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Comcast expands network in Hanover Park business park

HANOVER PARK - Comcast has added its fiber optic network in the Turnberry Lakes Business Center in Hanover Park, an area bordered by Illinois Route 390 on the northwest, Route 20 on the southwest and Gary Avenue on the east.

The proactive infrastructure investment will give 15 small- and medium-sized businesses in the park access to Internet speeds of up to 10 Gbps, along with a wide range of Comcast Business services, including Ethernet, Internet, Voice and value-added cloud services. Having the fiber so close also will allow Comcast to install new customers more quickly and reduces or even eliminates startup costs.

The investment Comcast is making in Hanover Park and other locations in Chicago and suburbs is in response to strong demand for its Comcast Business offerings. It also aligns with efforts many communities are making to expand their local telecommunications and information technology infrastructure.

"The addition of state-of-the-art technology infrastructure will help Hanover Park attract and retain businesses and compete more effectively with other communities and business corridors," said Hanover Park Mayor Rodney S. Craig. "Comcast's investment in Hanover Park has the potential to help businesses grow and create more jobs."

Jay Dirkmaat, regional vice president of Comcast Business, added "Comcast's proactive builds and other efforts to expand our network and increase capacity have helped us reach more and more businesses.

"Fiber means increased bandwidth - and increased bandwidth allows businesses to access more and more applications and services in the cloud, accommodate rapidly increasing numbers of employees in the field using mobile devices and exchange large amounts of data," Dirkmaat added.

Over the last 20 years, Comcast has invested on average $300 million annually in its network and has built about 11,000 miles of fiber across its greater Chicago region. As part of this investment, Comcast has been adding fiber to reach city and suburban business and industrial corridors and employment hubs. Comcast has built fiber to diverse areas in the region, including Chicago's Back of the Yards and Bridgeport neighborhoods; the Peterson Pulaski Business and Industrial Park; near O'Hare and Midway airports; Interstate 88 in Chicago's west suburbs and Interstate 90 in Chicago's northwest suburbs; Morris, and Elgin and South Elgin, among others. The company expects to announce additional projects this year.

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