INDUSTRY NEWS

• Digital Crossroad Data Center Connects To Comcast's Fiber Network

  Comcast Business has connected its high-speed Ethernet fiber network to Digital Crossroad, a recently commissioned data center campus in the Chicagoland market. Comcast’s advanced network supports Digital Crossroad’s high-capacity infrastructure, which is engineered to accommodate enterprise and hyperscale customers.

• MetroNet Has Begun Construction Of 100% Fiber Optic Network In Fayetteville, North Carolina

  MetroNet began construction of its fiber infrastructure soon after announcing its partnership with Fayetteville to provide a 100 percent fiber optic network service to residents and businesses.

• Champion ONE Enables Accelerated XGS-PON Deployment At Syringa Networks With New Open Architecture Solution

  Champion ONE, a brand of Legrand, and a leading supplier of open optical network solutions, has partnered with Syringa Networks to rapidly deploy an open architecture XGS-PON network, the first of its kind in the U.S. Syringa Networks, a facilities-based provider offering fiber-based, managed transport, and voice solutions to business customers in the United States and globally, planned to deploy 1G services to their SMB customers.

• Virgin Media Trials Infinera’s Cutting Edge Multi-Gigabit Network Technology

  Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Virgin Media has trialed innovative network technology which provides new ways to roll out multi-gigabit speeds to consumers and businesses.

• APTelecom Partners With Bulk Fiber Networks For Sales On HAVFRUE Cable System

  Bulk Fiber Networks announced today that it has engaged APTelecom, an award-winning fiber consulting firm specializing in global markets, to serve as its International Sales Partner to assist with the monetization of HAVFRUE, a new submarine cable system providing connectivity across the Atlantic.