Broadwing Offers Managed Services

LAS VEGAS -- The integrated communications leader, Broadwing Inc. (NYSE: BRW - news), today announced it is launching Managed Network Services, a new suite of fully managed turnkey solutions for its Frame Relay, ATM, IP and Private Line products. With these services, Broadwing customers receive proactive network monitoring, managed firewall, intrusion detection, and industry-leading Service Level Agreements, as well as CPE network design, procurement, configuration, and installation services. These offerings give customers greater degrees of flexibility in monitoring, confidence in security, and a more robust portfolio of options. "We have seen a trend in businesses to outsource monitoring and management of their networks," said Sandra Palumbo, analyst, Telecommunications Strategies, The Yankee Group. "In the tightened economy, customers are constantly searching for ways to reduce total cost of ownership while meeting the needs of their critical services. Broadwing has created a portfolio of solutions that will enable enterprises to focus on their operations, while Broadwing focuses on the customer's network." Broadwing Inc.