Telecompetitor directs our attention to the fact that fiber optic vendor Corning plans to foot the bill for a new 235-mile fiber optic ring in upstate New York (pdf). The effort is being led by the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Developmen…
AboveNet (NYSE: ABVT) is responding to the need for low latency networking from businesses in Seattle by building out new optical rings that will provide short routes from downtown Seattle to the Sabey Data Center Complex in Tukwila and include connect…
AboveNet (NYSE: ABVT) has been tapped by Virginia Tech to connect the university’s data centers and research locations, including its new research institute in Arlington, Va. Built to deliver large amounts of data, AboveNet will provide fiber-based connectivity between the Virginia Tech research facility in Arlington and key data centers and campus sites in Northern [...]
FiberLight believes the Charlottesville, Va. market has a lot of growth potential so it has decided to take its optical network into the region. Building what it claims will provide a low-latency diverse network route to traditional businesses, government, education and carriers, the competitive provider has started to build a 46-mile direct underground fiber network [...]
Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber was kind enough to schedule a call with me today to discuss their new nationwide fiber ring and how it can serve small local contractors in the fiber industry. Most notable about the conversation was how respectful Newby was of ‘local knowledge’ and it’s necessity in completing work of [...]
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