Verizon Picks Conterra LTE Backhaul

LAS VEGAS, CHARLOTTE, N.C., and BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- From CTIA WIRELESS 2010®, Conterra Broadband Services ("Conterra") and Verizon Wireless announced today that Conterra's hybrid fiber/microwave network services are being used by Verizon Wireless to help build the nation's largest 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network.

Conterra's transport networks support the huge volume of backhaul traffic enabled by new 3G and 4G LTE technologies and the new data-capable devices that have become commonplace among today's wireless mobility subscribers. Conterra's deployments to support Verizon Wireless in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia offer both SONET/TDM and native Ethernet capability.

Conterra's hybrid networks provide fiber-level performance from end to end, even in rural areas where fiber is unavailable and carrier-grade microwave connections are required. Furthermore, Conterra's networks are designed to be easily upgraded and extended as Verizon Wireless has demonstrated frequently by expanding bandwidth needs and extending their data coverage into more rural areas.

"Verizon Wireless has been a key partner in Conterra's emergence as a trusted service provider in the U.S. backhaul market," noted Steve Leeolou, chairman and chief executive officer of Conterra. "For more than three years, we have been providing high-quality, scalable network solutions to support the upgrading of Verizon Wireless' backhaul capabilities in the Southeast; and, based on our successful track record, we are now actively engineering customized transport services in other underserved parts of the country."

Conterra Ultra Broadband Holdings Inc.

Verizon Wireless