Gigabit Fiber, a fiber infrastructure provider, is moving forward with a plan to enhance the reach of its fiber network into the booming Dallas data center market.
For this deployment, Gigabit Fiber has selected Nokia’s optical networking technology to accelerate a major network buildout across Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, and Phoenix.
Through a collaboration with LightRiver, a systems integrator, and Nokia, Gigabit Fiber’s buildout links major metros, including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Phoenix, delivering low-latency, high-capacity connectivity for hyperscalers, enterprises, and wholesale providers.
“Gigabit Fiber is driving the next generation of high-speed connectivity for enterprise, network operators, and hyperscale,” said Chris Degelia, Partner and General Manager, Gigabit Fiber. “Together with Nokia and LightRiver, we’re building the foundation that fuels innovation and growth in the AI era.”
Connecting Dallas and beyond
Network expansion is a key priority for Gigabit Fiber, and its recent work with Light River and Nokia will advance that effort further within Dallas and other surrounding markets.
Gigabit Fiber owns and operates approximately 500 route miles of conduit with high-count fiber networks connecting more than 50 data centers across its network.
The service provider is also aligning itself with data center providers like DataBank. In March, Gigabit Fiber extended its long-term lease agreement with DataBank to 400 S. Akard in downtown Dallas.
As part of that investment, Gigabit Fiber will build an optical network engineered to address cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and ultra-low-latency high-capacity connectivity. This network interconnects over 40 data centers throughout the Dallas metroplex, providing on-demand IP transit, wave, and dark fiber services.
Investing for growth
Gigabit Fiber’s move to enhance its network through its work with Light River and Nokia comes on the heels of securing a majority investment from a fund managed by Blue Owl Capital’s Digital Infrastructure strategy (Blue Owl) in September.
The Blue Owl investment will accelerate growth by Gigabit Fiber to address the burgeoning demand for fiber connectivity across hyperscale data centers and other use cases driven by AI and cloud.
Together with Gigabit Fiber’s senior management team, the Blue Owl investment will fund accelerated growth by Gigabit Fiber to address the burgeoning demand for fiber connectivity across hyperscale data centers and other use cases driven by AI and cloud.
By gaining Blue Owl’s support, Gigabit Fiber intends to increase and deepen its fiber footprint across Texas and New Mexico—two markets that are seeing data center growth.
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