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Kilpatrick Stockton Taps First Mile Communications for Firm’s Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Strategy
Agreement Provides Reliable, High-Capacity Broadband Wireless Services
ATLANTA, May 21, 2007 – First Mile Communications, a provider of high-capacity broadband wireless solutions, today announced it has entered into a services agreement to provide communications services to Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, an international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in nine offices around the globe.
The agreement with First Mile brings higher-capacity, scalable, turnkey connectivity to Kilpatrick Stockton’s Atlanta office. Using state-of-the-art broadband wireless equipment, First Mile will provide the firm reliable, flexible, high-capacity wireless links as well as complete route diversity from land-based telecommunications providers.
“We are very pleased to have the opportunity to serve a leading law firm like Kilpatrick Stockton,” said R. Stanley Allen, president of First Mile Communications. “We understand that maintaining connectivity to the outside world is paramount in today’s business environment. Outages lasting hours or even minutes can have significant negative effects. By utilizing our next-generation, broadband wireless network infrastructure, we are able to deliver ‘always on’ IP connectivity to Kilpatrick Stockton.”
The infrastructure being deployed by First Mile will support high-capacity applications like data storage and backup, streaming video and video conferencing, and voice over Internet Protocol --applications which are driving commercial and enterprise customers toward faster and more affordable connectivity options.
David Gregson, Kilpatrick Stockton’s Director of Information Technology, said: “We selected First Mile because of the robustness and inherent redundancy in its platform, providing secure, cost-effective wireless connectivity in the event of an outage. In today’s world, it is increasingly important for firm like ours to maintain our networks and systems at 100 percent availability for clients and employees. First Mile’s solution is a perfect complement to our land-based network.”
About First Mile Communications First Mile Communications provides turnkey installation and operation of high-capacity scalable and secure wireless links in metropolitan Atlanta. First Mile transmits from strategically located hub sites using state-of-the-art equipment, sources FCC-licensed spectrum, provides roof and access rights, cabling and customer premise equipment. These links offer complete route diversity and redundancy from land-based telecommunications providers. First Mile was founded by R. Stanley Allen and Michael O. McCollum, experienced telecommunications executives. First Mile works closely with Southern Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern Company that provides long haul and metropolitan dark fiber and related services throughout the Southeast. For more information on First Mile, visit www.firstmile.com.
About Kilpatrick Stockton Kilpatrick Stockton LLP is a full-service international law firm with more than 500 attorneys in nine offices around the globe: Atlanta and Augusta, GA; Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC; New York, NY; Washington, D.C.; London, England and Stockholm, Sweden. Kilpatrick Stockton’s delivery of innovative business solutions provides results-oriented counsel for corporations, from the challenging demands of financial transactions and securities to the disciplines of intellectual property management. Collaboration among Kilpatrick Stockton’s corporate, litigation and intellectual property attorneys provides knowledgeable and proactive guidance for companies at every stage of the business life cycle. For more information about Kilpatrick Stockton, visit www.kilpatrickstockton.com.
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