FiberLight finishes Texas Express Route deployments

July 28, 2020

The fiber routes expand FiberLight’s fiber-optic network footprint in the state, which now connects Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston (DASH), as well as Corpus Christi, Laredo, and McAllen.

Stephen Hardy

Fiber infrastructure provider FiberLight, LLC says it has completed deployment of its new Texas Express Routes. The fiber routes expand FiberLight’s fiber-optic network footprint in the state, which now connects Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston (DASH), as well as Corpus Christi, Laredo, and McAllen. The footprint also includes new, diverse fiber routes to the Mexican border.

The Texas Express Route DWDM network leverages flex-grid, disaggregation, and colorless and directionless optical technologies (likely from Fujitsu Network Communications – see “FiberLight taps Fujitsu Network Communications for fiber-optic network upgrade”). The fiber-optic infrastructure offers connectivity to commercial, data center, and cloud on-ramp locations as well as IP peering sites throughout the state for customers that include network operators, enterprises, wireless operators, managed service providers and international carriers. FiberLight says its Texas network covers more than 10,000 route miles and features 71 on-net data centers connected with newly constructed fiber.

The company is offering 25-day installation on all locations, with some locations available within 14 days. The new 10G and 100G Express Route services are available at the following 11 data center locations:

1950 N Stemmons, Dallas
7100 Metropolis, Austin
4100 School Smith Rd., Austin
323 Broadway, San Antonio
5170 Westway Park, Houston
660 Greens Parkway, Houston
606 N. Carancahua St., Corpus Christi
520 Matamoros, Laredo
200 S 10^th St., McAllen
110 N Main, Bryan
1824 E Loop 340, Waco.

“This deployment offers a number of important benefits to customers. If an enterprise in the Austin metro needs to reach its data centers in Dallas and San Antonio, FiberLight can now transport the traffic more directly between locations on the Texas Express Routes with faster speeds, better performance and more cost savings,” commented Marc Dyman, executive vice president and chief revenue officer for FiberLight. “For enterprises with locations outside of the major hubs, FiberLight can now add secondary locations with aggressive high-capacity pricing, extending the advantage of these express routes further into rural regions. We’re excited to see this new development support our customers and their digital demands.”

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About the Author

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.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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