AUGUST 26, 2010 -- FiberLight LLC says it has begun construction of a 46-mile direct connection from Culpeper, VA, to Charlottesville, VA. The network services company says the completely underground fiber-optic network will use enhanced fiber for lower latency and provide a diverse route to companies in Charlottesville seeking mission critical, high-capacity optical transport to the greater Washington, DC, area. The network will be directly connected to FiberLight’s multi-ringed 500+ mile network linking the high-density government and enterprise corridor encompassing Northern Virginia, Washington, DC, and greater Baltimore, all 100% underground.
“FiberLight’s investment in fiber-optic infrastructure to connect Charlottesville back to Culpeper and the rest of Northern Virginia is a significant event for Virginia’s technology and business community. Fiber-optic connectivity offered by networks such as FiberLight enables a new low latency, high speed, open access route directly connecting key data centers, Internet exchanges, and government facilities. This project is significant also as it continues FiberLight’s private investment into the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Jim Duffey, Virginia Secretary of Technology. “Virginia supports companies like FiberLight which provide the infrastructure necessary to support expanding the state’s revenue base while improving business opportunities for Virginians.”
FiberLight is building on its 2009 construction of a self-funded 136-mile diversely routed fiber network connecting to the NAP of the Capital Region in Culpeper. The new network is in response to demand by government and enterprise customers seeking high-bandwidth transport for data replication, data security, and low-latency transport of voice, video, and data to offsite locations.
The new network will drill down into some of the toughest terrain in the country, said Ron Kormos, FiberLight’s chief development officer. “We are going to hit 40,000 PSI rock, and we will use the latest technology in construction and boring equipment to build this network,” Kormos said. “In addition, we are building cross-over pieces that will shorten the distance and overall length of network segments to connect back to DC, which will reduce latency for our customers and provide an alternate route to reach Washington, DC, Baltimore, and beyond.”
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