Bluebird Network crosses the Mississippi River with fiber route
U.S. Midwestern fiber-optic network services provider Bluebird Network now offers a new diverse fiber route across the Mississippi River that runs between Hannibal, MO and Quincy, IL. The short 6.25-mile fiber connection will enable carrier customers the ability to avoid congested areas while offering increased efficiency and resiliency, according to Bluebird.
The new route enables traffic to run between such major metros as Kansas City and Chicago without having to pass through St. Louis, Bluebird says. The company also will be able to offer business customers in St. Louis and Kansas City as well as the Bluebird Underground Data Center an express connection to the Bluebird Quad Cities Data Center and Chicago. Finally, Bluebird also will be able to offer wavelength, MPLS, and other services along to the route to potential customers in Hannibal and Quincy.
“At every opportunity, we are going to strengthen our network throughout the Midwest to provide the best in terms of reliability, redundancy and security,” says Michael Morey, President & CEO of Bluebird Network. “Having a route avoiding congested areas gives us a layer of geographical resilience to empower enterprises and carriers utilizing our network.”
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