News

News
Date	Description	Type
04.09.13	The Switch to Expand to 11 Additional Locations The Switch has formally announced it will complete phase three of its 50-city expansion plan, adding 11 additional domestic locations to its 33 city network, for a total of 44 locations.	Press Releases
03.25.13	The Switch and HTN Communications, LLC Join Forces The Switch announced today that it has completed a transaction in which The Switch has acquired HTN Communications, LLC (HTN). The Switch and its HTN Sports Group division will be a leader in providing sports television distribution services.	Announcements
02.20.13	Stavros Hilaris Joins The Switch as Chief Information Officer The Switch has announced that Stavros Hilaris has joined The Switch team as Chief Information Officer, to be based in Washington, D.C.	Announcements
11.12.12	The Switch Continues to Expand in West and Midwest Growth continues West as Denver and Kansas City are added, in addition to New Orleans and Memphis, for a total of 31 locations.	Press Releases
09.10.12	Gabrielle Snyder Joins The Switch as Vice President, Sales - Central The Switch has announced that Gabrielle Snyder has joined its team as Vice President, Central Region. In her capacity as Vice President, Snyder will be responsible for developing market growth in the newly expanded Central Region.	General
09.04.12	The Switch to Provide Native HD Fiber Distribution for Stand Up To Cancer Telecast On September 7, 2012, for the second time, The Switch will provide an Uncompressed High Definition feed of the Stand Up To Cancer telecast to all domestic customers of The Switch via its Inter City On Demand (ICOD) network.	Announcements
08.07.12	Angel Palacios Joins The Switch as Software Product Manager The Switch has announced that Angel Palacios has joined The Switch team as Software Product Manager.	Announcements
04.16.12	The Switch Brings High Definition Local Circuits to Las Vegas and Phoenix For the first time uncompressed HD-SDI local fiber circuits are now available in Las Vegas. These versatile circuits are auto-sensing and compatible for uncompressed native HD, as well as SD-SDI, ASI, and SDTI transmissions.	Press Releases
04.11.12	The Switch Receives Broadcast Engineerings Excellence Award for Network Automation The Switch has been awarded Broadcast Engineering Magazines Excellence Award in the category of Network Automation, in the 11th Annual Excellence Awards.	Press Releases
03.14.12	The Switch Receives Nomination for Innovation Award The Switch is pleased to announce it was nominated for the 2012 SBANE New England Innovation award.	Announcements
03.14.12	The Switch Successfully Launches Switch-IT, Intelligent Transport The Switch launches Switch-IT, 21 new cities	Announcements
01.04.12	VOTE for The Switch! The Switch has been nominated for Broadcast Engineering's 2012 Excellence Awards in the category of Network Automation.	Announcements
11.01.11	The Switch Unveils State-of-The-Art NOC	Announcements
09.27.11	The Switch Prepares for Launch of Network - Increases Staff In preparation of the early Q4 launch of the first twenty cities of its expansion plan, The Switch has continued to increase staffing to facilitate the additional expansion.	Press Releases
08.04.11	Miranda Technologies to Supply The Switch 3G Video Routing Switchers & Centralized Control Solutions Miranda Technologies has been awarded a contract by The Switch, the video and fiber switching services business, to supply 3G video routing switchers and centralized control solutions for a 50-city fiber transmission expansion project.	Press Releases
05.10.11	The Switch Purchases Snell Alchemist Converters as Part of 50-City Expansion The Switch has purchased two Alchemist Ph.C-HD motion compensated high definition standards converters from Snell. The company plans to integrate the Alchemist converters as part of the 50-city expansion plan that The Switch announced at this years 2011	Press Releases
04.13.11	The Switch Announces 50 City Expansion The Switch has formally announced plans to expand into 44 additional locations across North America. Existing six-city network will also be upgraded, as part of a 50 city, 10 Gbps mesh network capable of transmitting in Uncompressed 3G, HD, JPEG 2000 and	Announcements
02.23.11	The Switch Becomes Sports Video Group's Newest Sponsor The Switch has become a sponsor of Sports Video Group. To view the most recent sports related news of The Switch, please visit any of the following Sports Video Group links:	Press Releases
02.11.11	Linda Hannan Joins The Switch as Western Regional Sales Director The Switch has announced that Linda Hannan will join The Switch team as Western Regional Sales Director and will join The Switch's LA office.	Announcements
02.01.11	The Switch Celebrates 20 Years Looking back at two decades of unparalleled connectivity, quality, and reliability.	Announcements
01.25.11	83rd Academy Awards Nominations Annoucement At approximately 5:00 a.m., bars and tone will be fed for approximately 10 minutes. At approximately 5:10 a.m., picture and tone will be fed, and at approximately 5:30 a.m., there will be a sound check.	Announcements
01.13.11	BFCA Utilizes The Switch to Transmit Critics Choice Movie Awards for First International Distributio Broadcast Film Critics' Association retains Content Film International Ltd. to handle all international rights clearances, with The Switch providing live transmission services to Europe and Australia.	Announcements
12.01.10	The SwitchTM Signs New Agreement with Verizon to Expand Digital Metro Fiber Service Beers Enterprises, Inc. (BEI), owner and operator of The SwitchTM, has entered into an agreement with Verizon that will expand its ability to offer high definition video services to the broadcast television marketplace on the East Coast.	Announcements
11.01.10	The SwitchTM Expands to Include Howard Miller Howard Miller to join The Switch as Executive Vice President, Operations	Press Releases
09.10.10	The SwitchTM Contributes Native HD Fiber Distribution for Stand Up To Cancer Telecast The Switch made an Uncompressed High Definition feed available of the Stand Up To Cancer telecast to all domestic and Canadian customers of The Switch via The Switch’s Inter City On Demand (ICOD) service.	Press Releases