LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 13, 2013) - Wilcon, the premier west coast provider of best-in-class fiber optic and data center infrastructure, furthers its expansion by announcing today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Freedom Dark Fiber Networks, the leading high-capacity dark fiber provider in southern California.
The combined company will constitute one of the largest fiber optic networks in southern California. Through the acquisition, Wilcon will grow its fiber footprint by nearly 3,000 additional route miles, providing access to nearly 1,000 additional enterprise buildings, wireless communications sites, data centers and Internet hubs. The new customer-centric network will provide a powerful value proposition to the region's major industries by giving them access to connectivity into strategic sub-markets not otherwise served by competitive providers.
Connecting from Bakersfield to San Diego, with dense metro fiber footprints in Los Angeles, Burbank, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Woodland Hills, Thousand Oaks, Santa Clarita, Long Beach, Irvine, Riverside, Carlsbad and San Diego, the joint network will offer diverse routes throughout the region to provide customers with high-capacity services that ensure optimal performance for their mission-critical data traffic and applications. Our new network map can be seen here.
The combined network will offer the most dense fiber and interconnection infrastructure in downtown Los Angeles and vast network reach throughout southern California to deliver ultra-broadband performance and cost efficiencies for businesses, wireless carriers and other communications service providers.
Jon DeLuca, chief executive officer of Wilcon, states, "We put our customers first at Wilcon. By combining Wilcon's robust network capabilities with the tremendous reach and abundant capacity of the Freedom network, we can deliver even better custom solutions with unparalleled fiber access."
Dave Daigle, chief executive officer of Freedom Dark Fiber Networks, adds, "California is equivalent to being the world's 12th largest economy. Our market is the epicenter of the global media and entertainment industries, home to major biomedical and higher education research centers, the largest manufacturing center in the U.S., and the primary hub of international telecom and trade traffic going to the Asia Pacific region. The collective capabilities of our organizations offer compelling customer solutions in this dynamic region."
DeLuca continues, "I am very excited to have Dave join our executive team. Together, we will continue to invest in our business and expand its capabilities. With both companies founded and headquartered in Los Angeles, our commitment to the region and market knowledge is unsurpassed. We look forward to being a key player in the digital future of southern California. With demand for bandwidth expected to grow 29 percent annually, this acquisition increases our addressable market exponentially."