Zayo releases a flurry of fiber upgrades

Zayo Group unveiled a slew of upgrades to its fiber infrastructure, including the acquisition of a new long-haul dark fiber route connecting Washington, DC and Atlanta. Zayo acquired the route through a secretive "technology partnership," but Chaz Kramer, Zayo's VP of product management, said the name of the company and price tag for the acquisition “aren’t being disclosed." In things that are being disclosed, the company announced that it built a dark fiber route connecting Columbus, Ohio to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Additionally, Zayo added four routes to its 400G network, including Indianapolis to Columbus; Cut Bank, Montana to Calgary; New Orleans to Ponchatoula in Louisiana; and Grand Rapids to Lansing in Michigan. In parallel, Zayo is fortifying its IP network by adding 27 new IP points of presence (PoPs) and 400G peering locations across North America. This expansion includes the introduction of 16 new IP PoPs in California, Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio and Ontario. The company has 11 new 400G IP peering locations set for rollout in 2024 across cities like Toronto, Seattle, Phoenix, Dallas and Chicago.