4G is the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards. It is a successor to 3G and 2G standards, with the aim to provide a wide range of data services, with rates up to gigabit-speed Internet access for mobile, as well as stationary users

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings/(loss) from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) adjusted to exclude acquisition or disposal-related transaction costs, losses on extinguishment of debt, stock-based compensation, unrealized foreign currency gains/(losses) on intercompany loans, and non [..]

Adjusted EBITDA Associated with Other Revenue is calculated by subtracting Construction COGs and any other costs directly associated with Other Revenue from Other Revenue

Adjusted EBITDA for the period divided by total Revenue for the period

Add drop multiplexer optronics that allow for lower speed SONET services to be aggregated or multiplexed to higher speed SONET services. These optronics are used to provide SONET-based Bandwidth Infrastructure services over fiber

Adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) is defined as earnings/(loss) from continuing operations before depreciation and amortization, unrealized foreign currency gains/(losses) on intercompany loans, stock-based compensation, acquisition or disposal-related transaction costs, losses on extinguishment of debt, non-cash income/(loss) on equity and c [..]

Where the annualized growth rate of various financial measures is presented, the percentage growth is calculated as the quarter over quarter growth rate multiplied by four

Where the average remaining contract term is equal to Revenue Under Contract divided by the sum of MRR and MAR on last day of quarter as well as MRR and MAR in the Service Activation Pipeline

A major fiber optic network that interconnects smaller networks including regional and metropolitan networks. It is the through-portion of a transmission network, as opposed to spurs which branch off the through-portions

Lit and dark bandwidth provided over fiber networks. These services are commonly used to transport telecom services, such as wireless, data, voice, Internet and video traffic between locations. These locations frequently include cellular towers, network-neutral and network specific data centers, carrier hotels, mobile switching centers, CATV head e [..]