Telia Carrier adds U.S. Midwest fiber network through ‘Silicon Prairie’
Telia Carrier says it now offers services on a new DWDM fiber network route in the U.S. Midwest, including parts of the “Silicon Prairie. The fiber-optic network service provider says the route runs between Chicago and Denver with stops in Silicon Prairie hubs Des Moines, IA, and Omaha, NE. The new infrastructure also includes additional metro-ring overbuild networks in Chicago that connect the O’Hare area. Those rings offer connectivity directly to Des Moines and Omaha and then on to Denver with metro overbuild in the Tech Center area occurring as well.
The new fiber resources include:
- Two new metro ring network overbuilds in Chicago and Denver
- A new core PoP in Chicago near O’Hare airport
- A new core PoP in Denver in the Tech Center area
- A new unique long-haul route from Denver to Chicago that bypasses downtown Chicago and downtown Denver
- A new PoP in Des Moines
- New DWDM services connecting the Farnham data center in Omaha.
“Customers that are flooding the region demand more diversity in routes and connectivity options. Diversity protects against interruptions in service, which is essential to customer experience in today’s competitive markets. Our new expansion in the region offers flexibility, gives customers access to shorter routes, and lays the foundation for future route expansion in North America,” commented Art Kazmierczak, Telia Carrier’s director of business and network development. “We’re committed to the needs of our customers, delivering new diverse routes between major hubs; and connectivity at-scale in edge markets along those routes. These new network buildouts position Telia Carrier as a preferred provider for diversity with an extensive footprint serving America’s heartland.”
Citing Silicon Prairie News, Telia Carrier says that Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City, MO, are emerging as technology hubs that are giving the U.S. Midwest something of the flavor of Silicon Valley.
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