Metro Bytes: Lightpath, BIG Fiber, Lightcurve, altafiber, 1623 Farnham

Two metro fiber buildouts, two FTTx expansions, and one new edge interconnection facility.

Lightpath has unveiled a third network expansion project out in Columbus, Ohio. They are adding another 55 route miles of fiber extending southwest of the city, moving toward Cincinnati. That will bring them to 304 total route miles in the Columbus metro area when complete sometime in 2027. Lightpath entered Ohio just 9 months ago in response to hyperscale demand.

BIG Fiber is building out its fiber further in the San Francisco Bay Area. They are expanding into CoreSite’s SV1 data center in San Jose at 55 S. Market Street in San Jose. The 6000 foot buildout will bring their Bay Area network past 310 route miles touching the majority of carrier hotels in the region. BIG Fiber also operates metro fiber in Portland OR and Atlanta GA.

Lightcurve will be building out a new fiber network in Selah, Washington. That’s in the central part of the state, outside of Yakima. The regional provider has its eye on 2,900 locations, with construction already underway. Lightcurve is also building out in Ellensburg, Thorp and Edgemont.

The last mile provider altafiber has tapped Nokia to help expand its footprint. Nokia will be supplying 25G PON gear as well as its 1830PSS/PSI and 7750SR. altafiber operates fiber in Cincinnati and Dayton, and in Hawaii they operate under the name Hawaiian Telecom.

And out in Nebraska, 1623 Farnam will be building a second interconnection facility in the city of Omaha. The expansion will add at least 5MW of planned capacity to its footprint, complementing its flagship regional hub. If all goes well, the new location will be online in mid 2028.

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Categories: Datacenter · FTTH · Interconnection · Metro fiber