007 AboveNet Expands its Metro-Wave Service with Nortel
July 18, 2007 AboveNet Delivers Private Optical Network Dedicated to Motion Picture Production
July 7, 2007 AboveNet Implements GE's Smallworld
June 27, 2007 AboveNet, Inc. to Add Fiber Connectivity into New Equinix Data Center in Chicago
June 19, 2007 AboveNet Upgrades Core Optical Network with Ciena's CoreStream Agility
June 1, 2007 AboveNet expands fiber optic network in Las Colinas to serve financial and enterprise customers
May 1, 2007 AboveNet Expands at 365 Main
April 11, 2007 Dimetis BOSS© Platform Manages Connections to AboveNet Media Networks
April 6, 2007 AboveNet Announces Network Pact with PAXIO
April 4, 2007 AboveNet Acquires Metro Fiber from AT&T and Verizon
March 28, 2007 Tag brings its network up to speed with AboveNet
January 24, 2007 AboveNet Adds World Telecom Group as Master to Agent Program
January 9, 2007 CipherOptics Joins With AboveNet to Support Security Data Applications Over Private Metro Optical Networks
January 5, 2007 New Look for AboveNet Communications Inc.- Announces the launch of their new website
2006
December 20,2006 AboveNet STIRRs up the Network for Silicon Valley Startups at Winter Wonderland Event
December 19,2006 AboveNet Expands Core Network With Juniper Networks T-Series Routers
November 30,2006 AboveNet Communications, Inc., Joins with NEF to Increase Presence in 4 Key Metro Markets
November 16,2006 AboveNet, Inc. Sells Data Center in San Jose to DataPipe
October 24, 2006 JDSU Selected by AboveNet to Provide 10 Gigabit Ethernet Testers
October 12, 2006 AboveNet & Brasil Telecom / GlobeNet Join Forces to Light the Way For Long Haul Service
October 11, 2006 Lighting the way: UH, AboveNet flip the switch to enormous bandwidth
October 2, 2006 AboveNet, Inc. Sells Data Centers in New York City and Northern Virginia to Digital Realty Trust
May 16, 2006 AboveNet Expands dcXchange
Washington, DC & Northern Virginia Locations Added
May 3, 2006 Virgin Radio Tunes in to AboveNet
April 10, 2006 AboveNet Announces LA Metro Ring
February 22 2006 AboveNet Announces dcXchange
2005
November 21, 2005 AboveNet Announces Referral – Channel Partner Program
October 3 2005 Imperial College London Increases Bandwidth with AboveNet's Metro–Express Service
September 27 2005 AboveNet Announces Next Generation Optical Services For Phoenix
September 26 2005 AboveNet Announces StarLight 10 Gig Network
September 2 2005 AboveNet - Meeting Demand for Bandwidth at More Locations
August 24 2005 AboveNet Announces New Lite Suite Product Line
August 1 2005 AboveNet Unites with Friends Reunited
June 28 2005 AboveNet Names MaryBeth Nance Director of Business Development
June 13 2005 AboveNet Announces Expansion Into Phoenix
May 24 2005 AboveNet Accredited as Nortel Solutions Partner
May 16 2005 AboveNet UK Launches Metro-Cast – Optical Transport for Today’s Rich Media Content
January 31 2005 AboveNet Introduces MetroFlex Services Over Its Optical Network and Via Wireless Connections
January 24 2005 Datanet Achieves Increased Functionality with AboveNet’s Metro-Ethernet Service
January 18 2005 Cantor Fitzgerald Selects AboveNet to Provide Critical Network Services Over Its Private Optical Network

2004
December 8 2004 Abovenet Expands Relationship With Equinix With Fiber Connectivity Agreement
December 7 2004 AboveNet Unveils PushMedia Optical Network for the Media and Entertainment Industry
November 1 2004 AboveNet Nets Major Q3 Customer Wins in Financial Services, and Media Markets
October 27 2004 AboveNet Launches Ethernet WAN Enterprise Service
October 25 2004 AboveNet UK Launches Metro-Ethernet Now Available in 24 London Datacentres
October 7 2004 AboveNet Opens Access to Its Optical Network in All Major Markets
September 22 2004 AboveNet Launches Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM)
to London’s Enterprise Market
September 13 2004 HostMySite.com Selects AboveNet For Secure, High-Speed Metro IP Connectivity in Philadelphia
September 2 2004 WagerWorks Increases Its Services With AboveNet Communications UK Ltd.
August 25 2004 AboveNet Opens New Network Management Center To Manage and Monitor its Extensive Metro Network
July 20 2004 Everyones Internet Signs Multi-million Dollar Agreement With AboveNet For Metropolitan Gigabit Ethernet Services
July 16 2004 AboveNet Communications UK Ltd Unleashes London's Newest Fibre Network - Rate Free
July 16 2004 Rackspace Catches AboveNet Wave
June 16 2004 Increase Your Bandwidth on Demand With AboveNet’s Metro-Express Plus – A Multiple Wavelength Service
June 9 2004 Speedera Networks Selects AboveNet for Co-Location in Seven Data Centers
May 11 2004 AboveNet UK Launches Metro-Express, A Single Point-to-Point Wavelength Service Delivered Over AboveNet’s London Fibre Network
April 22 2004 AboveNet Enters 2nd Year as Provider of Secure Private Fiber Optic Network
to Northern Trust
April 14 2004 AboveNet Keeps E! Networks Up to Speed With a High-Performance Metro Gig-E Connection
March 30 2004 AboveNet, Inc. Announces William G. LaPerch as New CEO
March 23 2004 AboveNet Offers Dedicated Metro Ethernet Services for Faster, Simpler and More Secure High-Speed Connectivity
March 23 2004 AboveNet Targets Enterprise Market for Strategic Growth
March 9 2004 Independence Air Chooses AboveNet to Provide Scalable Private Optical Network to Support Rapid Growth
February 9 2004 AboveNet Optimizes and Protects Corporate Networks and Investments With Innovative Wave Services Solution
February 5 2004 AboveNet Communications UK Connects IXEurope’s London West Datacentre to Fibre Network
2003
December 5 2003 AboveNet, Inc. Announces William G. LaPerch as New President and Chief Operating Officer
November 19 2003 AboveNet Completes Deployment Of Network Operations To Equinix’s U.S. Centers
November 12 2003 AboveNet’s Aggressive Expansion of its Footprint and Product Line Results in Dramatic Increase in Customer Access
November 5 2003 AboveNet, Inc. Announces Distributions on Claims of Certain Creditors
October 16 2003 AboveNet, Inc. Announces Closing of Exercise Period on $50 Million Rights Offering
October 10 2003 Coulomb chooses Abovenet Communications UK Ltd. for private optical network in London
October 10 2003 One.Tel chooses AboveNet Communications UK Ltd. for IP Transit
September 22 2003 AboveNet Launches New Managed Service that Offers Customers
Secure, Affordable Off-Site Protection of Mission-Critical Data
September 16 2003 Liz Claiborne Inc. Chooses AboveNet, Inc. for Private Optical Network