WAYNESBORO, Va., Sept. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lumos Networks Corp. (Nasdaq:LMOS), a leading fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region, today announced the hiring of Rolando Stinson as Director of Data Center Operations for the Lumos Data Center business. Rolando will oversee the company’s three Charlotte data center facilities and will manage the Network Operation Center (NOC).
Prior to joining Lumos Networks, Rolando was a Data Center Manager at TierPoint, formerly Hosted Solutions, based in Charlotte, where he focused on the NOC, infrastructure preventative maintenance testing, service delivery and data center improvements. Rolando also served from 1998-2006 in the United States Marine Corps.
“I am pleased to announce the hiring of Rolando Stinson as the Director of Data Center Operations for Lumos Data Centers,” said Timothy G. Biltz, President and CEO of Lumos Networks. “Josh Wolff, the SVP of Lumos Data Centers, continues to build out his team in an effective manner, paying particular attention to developing customer-focused solutions while creating the necessary infrastructure required to scale our data center business. We believe that our market share of the Charlotte co-location and managed services market is currently less than 5% and we expect to grow that share over time.”
Rolando Stinson said, “I am excited to join the Lumos Data Center team as Director of Data Center Operations and look forward to helping Lumos Networks continue its tradition of creating custom-focused solutions in the robust Charlotte data center market.”
According to third party research, the total Charlotte co-location market in 2017 is estimated to be approximately $140 million, up nearly 7% year-over-year. The market is estimated to reach over $150 million in 2018, up nearly 7% from 2017. The Charlotte metro area is the 22nd largest Metropolitan Service Area “MSA” in the US with a population of approximately 2.5 million, up nearly 12% since 2010. Charlotte’s population growth over that period was the fourth highest of the 22 largest MSAs.
About Lumos Networks
Lumos Networks is a leading fiber-based service provider in the Mid-Atlantic region serving Carrier, Enterprise and Data Center customers, offering end-to-end connectivity in 26 markets in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Kentucky. With a fiber network of 10,983 fiber route miles and 515,362 total fiber strand miles, Lumos Networks connects 1,307 unique Fiber to the Cell sites, 1,672 total FTTC connections, 2,171 on-net buildings and approximately 3,500 total on-net locations. The Company also connects 43 total data centers, including three data centers acquired from DC74 (now named Lumos Data Centers), two acquired from Clarity Communications and seven company owned co-location facilities. In 2016, Lumos Networks generated over $123 million in Data revenue over our fiber network. Detailed information about Lumos Networks is available at www.lumosnetworks.com
About Lumos Data Centers
Lumos Data Centers (LDC) is a newly formed business unit within Lumos Networks, focusing exclusively on data center services. LDC offers high availability services out of three Tier III data centers in Charlotte, NC, and Colocation and Lumos Network services out of 11 facilities across Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. The Tier III facilities are staffed 24/7/365, SSAE 16 SOC 2 Type II certified, and PCI DSS and HIPPA compliant. Enterprise services include Colocation, Infrastructure as a Service, Disaster Recovery as a Service, Storage as a Service, and Back Up and Recovery as a Service. LDC acts as a Carrier Hotel, with 12 of the largest carriers in Charlotte having fiber routes and / or Points of Presence (POP), allowing robust options for clients. With direct connectivity from the Lumos Networks fiber footprint, along with 12 options for connectivity, LDC is uniquely positioned to offer clients on-net data center and colocation services.
