Case Study: Walters Wholesale Electric Company achieves 90–95% reduction in network outages and a 10x bandwidth boost with XO Communications' MPLS IP-VPN

Wholesales Parts Company Switches to XO MPLS IP-VPN

Walters Wholesale Electric Company, a 62-year-old, family-owned electrical wholesaler headquartered in Brea, CA that serves about 8,000 contractors through 20+ branch locations, faced frequent network outages and an unresponsive provider that disrupted inventory access and customer service. To solve this, Walters turned to XO Communications and its XO MPLS IP-VPN solution (along with XO voice and colocation services) to replace the unreliable network.

XO Communications implemented XO MPLS IP-VPN across Walters’ multi-branch network, added XO IP Flex with VPN/PRI voice, high-speed dedicated Internet and colocation, and provided a team-based support approach for the complex cutover. The result: network outages dropped 90–95%, Walters gained roughly ten times the previous bandwidth at essentially the same cost, improved voice and Internet quality, more secure colocation, and a significant productivity boost company-wide.

Walters Wholesale Electric Company

Kirk Woloshyn

IT Manager