Looking Glass wins dark-fiber contract

Fiber Optics Weekly Update, Oct 29, 2004

Looking Glass(R) Networks, Inc., a facilities-based provider of metropolitan data transport services, announced that the University of Washington selected Looking Glass dark fiber to support research and education in conjunction with Pacific Wave, Pacific Northwest Gigapop, and other leading-edge high-bandwidth networking initiatives.

The University of Washington is utilizing Looking Glass's DarkGLASS(SM) services to extend its connection from certain submarine cable landing points in Oregon and California to Seattle. This solution supports multiple applications for global, regional, and local research and education programs. Looking Glass's Seattle network provided the capacity and connectivity to the key carrier and data aggregation locations the University of Washington required.

"The University of Washington prides itself on the advancement and dissemination of knowledge. Looking Glass's dark fiber services helped us to further our mission in a timely and cost-effective manner," said Scott Mah, Assistant Vice President of Computing and Communications. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with Looking Glass and accessing the company's high bandwidth resources when and where we need them."