Windstream, has expanded its nationwide core network into the Columbus, Ohio, market, increasing availability of its Software Defined Network Orchestrated Waves (SDNow) solution in response to surging customer demand, primarily within the content and media industries. Windstream completed its Columbus turn-up of multiple terabyte connectivity within just 30 days from customer order to acceptance – a testament to the company’s agility and commitment to rapidly addressing cloud connectivity and networking needs. Windstream’s broad optical SDN footprint now exceeds more than 50 markets across the United States, enabling a rapidly growing number of transport customers – including large enterprise organizations, international carriers, ISPs, hyperscale cloud operators, streaming content providers and more – to accelerate their cloud migration and digital transformation strategies. As a result, Windstream customers requiring hyperflexible, high-capacity transport solutions gain bandwidth, transparency and control advantages that outpace the capabilities of major carriers operating with traditional networking technologies.