Sean Buckley

6 days ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

With the Fiber Connect show upon us, there’s still time to enter the Connect the Unconnected award. Other developments include FiberLight buying MFN and Astound connecting rural Oregon communities with fiber-based broadband. Sean Buckley, Editor in Chief of Lightwave+BTR breaks it down in this week’s Friday Five video.

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

Having worked on the New Cross Pacific (NCP) and Hawaiki submarine cabling efforts as a backhaul supplier, Astound has made a name for itself in the West Coast submarine cabling markets for over 10 years.  “Those two routes put us on the map from a subsea backhaul standpoint, specifically in Oregon,” said Matt Updenkelder, VP of Infrastructure Development for Oregon at Astound Broadband, and a longtime area resident.

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

Archtop Fiber, Brightspeed, Comcast, Highline, Kinetic, Lyte Fiber, Spectrum and TDS Telecom are all expanding broadband in various communities through a mix of venture capital and state funding sources. Archtop Fiber raises $200M to accelerate Northeast market expansion Archtop Fiber has successfully closed $200 million in new funding from Chicago-based Monroe Capital to execute its aggressive market expansion plans in the Northeast.

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

FiberLight is acquiring Metro Fiber Networks (MFN), a dedicated fiber provider serving carriers and enterprises in Richmond and Virginia Beach. This will give FiberLight a more significant presence in Virginia and allow it to pursue new submarine cabling and defense industry opportunities. After meeting customary requirements, the company expects the deal to close in the second quarter. Financial terms have not been disclosed.

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

Windstream Wholesale is once again enhancing network capabilities. Leveraging Ciena’s platforms, the wholesale operator is overbuilding network capabilities between Houston, Texas, and Tallahassee, Fla. The new network upgrade offers increased capacity, enhanced service capabilities, and improved network efficiency. It also enables Windstream Wholesale to provide customers with 400G services over diverse routes today and future 800G services along this unique Gulf route.