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1. Furukawa Electric Unifies Global Optical Fiber Cable Business Under New Brand Lightera™ 3/6/2025

   Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. today announces that it will unify its global optical fiber cable operations under a new business brand, Lightera™, officially launching on April 1, 2025, at the OFC Conference in San Francisco, California.

2. NEQSOL Holding Announces Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic Cable Line Connecting Europe And Asia In Next Phase Of Digital Silk Way Project 3/5/2025

    NEQSOL Holding, a global group of companies with over 25 million customers operating across 11 countries, announced today that it has successfully finalized tender processes and commenced a first phase of construction for the Trans-Caspian Fiber Optic Cable Line, a key component of its Digital Silk Way project, in cooperation with Kazakhtelecom, Kazhakstan’s national telecommunications operator. 

3. IQ Fiber Announces Network Deployment In St. Petersburg, Florida 3/4/2025

   IQ Fiber, a Jacksonville, Florida based provider of 100% fiber-optic internet service, announces it is expanding its modern 10-gig capable network to the city of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. This expansion continues the company’s growth across the Eastern United States.

4. Lumos To Build 5,000 Miles Of 100% Fiber Optic Internet Across Georgia, Expanding Into Its Ninth State 3/4/2025

   Lumos, a leading 100% Fiber-Optic Internet and Total Home Wi-Fi service provider, today announced its debut in Georgia, with an investment of 5,000 miles of fiber optic internet.

5. Lightpath Acquires WANRack's Phoenix Business 3/4/2025

   Lightpath, an all fiber, infrastructure based connectivity provider revolutionizing how organizations connect to their digital destinations, announced the company has completed the acquisition of WANRack's network assets and customers in the Phoenix metropolitan market.

6. Metronet Completes Fiber-Optic Construction In Waterloo 2/26/2025

   Metronet, provider of the fastest internet speeds in Waterloo, Iowa, according to Ookla, announced today that it has completed the construction of its $30M fiber-optic network in the city.

7. Bullish Aim Group & YTL Communications Collaborate To Revolutionize Data Industry With State-Of-The-Art Fiber Infrastructure 2/25/2025

   Bullish Aim Group ("BA Group"), a leading innovator in telecommunications infrastructure, and YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of YTL Power International Berhad, have entered into a strategic joint venture to develop next-generation common fiber infrastructure.

8. Vero Fiber Breaks Ground On Corsicana's First Fiber-To-The-Home Network 2/25/2025

   Vero Fiber has become the first broadband provider to break ground on a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Corsicana, Texas, delivering cutting-edge XGS-PON technology capable of speeds up to 10 Gbps.

9. Lyte Fiber Chooses Beeville As Next Fiber City And Regional Headquarters 2/20/2025

   Lyte Fiber, LLC ("Lyte") has selected Beeville as the location for its Texas Coastal Bend headquarters, solidifying its status as a connectivity leader in the region. As part of this expansion, the Texas-based company is investing over $10 million to establish a state-of-the-art, multi-gigabit fiber internet network for homes and businesses throughout Beeville.

10. Building Connections: Brightspeed Bridges Digital Divide And Uplifts Communities Across Pennsylvania 2/13/2025

    Brightspeed, the nation's third-largest fiber broadband builder, is celebrating the expansion of its reliable, high-speed fiber network now available to more than 131,000 Pennsylvania homes and businesses and its investment of more than $42,500 to support the communities it serves across the state.