Native name XO Key people Chris Ancell, CEO Number of employees 3,000 Founded 2000 | Type Private Website www.xo.com Founder Craig McCaw | |
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Industry Telecom Service - Domestic Products VoIP Services, Voice Services, Network Services, Hosted Services, Carrier / Wholesale Headquarters Herndon, Virginia, United States CEO Christopher K. (Chris) Ancell (2 Dec 2013–) Parent organizations Verizon Communications, Xo Holdings Subsidiaries XO Communications Services Inc, XO Interactive Inc, Concentric Cloud Solutions, LLC Profiles | ||
XO Communications (previously Nextlink Communications, Concentric Network Corporation and Allegiance Telecom, Inc.) is a telecommunications company owned by XO Holdings, Inc (OTCBB: XOHO). XO provides managed and converged Internet Protocol (IP) network services for small and medium-sized enterprises. XO delivers services through a mix of fiber-based Ethernet and Ethernet over Copper (EoC). In addition, the company has external network-to-network interface (E-NNI) agreements with traditional carriers and cable companies.
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Acquisition by Verizon Communications
In a news release dated February 22, 2016, Verizon announced plans to acquire XO Communications' "fiber-optic network business." A combined Verizon-XO offering is expected to be offered in June 2017 by a business unit for small businesses and government markets.