OnFiber Delivers Hotmail

AUSTIN, Texas -- OnFiber Communications, a leader in fiber optic connectivity for metro access, today announced that MSN Hotmail, a division of Microsoft Corporation, purchased 100 Gigabits of bandwidth connectivity to support the growing user base of the MSN network. Under the multi-year agreement, OnFiber will provide 40 Optical Wavelengths transmitting a total of 100 billion bits of data per second. OnFiber's metro core network allows MSN to provide web content from the MSN network of Internet services -- MSN Hotmail, MSN Messenger, MSN Communities, MoneyCentral, MSN eShop, and MSN Music -- to its global user base of 250 million monthly unique users. This extensive fiber optic network will not only enhance the users' experience but could also provide the foundation for future bandwidth growth. "OnFiber is a key infrastructure component to the expansion of the MSN network," said Michael Myers, Director of Global Networking for Microsoft. "We have very specific connectivity requirements. OnFiber was able to provide the scalable network we needed in such a short time frame."OnFiber Communications Inc.