Company Introduces LightCube Edge Data
Centers and Plans to Construct 4 Units Along NYC-Ashburn Route
to Address Demand from Edge Compute and Other AI-Related
Projects
NEW YORK,
Feb. 4,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightpath, an all-fiber,
infrastructure-based connectivity provider revolutionizing how
organizations connect to their digital destinations, announced the
company has closed the transaction to acquire substantially all of
the assets of United Fiber and Data (UFD). The company also
introduced LightCube Edge Data Centers that will be first deployed
along its NYC-Ashburn strategic
network route.
Lightpath closes on the acquisition of
United Fiber and Data and introduces LightCube data centers.
The asset additions elevate Lightpath's position
in the digital infrastructure industry and expand its reach in the
New York Metro and Ashburn
markets. Lightpath adds the geographically diverse, 323-mile
NYC-Ashburn route, as the company
continues to amass new and unique route options between these
markets. Lightpath also adds 79-miles of metro fiber in
New Jersey and New York City, and approximately 250 new
commercial service locations in Manhattan. Lightpath now offers over 1,500
enterprise and data center service locations in Manhattan alone, a 5x increase over the last
three years.
NYC-Ashburn
Route: Geographically Diverse and Lowest Latency
Lightpath's New York
City to Ashburn network route is geographically diverse from
typical network routes along the I-95 corridor and offers the
industry's lowest latency between the largest population center in
the country and the largest data center and cloud ecosystem in the
world. Service options on this route include dark fiber and
wavelengths up to 800 Gbps.
"This route represents a unique opportunity for
customers to connect these critical markets with diversity, latency
management, and soon the addition of edge compute facilities,"
explained Tim Haverkate, EVP of
Major Infrastructure Solutions, Lightpath. "Lightpath has seen
surging demand on this route, with nearly 25% of the cable under
contract, a 3.5x increase since the transaction was initially
announced. Further, we are engaged in active conversations with 20
customers resulting in an opportunity pipeline that would
oversubscribe the route as it exists today."
Lightpath customers can connect to almost any
data center in the Ashburn region and in total can connect to over
140 data centers across its footprint. Lightpath can route
customers from any on-net data centers in New York Metro or Boston Metro to Ashburn utilizing this route.
Lightpath can also deliver routing options along the I-95 corridor
to support services on the NYC-Ashburn route.
LightCube: Connected Edge Data Centers for AI
Services and Edge Compute
Lightpath also introduced LightCube edge data
centers – modular, secure, and customizable facilities that fully
support the capacity for 864-count fiber cables and the
corresponding space and power for edge compute workloads. Lightpath
will be upgrading four existing ILAs on the NYC-Ashburn route with new LightCubes in
response to customer demand.
"This route represents a strategic addition to
the Lightpath network extending our reach from the Northeast into
the ever-expanding data center ecosystem in Ashburn," stated
Chris Morley, CEO, Lightpath. "We
will continue to aggressively pursue organic and inorganic
opportunities to meet both the metro and the long-haul requirements
on behalf of our hyperscaler, carrier, and enterprise
customers."
About Lightpath
Lightpath is revolutionizing how customers
connect to their digital destinations by combining our
next-generation network with our next-generation customer service.
Lightpath's advanced fiber-optic network offers a comprehensive
portfolio of custom-engineered connectivity solutions with
unparalleled performance, reliability, and security. Our
consultative customer service means we work with you to design,
deliver, and support the solution for your unique needs, faster and
more easily than ever before. For over 30 years, thousands of
enterprises, governments, and educators have trusted Lightpath to
power their organization's innovation. Lightpath is jointly owned
by Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) and
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.
To learn how Lightpath can connect you to your
digital destinations, visit lightpathfiber.com
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