Zayo announced a series of expansions to its fiber infrastructure, including new long-haul dark fiber routes, increased fiber capacity for existing routes, additional 400 Gbps (400G)-enabled routes and new IP points of presence (PoPs).
New long-haul dark fiber routes include:
- St. Louis to Indianapolis: Expands connectivity in these growing markets, bypassing the heavily trafficked Chicago metro area with four In-Line Amplification (ILA) sites in key markets along the route.
- Chicago to Omaha Overbuild: Provides the most direct route between Denver and Chicago, including a new high fiber count cable that connects 11 ILA sites in strategic markets, facilitating seamless network connections for customers. As a heavily used route, this overbuild will allow for more capacity.
New 400G:
Four new 400G-enabled routes were made operational in the second quarter of 2023 and two more slated for completion in Q3
IP PoPs:
- Kansas City to Indianapolis
- Dallas to East St Louis
- Albany to Boston
- Denver to Dallas (a direct route scheduled for completion in Q3 2023)
- Atlanta to DC (scheduled for completion in Q3 2023)
Zayo added IP PoPs in 14 neutral data centers in Q1 and nine in Q2 across North America.