Network Design

Lightpath expands fiber network in Metro Boston

Nov. 9, 2021

The additional fiber footprint covers Boston, Waltham, Bedford, Burlington, and Lowell, MA.

Lightpath, the all-fiber business connectivity arm of Altice USA, as expanded its fiber network in the Boston area by 50 miles. Added to the fiber network infrastructure the company acquired earlier this year (see “Lightpath establishes foothold in Boston via acquisition”), Lightpath now operates more than 130 miles of fiber infrastructure in the market.

The additional fiber footprint covers Boston, Waltham, Bedford, Burlington, and Lowell, MA. The expansion includes a second, diverse route between Boston and Lowell as well as additional diversity and density in the other municipalities. The infrastructure offers connections to data centers at 55 Middlesex Turnpike in Bedford and 115 2nd Avenue in Waltham. Lightpath also has improved fiber in Boston to reach the Longwood Medical area.

Among the services Lightpath will offer are optical transport (up to 800 Gbps), Ethernet (to 10 Gbps), internet access (to 100 Gbps), private networks, dark fiber, SD-WAN, voice, security, and other managed services.

“These new network builds address multiple high opportunity markets and business centers, including two, highly-connected data centers in the heart of Boston Metro’s Route 128 Tech Corridor,” stated Chris Morley, Lightpath CEO. “The extensions in Boston, Bedford, Burlington, and Waltham increase Lightpath network addressability to over 1,200 new target organizations in the region.”

“This second major expansion in the Boston market solidifies Lightpath’s commitment in the region. Our network recently became the first new choice for all-fiber, infrastructure-based connectivity in Boston since industry consolidation began over a decade ago,” added Phil Olivero, Lightpath’s CTO. “We have deep relationships in this area, our sales, operations and leadership teams are very familiar with the market, and we are just getting started.”

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Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

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