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David Howson Joins Zayo Colocation as President

By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor

David Howson has joined Zayo Colocation, Inc. as president.  

 

David has 17 years telecommunications experience and was most recently senior vice president of customer service management, customer and network operations at Level 3 communications. 

 

In this role David oversaw operations of colocation services, including customer service, network monitoring and maintenance.  

 

He was also responsible for the design and build of more than 15 Colocation centers totaling more than 300,000 sq ft of space.  

 

Prior to that, David held a number of leadership roles where he was responsible for access management, M&A integrations, network and infrastructure planning and development, and network and facility construction in Asia, Europe, and North America.

 

Officials with zColo said that Howson would lead the company’s growth initiatives, executing a plan that leverages Zayo Group's technical facilities.  

 

David will report to Dan Caruso, President and CEO of Zayo Group.

 

"I've worked with David at MFS Communications and Level 3 Communications (News - Alert).  He is a results-driven leader with great expertise in the colocation business," said Caruso, in a statement.  

 

"It will be good working with him again," he said.

 

zColo, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zayo Group, is the exclusive operator of the 60 Hudson Street Meet-Me-Room, and offers colocation in 60 Hudson as well as in 111 8th Avenue in New York City, and 165 Halsey Street in New Jersey.  

 

Company officials said that over time, Zayo expects to add colocation inventory through both organic expansion and opportunistic acquisitions.

 

"zColo is a solid platform for developing a colocation business," said David Howson

 

"We provide service today in some of the world's most important carrier hotels and hope to extend our service offerings into many more locations in the future," said Howson.

Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.