Windstream Wholesale said that its 145-mile dark fiber route between Little Rock, Ark. and Memphis, Tenn. is operational. The route extends the 310-mile “T-Rock Express,” which connects Little Rock and Tulsa, Okla. That network went into operation in August 2022….
The California Department of Technology awarded funding to Lumen and others for a middle mile network covering a large part of the state. The news came at a meeting of the middle mile advisory committee earlier this month, a Lumen…
Zayo Group Holdings is in the midst of expanding its 400G-capable routes worldwide, including significant additional capacity in the United States. The company has also added IP points of presence. New 400G-capable routes announced during the third quarter are Atlanta…
Fiber broadband provider Arvig has announced completion of the construction of its first 400 Gbps-capable routes in parts of its Minnesota backbone. The routes, located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, offer the potential for four times as much capacity…
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., today announced several expansions to its fiber network. Plans include new long-haul dark fiber routes, increased fiber capacity for existing routes, additional 400 Gbps-enabled routes and new IP points of presence (PoPs). Earlier this year, Zayo…
LOGIX Fiber Networks is partnering with Bridgepointe Technologies to extend its telecom reach into new businesses across Texas. “LOGIX has provided fiber-based connectivity services in the top metro markets in Texas to businesses for 40 years, operating the state’s largest…
Fiber network operator FiberLight’s acquisition by a consortium led by private investment firm H.R.L. Morrison closed late last week. With capital for investment, FiberLight plans to focus on enterprise opportunities that generate recurring revenue, said Ron Kormos, chief strategy officer…
Data centers located in smaller markets outside the biggest metro areas are finding new opportunities, as recent news from SDN Communications, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Midwest Data Center, based in Rock Port, Mo., illustrates. SDN Communications Inks Deal…
LAWRENCE, Kan., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Unite Private Networks (UPN), a leading provider of high-capacity, fiber-based communication networks, is pleased to announce a network expansion into Lawrence, Kansas. The expansion will bring a total of 24 miles of high-count fiber to the Lawrence metro,…
Lumen Technologies said it has deployed 400 Gbps (400G) services across its U.S. intercity wavelength network connecting 70 markets. The company also noted that it is fulfilling customer orders of more than 50TB of 400G wavelengths. Reaching the 70-market milestone…
Momentum for cutting edge quantum networks is building. In New York City, quantum technology developer Qunnect has built a quantum network testbed and recently announced an expansion to that network. In contrast with traditional fiber optic communications which use light…
Researchers at California Polytechnic University in Humboldt County, California are exploring whether fiber optic networks could play a role in early earthquake detection. Their research is interesting in that the fiber optic connections are not simply transmitting data. Instead, the…
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