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Lightpath enhances Miami network, connecting the Hollywood Cable Landing Station

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

Targeting Miami Miami has become a key expansion target for Lightpath’s fiber network. Last October, the provider added connectivity to eight new data centers, 15 miles of new fiber network, and a new RapidPath dark fiber service to area data centers in the Greater Miami area. The RapidPath service offers quick deployment of dark fiber between data centers. RapidPath serves Miami area data centers and is available between New York Metro and Greater Boston data centers.
Windstream Wholesale prepares for 800G with Ciena WL6e trial

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

Windstream Wholesale recently completed a trial of Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) 2x1.2 Tbps with 3x800G Wave services, a move that signifies its desire to accommodate 800G customer requests. Using Ciena's Reconfigurable Line System (RLS), the trial took place over a 1,590-kilometer route on Windstream Wholesale's Beach Route network from Virginia Beach to Jacksonville, Fla.
Flexential establishes a connection with the Bifrost Cable System

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

What is the Bifrost cable? Bifrost, which spans over 20,000 km, is a subsea cable system that directly connects Singapore to the west coast of North America via Indonesia through the Java Sea and Celebes Sea. The cable system also connects Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, the United States (Guam, Oregon), and Mexico. The cable's main trunk runs from Singapore to the US via Indonesia, including branches to other locations. The Bifrost project is a collaboration between Amazon, Meta, and PT.
CleanArc Data Center secures new investment from Nuveen

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

CleanArc Data Centers, a developer and operator of renewable-focused hyperscale data center campuses, has received a strategic investment from Nuveen, TIAA's investment manager. Nuveen's backing provides strong financial resources and strategic capabilities to support CleanArc's expansion efforts. Clean Arc said the investment will help fast-track the development of its flagship data center campus in Virginia, which is designed to deliver 300 MW of capacity by the first quarter of 2027.
IQ Fiber enters the business services arena

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

IQ Fiber, a Jacksonville, FL-based alternative fiber broadband provider for consumers, is now focusing on business services. Like its move to challenge traditional local telcos and cable operators in the broadband race, IQ Fiber sees an opportunity to target tens of thousands of small businesses that lack access to modern fiber internet service. Business customers can select from two plans: a 1 Gbps plan for $150 per month and a 5 Gbps plan for $250 per month.
Frontier crosses 8M locations with fiber in Q1 2025

1 week ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

Frontier, which is in the process of being acquired by Verizon, continues to extend its fiber footprint to more locations, a trend that continued into the first quarter. During the first quarter, Frontier added 321,000 fiber passings to reach 8.1 million total locations passed with fiber. By reaching over 8 million locations with fiber, Frontier is coming closer to its goal of 10 million locations, which it set in 2021 with an eye on areas that show positive revenue potential.
Bell serves up managed SD-WAN-as-a-service solution

2 weeks ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

Bell is enhancing its SD-WAN-as-a-service capabilities by adding Fortinet’s security platforms to its enterprise tech service solutions suite. As part of this collaboration, Bell will integrate Fortinet's Secure SD-WAN technology into its managed SD-WAN-as-a-Service, improving security and network performance for Canadian businesses.
AT&T fiber expansion on track to pass 30 million locations by mid-2025

2 weeks ago | lightwaveonline.com | Hayden Beeson

AT&T opened 2025 with a reaffirmed commitment to its fiber strategy, reporting strong broadband subscriber growth and signaling faster progress toward its long-term expansion goals. “Our customer-focused, investment-led business model has positioned AT&T as a trusted provider of critical connectivity services,” said CEO John Stankey during the company’s first-quarter earnings call.
Comcast Business ramps up its larger business presence, but small business challenges remain

2 weeks ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

“While we're experiencing an elevated level of competition in SMB, we continue to generate healthy revenue growth by driving higher adoption of our suite of advanced services, which deepens the relationship with our large base of customers,” he said. “Our Enterprise segment is an even more substantial contributor to growth, and one in which we are just scratching the surface.”Raising enterprise presenceComcast Business continuesto see upside in serving larger enterprise business customers.
Comcast Business advances to top rank on Vertical Systems Group’s 2024 U.S. SD-WAN LEADERBOARD

2 weeks ago | lightwaveonline.com | Sean Buckley

Comcast reached the number one ranking on the 2024 U.S. SD-WAN LEADERBOARD for the first time, showing ongoing shifts in the segment. According to VSG, the company has steadily risen in the SD-WAN market segment from its eighth position in 2018. AT&T, meanwhile, moves to the #2 position, following its hold on the top LEADERBOARD rank for the last six years. Joining Comcast and AT&T were Verizon, Lumen, Hughes, and Windstream.