Fidium expands presence in Flexential’s Texas and Minnesota data centers

The new pact enhances the high-capacity fiber footprint with new on-net presence at Flexential data centers in Dallas and Plano, Texas, and Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota.
March 23, 2026
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Key Highlights

  • Fidium is expanding its presence in three Flexential data centers in Dallas, Plano, and Minneapolis–St. Paul to support hybrid IT solutions.
  • The partnership provides access to 100G and 800G wavelength services, Ethernet, Dark Fiber, and Construction-as-a-Service offerings.
  • Fidium operates over 67,000 route miles across more than 20 states, with access to 155 on-net and 145 near-net data centers, enhancing enterprise connectivity options.
  • The collaboration aims to simplify how enterprises connect across hybrid environments, offering lower latency, costs, and architectural control.
  • Fidium’s strategic fiber investments and extensive network infrastructure position it as a key enabler of digital transformation for hyperscalers and enterprises.
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Fidium’s latest pact to enhance its presence in three of Flexential’s data centers--Dallas and Plano, Texas and Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, is another proof point of how fiber-based connectivity is the main foundation for cloud and hybrid IT solutions.   

This agreement builds on Fidium’s rapidly expanding national data center footprint and recent partnerships, providing the infrastructure enterprises need for AI, cloud, and edge workloads with direct access to 100G and 800G Wavelength services, Ethernet, Dark Fiber, and Construction-as-a-Service (CaaS) offerings.

With more than $1.9 billion invested in fiber infrastructure since 2020, Fidium offers a host of unique routes and a dense metro in its 20+ state service area. By combining Fidium’s dense fiber footprint and Flexential’s nationwide colocation and interconnection platform, the relationship helps solve one of the biggest challenges in hybrid IT, simplifying how and where enterprises connect.

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Fidium's growing business fiber coverage map.

Fidium's growing business fiber coverage map.

Fidium Fiber operates one of the largest independent fiber networks in the United States, spanning more than 67,000 route miles across 20+ states. Currently, it has access to 155 on-net data centers and 145 near-net facilities.

Fidium also operates a limited number of owned and operated data centers across its footprint. These facilities serve as regional network anchors and complement the broader on-net and near-net ecosystem by reinforcing connectivity and optionality.

Having this set of on-net and near-net assets gives Fidium’s hyperscaler customers more options to expand their presence, with lower latency, lower costs, and greater architectural control.

Sean Baillie, SVP of Carrier, Channel, Data Center, and Hyperscale at Fidium, said “our customers increasingly view connectivity as a strategic layer of digital transformation” and “they want choice, speed, reach, and simplicity when building out their network edge."

For related articles, visit the Business Topic Center.
For more information on high-speed transmission systems and suppliers, visit the Lightwave Buyer’s Guide.
To stay abreast of fiber network deployments, subscribe to Lightwave’s Service Providers and Datacom/Data Center newsletters.

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