The new North Carolina Shared Research & Education collaborative infrastructure (NCShare) has received a pair of grants from the National Science Foundation. The awards total $1,382,425. NCShare, which was unveiled with the announcement, is aimed at boosting science, technology, engineering…
Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC (PFN) and 123NET are partnering for a privately funded middle mile fiber optic network from Bay City to Southfield, Michigan. This multi-million-dollar project spans approximately 130 miles adding middle-mile capacity to Michigan’s telecommunications infrastructure. PFN has…
In its largest network expansion, Zayo is upgrading its long haul dark fiber, 400G network and subsea routes worldwide. The investment will generate new and upgraded routes during the next 18 months. The new 400G routes are between: Dallas and…
Through a corporate blog post, Comcast highlights an innovative use of an existing technology — reconfigurable add-drop multiplexers (ROADMs) – that now greatly increases technicians’ visibility into local network traffic. ROADMs generally are used in long haul transport. A key…
June 14, 2021 — CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Segra, one of the largest independent fiber infrastructure bandwidth companies in the Eastern U.S., announced a major expansion of its best-in-class fiber network. The new Optical Express Core network is powered by Ciena’s 800G…
COLUMBIA, MO – AUGUST 13, 2020 – Bluebird Network—a high capacity fiber internet and transport services provider and underground data center owner—is strengthening its fiber backbone in Columbia, MO, with one of the single largest fiber build outs in the…
Ciena will build a National Converged Optical Network (NCON) for Windstream, the companies announced today. The Windstream NCON network is expected to be operational in the third quarter. NCON will connect cities across the carrier’s national network and provide what…
Windstream, which expects to emerge from bankruptcy later this year, is getting set to support 400G core transport. The company says that it has completed four sites in its nationwide core IP network upgrade using the Nokia 7750 service router…
Australian service provider Telstra plans to expand its U.S. network infrastructure by increasing bandwidth capacity on its trans-Pacific subsea cables and opening two new points-of-presence (PoPs) in the region as well as upgrading many of its in-country circuits to enhance…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. and LENEXA, Kan. Windstream Wholesale, a nationwide provider of wholesale network transport services, and the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), representing more than 750 broadband and pay-TV providers serving all 50 states, today announced the completion of a…
Nokia Bell researchers have set the world record for the highest single carrier bit rate fiber transmission at 1.52 Terabits per second (Tbps) over 80 km of standard single mode fiber, according to the company. That speed is the equivalent…
Bluebird Network has completed a 61 mile fiber expansion in Springfield, MO. The project interconnects major business areas in the city to both the Bluebird Underground Data Center, which also is in Springfield, and the company’s Midwestern fiber network. That…
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