Content distribution solutions provider Highwinds Network (highwinds.com) not long ago has selected Level 3 Communications' (level3.com) Content Markets Group to provide the underlying network backbone services that power the company's RollingThunder network. 

Under the terms of the agreement, Level 3 has provided Level 3 high speed Internet access and wavelengths via multiple 10Gbps ports to link Highwinds' data centers in ten cities throughout the United States and in Europe. This business relationship also enables Highwinds to expand its network capabilities and market reach by tapping into Level 3's internationally deployed network for global content distribution.

"We are pleased to provide Highwinds with leading-edge bandwidth capabilities, backbone services and global reach to support their service," claimed Grant van Rooyen, senior VP of Level 3's Content Markets Group. "The Level 3 network was built to support high-performance network solutions like RollingThunder."

Highwinds' RollingThunder network is capable of distributing Internet-based content to users worldwide. The company operates strategically placed data centers, which house server and storage technology used to manage content, in Amsterdam, Ashburn, Virginia, Atlanta, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Phoenix. Currently, Level 3 provides 10Gbps wavelength connections to 12 data centers in 10 cities around the world.