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Archived Report:
Company Brief
tw telecom

by
Brady Hicks

Copyright 2016, Faulkner Information Services. All Rights Reserved.

Docid: 00017207

Publication Date: 1608

Report Type: VENDOR

Preview

tw telecom was a managed network services provider that was acquired by Level
3 Communications in 2014. The company – which specialized in converged services,
Ethernet and data networking, Internet access, voice, VPN, VoIP, and network
security – operated both in the US and worldwide. Notable customers included
long-distance carriers, wireless communications companies, ILECs, and other
organizations in the healthcare, finance, higher education, manufacturing,
hospitality, military, and government sectors. This Company Brief provides a
snapshot of tw telecom’s operations prior to its acquisition by Level 3.

Report Contents:

• Fast Facts
• Profile
• Key Executives
• Product Lines
• Major Competitors
• Recent Activity
• Related Reports

Fast Facts

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Name:
Level 3 Communications / tw telecom
Headquarters

1025 Eldorado Boulevard


Broomfield, CO 80021 US


Phone: (720)
888-1000
Fax:

(720) 888-5085
Web: http://www.level3.com/
Type: Network Service Provider
Founded: 1985
Service Areas: Worldwide

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Profile

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tw telecom was a provider of managed network services
that specialized in converged services, Ethernet and data networking, Internet
access, voice, VPN, VoIP, and network security that focuses on businesses and
organizations located either across the nation or worldwide. Its customers
included long distance carriers, wireless communications companies, ILECs, and
other enterprises found in industries spanning healthcare, finance, higher
education, manufacturing, hospitality, as well as military, state, and local
government.

The firm, which was headquartered in Littleton,
Colorado, was

acquired by Level 3 Communications in October 2014. Shareholders
received $10 per share in cash in addition to 0.7 shares of Level 3 stock in
exchange for each tw telecom share. This transaction allowed Level 3 to further
its position as a top global provider for the evolving business communications
market. Together, the combined company boasted:

• More than 200,000 route miles worldwide, including
  33,000 subsea route miles).
• Services in more than 60 countries and six
  continents.
• Approximately 30,000 buildings connected to its US
  network.
• Over 50,000 customers worldwide.
• More than 13,000 employees.

At the time of its acquisition by Level 3, tw telecom
functioned as one of the three largest Business Ethernet providers in the US,
owning, operating, and managing high-speed fiber optic networks as well as a 10Gbps
IP
backbone with last-mile connectivity directly to more
than 20,000 commercial buildings. The company’s national
fiber network spanned 34,000
fiber route miles, the majority of which "metro," and served
more than
29,700 customers (2014). tw telecom’s enterprise customers included businesses that are data intensive,
with a strong focus on verticals, specifically:

• 
  Education –
  Dynamic communications to support learning solutions.
• 
  Financial Services –
  Network optimization to meet escalating demands.
• 
  Government –
  Advanced service options to achieve greater economy.
• 
  Healthcare –
  Always-ready networks to facilitate patient
  services.
• 
  Legal Services – Telecommunications to support
  emerging technologies.
• 
  Technology –
  Flexible network solutions to accommodate
  evolving needs.

Key Executives

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tw telecom’s most-recent leadership team included:

• Larissa L.
  Herda, Chairman and CEO.

• John T.
  Blount, President and COO

• Mark A.
  Peters, EVP and CFO

• Tina A. Davis, SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and
  CCO

• Michael A. Rouleau, SVP, Business Development and Public Policy

• Robert W. Gaskins, SVP, Corporate Development and Strategy

• Jill R. Stuart, SVP, Accounting and Finance and Chief Accounting Officer

• Steve Hardardt, SVP,
  HR and Business Administration

• Graham Taylor, SVP,
  Marketing

• Harold W. Teets, SVP,
  Information and Network Technologies

• Marc Willency, SVP, Corporate Operations

Product Lines

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tw telecom delivered
intelligent solutions to solve critical communication needs in various
industries and for various types of businesses. Table 1 lists tw telecom’s
final portfolio of solutions
and services.

Major Competitors

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• AT&T: http://www.att.com/
• CenturyLink: http://www.centurylink.com/
• Verizon Enterprise: http://www.verizonenterprise.com/

Recent Activity

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Just prior to its 2014 merger with Level 3 Communications, recent tw telecom
news items have included:

• Late 2014 Business Ethernet services expansions into Minneapolis-St.
  Paul, Minnesota and its suburbs; Mesa and Glendale, Arizona; Cleveland,
  Ohio; Hudson Valley, New York; western Connecticut; San Diego, California;
  the Boston, Massachusetts metro area; Salt Lake City, Utah; Philadelphia,
  Pennsylvania; and Richmond, Virginia.
• A September 2014 agreement with cloud services provider Virtacore
  to offer joint cloud-based, network, and data center services featuring
  Virtacore’s third-party catalog, Equinix data center ecosystem hosting, and
  tw telecom’s eLynk and Intelligent Network services.
• The September 2014 promotion of sales direct exec Michelle Preston as VP
  and GM for the Orange County, California market.

About the Author

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Brady Hicks is an
editor with Faulkner Information Services. He writes about computer and
networking hardware, software, communications networks and equipment, and the
Internet.

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