Metro Bytes: FirstLight, WOW, OneNeck - FirstLight

By Rob Powell

telecomRamblings For your Friday perusal in the metro space: one contract win, one field testing revelation, and one product roll-out.

FirstLight Fiber tacked on another regional infrastructure deal. INdigital will be using FirstLight’s internet and data center services in order to support the new emergency services network the company is building for the state of New Hampshire. They’ll be putting core routing nodes in FirstLight’s Manchester facility and providing the connectivity necessary to hook them up to the PSAPs in Concord and Laconia.

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What's Happening @ FirstLight

FirstLight Sponsors Tournament to Benefit Make-A-Wish New Hampshire

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Aqua Comms Selects FirstLight for Unique Fiber Routes in the Northeast

Leading provider of global subsea connectivity services selects FirstLight to help diversely connect their transatlantic routes Albany, NY – August 3, 2023 – FirstLight, a…

FirstLight Wins Four Visionary Spotlight Awards

ChannelVision Magazine honors FirstLight for its “innovative solutions and emerging technologies” Albany, NY – July 12, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure…

New Area Code Coming to Western New York

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FirstLight Appoints Peter Zarrella as CFO

Seasoned Executive brings a wealth of experience and expertise in financial management, strategic planning as well as driving empowerment at all levels of an organization…

Wirebelt Company of America Chooses FirstLight to Support its New, Energy Efficient Manufacturing Facility

Metal conveyor belt manufacturing company selects FirstLight for its reliable, secure, and compliant data center services, Internet and dark fiber connectivity Albany, NY – May…

A Beginner’s Guide to Disaster Recovery as a Service

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FirstLight Fiber, Inc. Names Jason Campbell as Chief Executive Officer

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FirstLight Continues Fiber Network Expansion in Hebron, Sumner

Rural Maine communities to benefit from high-speed Internet Albany, NY – April 4, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services to enterprise…

The 2023 Hype Alphabet Soup

With 2023 in full swing, tech leaders everywhere might be feeling stretched thin. Caught between strategic activities that set the guideposts for your team and…

New 329 Area Code Coming to the 845 Region in New York

New assigned area codes begin March 24th, 2023 Albany, NY – February 1, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services to enterprise…

FirstLight Receives 2022 Backup and Disaster Recovery Award from Cloud Computing Magazine

Ransomware Protection, Data Backup and Disaster Recovery as a Service Honored for Enhancing Organizational Security Albany, NY – January 30, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading…

FirstLight Announces Expansion of Residential Broadband in Maine

This investment helps to bridge the digital divide in unserved and underserved areas throughout the state Albany, NY – December 7, 2022 – FirstLight, a…

Performance-Grade Ethernet Explained

As enterprise leaders work to create more seamless connections among office locations, data centers and cloud applications, they are increasingly choosing private connections like Ethernet.…

The Divide Podcast: How FirstLight is connecting communities with middle-mile fiber

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FirstLight Sponsors Tournament to Benefit Make-A-Wish New Hampshire

Tournament proceeds will help critically ill youth realize their dreams Albany, NY – April 17, 2024 – FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services…

How do you communicate in an emergency?

Today’s Reality In an age of instant communication and multiple devices, it’s easy to assume that notifying individuals during an emergency would be straightforward. After…

The FirstLight Difference

Ten Reasons Why the FirstLight Channel Program Means Success for You

Unveiling the Future of Networking: Understanding SASE (Secure Access Service Edge)

In an era defined by digital transformation, the way organizations approach networking and security is evolving rapidly. One of the groundbreaking innovations in this space…

Bell and FirstLight to offer new high-speed routes with triple redundancy between Secaucus, NJ, Toronto, and Montréal

FirstLight Enhances Its C-Suite with Two Industry Veterans

FirstLight augments its executive team with the appointment of Mike Constantino as Chief Operating Officer and Lorenzo Leuzzi as Chief Revenue Officer Albany, NY –…

Aqua Comms Selects FirstLight for Unique Fiber Routes in the Northeast

Leading provider of global subsea connectivity services selects FirstLight to help diversely connect their transatlantic routes Albany, NY – August 3, 2023 – FirstLight, a…

FirstLight Wins Four Visionary Spotlight Awards

ChannelVision Magazine honors FirstLight for its “innovative solutions and emerging technologies” Albany, NY – July 12, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure…

New Area Code Coming to Western New York

The new 624 area code will be an overlay to the existing 716 area code Albany, NY – July 11, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading…

FirstLight Appoints Peter Zarrella as CFO

Seasoned Executive brings a wealth of experience and expertise in financial management, strategic planning as well as driving empowerment at all levels of an organization…

Wirebelt Company of America Chooses FirstLight to Support its New, Energy Efficient Manufacturing Facility

Metal conveyor belt manufacturing company selects FirstLight for its reliable, secure, and compliant data center services, Internet and dark fiber connectivity Albany, NY – May…

A Beginner’s Guide to Disaster Recovery as a Service

In today’s connected world, downtime is not an option.

FirstLight Fiber, Inc. Names Jason Campbell as Chief Executive Officer

Albany, NY – April 6, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud, unified communications, and managed services to enterprise…

FirstLight Continues Fiber Network Expansion in Hebron, Sumner

Rural Maine communities to benefit from high-speed Internet Albany, NY – April 4, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services to enterprise…

The 2023 Hype Alphabet Soup

With 2023 in full swing, tech leaders everywhere might be feeling stretched thin. Caught between strategic activities that set the guideposts for your team and…

New 329 Area Code Coming to the 845 Region in New York

New assigned area codes begin March 24th, 2023 Albany, NY – February 1, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services to enterprise…

FirstLight Receives 2022 Backup and Disaster Recovery Award from Cloud Computing Magazine

Ransomware Protection, Data Backup and Disaster Recovery as a Service Honored for Enhancing Organizational Security Albany, NY – January 30, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading…

FirstLight Announces Expansion of Residential Broadband in Maine

This investment helps to bridge the digital divide in unserved and underserved areas throughout the state Albany, NY – December 7, 2022 – FirstLight, a…

Performance-Grade Ethernet Explained

As enterprise leaders work to create more seamless connections among office locations, data centers and cloud applications, they are increasingly choosing private connections like Ethernet.…

The Divide Podcast: How FirstLight is connecting communities with middle-mile fiber

This week: FirstLight Fiber’s Maura Mahoney, Chief Marketing Officer, and Patrick Coughlin, Chief Development Officer, talk about tackling the digital divide through fiber ‘onramps and…

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