Horizon building fiber-optic network in Dayton

Oct. 27, 2020

The new infrastructure will extend the reach of Horizon’s present fiber network, which comprises 4,500 route miles serving more than 40 counties throughout Ohio and surrounding states.

Stephen Hardy

Ohio-based broadband company Horizon says it has launched construction of a new fiber-optic network into Dayton, OH. The new infrastructure will extend the reach of Horizon’s present fiber network, which comprises 4,500 route miles serving more than 40 counties throughout Ohio and surrounding states (see, for example, "Horizon to buy Indianapolis fiber-optic network" and "Horizon completes Phase 1 of Columbus fiber network deployment").

Horizon says the new fiber will be deployed in downtown, mid-town, inner-east, and south Dayton along with surrounding Dayton University. It also will touch nearly two hundred 5G small cell sites. The fiber-optic network will incorporate route protection and equipment redundancy within Horizon’s core network. Horizon says it plans to use the infrastructure to offer enterprise-grade fiber Ethernet, internet, hosted voice, wavelength, and dark fiber service. Horizon adds it will be able to interconnect multiple carriers and provide direct connections to several data centers within the area.

The company says the project’s preparation and engineering stages are complete. While some of the fiber network is expected to be operational this year, most of the infrastructure will be available for new customers by mid-2021.

“We have worked closely with community leadership and the Dayton Development Coalition to ensure we are maximizing the initial build design to capture the needs of the business region to its fullest capacity,” stated Glenn Lytle, Horizon’s chief revenue officer. “We are also very excited about the new sales team we have hired to help us not only extend our network and products to the area, but also bring a very local ‘partnership’ sales approach to our newest market.”

“We have taken great care at making sure we engineer a network that will help to densify the region and supply popular business districts and Dayton developmental sites with the fastest and most reliable connectivity available,” added Jim Capuano, Horizon CEO. “Our mission has been to invest in our fiber footprint and prepare rural and urban communities for the data needs of tomorrow.”

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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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