FiberNet Unveils Newark Network Center

April 10, 2001 -- FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc., a provider of metropolitan optical connectivity, today unveiled a new Network Operations Center (NOC) in Newark, N.J. which will monitor the company's nationwide network.
Local officials hailed the opening as another sign of Newark's emergence as . The city is home to a number of significant carrier hotel and telecom facilities helping proivde service to New York and ntoehrn New Jersey.
"FiberNet's decision to open its operations center in New Jersey is a dynamic validation of Newark's emerging role as America's newest 'wired city' and a leader in the electronic economy,'' said Newark Mayor Sharpe James, who was scheduled to be on hand at a grand opening cermeony today at 1 Gateway Center in Newark.
Scaleable for future network growth and technology development, FiberNet's NOC will monitor existing network facilities in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
"FiberNet is delighted to open its new facility with the help of distinguished government officials who've helped companies strategically locate in New Jersey,'' said FiberNet CEO Michael Liss. "This move enables FiberNet to maximize network capabilities, preserve optimum security, and provide our carrier customers with state-of-the-art end-to-end network connections.''
FiberNet received a "significant" grant from the New Jersey Business Employment Incentive Program, a factor in the company's decision to establish the Center in New Jersey.
FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. is a carrier's carrier that designs, builds and operates 100% fiber optic transmission networks in major cities.