Harbor Link Holdings LLC (Harbor Link) has received $45 Million from Millennium Syndicated Holdings (MSH) and ROC Venture Group (ROC) to complete its 40-mile fiber optic network along the I-95 corridor, connecting Baltimore and the Washington DC metro area.
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New Submarine Cable Landing Station for Washington
Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T) will own a majority interest in SEALink Networks, Inc. (SNI). SNI is currently developing a cable landing station for subsea cables in Westport, Washington. These cables, also known as submarine cables, are fiber optic cables laid on the ocean floor and used to transmit data between continents or across large bodies of water, including providing connectivity for Alaska to the lower 48 states.
Lightpath Completes Acquisition of United Fiber & Data Assets
Lightpath, an all-fiber, infrastructure-based connectivity provider revolutionizing how organizations connect to their digital destinations, announced it has closed the transaction to acquire substantially all assets of United Fiber and Data (UFD). The company also introduced LightCube Edge Data Centers, which will be first deployed along its NYC-Ashburn strategic network route.
Engine No. 1, Chevron and GE Vernova to Power High Capacity U.S. Data Centers
Engine No. 1 and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. have partnered to build a new company to develop scalable, reliable power solutions for United States-based data centers running on U.S. natural gas. Early actions of the Trump Administration are setting the critical foundation to encourage investment in America’s energy abundance to enable AI leadership. The joint development, in conjunction with GE Vernova aims to establish the first multigigawatt co-located power plant and data center during President Trump’s second term.
Nokia, DE-CIX to Upgrade New York’s Largest Internet Exchange Backbone
Nokia and DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, announced the upgrade of the backbone network for DE-CIX New York, the largest IX in NY and in the Northeast U.S. region. The DE-CIX backbone will be upgraded to 400 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) using Nokia optical technology and redesigned in a ring topology. This will redundantly interconnect the 10 data center facilities where DE-CIX infrastructure is housed and enhance the resiliency of the platform for all participants.
Collaboration in Chile Ushers in a Sustainable Future for Data Centers
Atlas Renewable Energy, an international provider of renewable energy sources, has finalized an agreement with ODATA, an Aligned Data Centers company and leader in Latin American data center construction and operations to power Chilean data centers with 100% renewable energy.
Infinera’s Technology Drives C3ntro’s 1.6 Tb/s Fiber Expansion in Mexico
C3ntro Telecom has upgraded its long-haul network between Mexico City and Queretaro using Infinera’s GX Series-based ICE6 800G solution and GX Open Line System (GX OLS). This enhancement provides a groundbreaking capacity of 1.6 Tb/s (2x800G) optical redundant transmission, ensuring interconnectivity across all data centers in both cities.
FCC Authorizes Apricot Submarine Cable, Offering 211 Tbps Capacity
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted GU Holdings, Edge Cable Holdings USA, and PLDT Inc. a Cable Landing License to build and operate the Apricot fiber-optic submarine cable system.
Sparkle Expands LATAM Network with New PoP in Brasilia
Sparkle has launched its first Point of Presence (PoP) in Brasilia to support the growing demand for international connectivity in Brazil.
EXA Infrastructure Enters into Agreement to Acquire Aqua Comms
EXA Infrastructure has signed binding agreements to acquire Aqua Comms – a specialist operator of Transatlantic and intra-European subsea infrastructure.