Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Windstream for Growth in the Ethernet Services Market

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Windstream for Growth in the Ethernet Services Market PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11, 2012 -- Closely monitoring the booming market, Windstream has positioned itself for robust and sustained growth MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the retail Ethernet services market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Windstream Corp. (Nasdaq: WIN) with the 2012 U.S. Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Leadership. Clearly one of the nationwide leaders in business connectivity markets, Windstream has effectively leveraged competitive intelligence to grow from being a regional incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) to holding a significant market share in the Ethernet services market. The retail Ethernet services market is growing in double digits, as enterprises choose the service for its scalability, reliability and cost-efficient bandwidth. Leading communication service providers are focusing on network expansion, service level agreements (SLAs) and classes of service on their Ethernet networks. They are also bringing more customer locations on to their Ethernet network in the metro space, and enabling intercity connectivity in the long haul space, either through partnerships or through capital investment. "Windstream has closely monitored the market and competitive scenario, and introduced an impressive set of Ethernet service offerings to penetrate the U.S.