Sidera upgrades La Salle University's campus-wide network

Network provider Sidera Networks, which in May was rumored to be up for sale, today announced it has been selected by La Salle University to provide high speed, scalable Internet solutions for its campus-wide network upgrade.

The Philadelphia-based school said the upgrade will support its dynamic learning environment and communications applications, including email and e-learning platforms as well as students' daily online needs.

The upgrade gives LaSalle more bandwidth, improved network performance and lowered costs. Sidera also is offering La Salle 24/7 tech support.

Some 50 education and research institutions in the Northeast U.S. use Sideras' solutions to support their bandwidth requirements. The company's offerings include Ethernet, SONET, Wavelength, Dark Fiber, Internet Access, Colocation and more.

The competitive fiber-based service provider is the result of a $1.2 billion acquisition by Abry Partners of RCN Corp. in 2010; the business division, RCN Metro, was renamed Sidera Networks and was rumored in a Wall Street Journal story to be on the block for about $800 million.

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