September 9, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications carrier Sprint (sprint.com) is supplying gigabit ethernet services for Web hosting provider The Planet Internet Services (theplanet.com), the companies announced on Thursday. Under the three-year agreement, Sprint will provide The Planet with five gigabit ethernet network connections to Sprint’s IP network, increasing the speed of The Planet’s Internet connections.
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“Sprint’s network is performing at up to 20 percent greater capacity than some of our existing connections, and that directly translates into better service for our customers and better performance for our business,” says Lance Crosby, chief operating officer of the The Planet. “The Planet is one of a very few companies in this industry sector that can boast being profitable, and our agreement with Sprint is delivering the kind of results that will contribute to our continued economic success and customer satisfaction.”
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The new service will be used to connect customers to The Planet’s data center facilities in Dallas, Texas.
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“Our services have delivered greater speed and capacity to The Planet, which is quickly building its customer base among small-, medium- and large-enterprise companies seeking financial security coupled with tier-one data center services,” says Deborah Neal, regional vice president for southwest enterprise markets at Sprint. “We will continue to push the envelop on the kind of network services we can provide in order to help customers like The Planet meet their objectives.”
