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Through the Upper Midwest carrier hotel’s extensive network density, Great Plains Communications meets unbridled demand for connectivity into an edge market
Great Plains Communications (GPC) is the largest independent telecommunications, last mile and middle mile provider in Nebraska with more than 5,000 miles of fiber spanning multiple states. With a 105-year track record, the family-owned company employs 220 to serve almost 100 communities with telephone, digital cable, broadband and high-speed data technology service.
GPC maintains an ongoing, forward-thinking effort to expand its network, identifying areas of growth across the Midwest and Western U.S. and moving on them quickly. As part of this push, the company identified new demand from customers seeking connectivity into Minnesota. GPC targeted Minneapolis as a centralized point to expand its footprint into the state, directing its focus on Cologix’s newest downtown data center to deploy a network extension node.
Challenges
- Centralized point to expand GPC's footprint into Minnesota
- Carrier hotel data center to quickly & easily connect to other networks with 100% uptime
- Low latency & high-bandwidth connectivity, including fiber access
- Proficient data center technical support staff & timely service responsiveness
- 24/7 data center access
- High security environment
Solutions
- Manageable network extension via Cologix's state-of-the-art, MIN 3 data center in downtown Minneapolis
- Direct interconnection access to 75+ unique networks available in the Meet-Me-Room
- Cologix's Remote Hands service for technical support that extends GPC's remote capabilities
- 24/7 security, closed-circuit TV, & tailgate-proof mantrap with card & biometric entry