Case Study: Fresenius Medical Care achieves scalable, dependable nationwide growth with XO Communications

XO Communications Provides Prescription for Medical Group’s Nationwide Growth

Fresenius Medical Care (FMC), a global provider of dialysis products and services with North American headquarters in Lexington, MA and data centers in Nashville, TN, faced rapidly growing bandwidth and voice demands as it expanded from fewer than 30 clinics to about 1,700 facilities plus 400 acute units. To support data center transfers, remote connectivity and ongoing communications needs, FMC relied on long-time provider XO Communications.

XO Communications implemented a scalable portfolio of data and voice services — including OC-3/OC-12 fiber rings, DS-3 circuits for Internet and frame-relay/point-to-point aggregation, additional T1 Internet lines, and local/long-distance voice — backed by proactive engineering and support. The deployments were successfully implemented with competitive pricing, excellent technical responsiveness and dependable network performance, enabling FMC’s nationwide growth and continued bandwidth scaling.

Fresenius Medical Care

Chris Johnson

Manager of IT Group