Zayo touts bundled Shielded Internet Access for U.S., Canadian customers
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. has unveiled Shielded Internet Access, initially for customers in a limited number of markets in the U.S. and Canada. The offering bundles the company’s Dedicated Internet Access, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection, and CloudLink services into a single combination that can be delivered on one multiservice port at a rate Zayo describes as “competitively priced.”
The company will launch Shielded Internet Access in Phoenix, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Indianapolis, Seattle, and Toronto. Zayo expects to increase the number of addressable markets next year.
“Shielded Internet Access demonstrates Zayo’s commitment to supporting our customers’ demands by delivering streamlined, best-in-class solutions that are easy to implement,” said Dan Stoll, managing director of regional networks at Zayo. “Our unmatched global network combined with this new bundle of services provides customers with the secure connectivity that takes them anywhere they need to be in the most convenient, cost-effective way possible.”
Zayo positions the announcement against its network expansion efforts, which include several of the markets where it will offer Shielded Internet Access. For example, network roll outs in Phoenix include approximately 100 route miles in the West Valley, including Goodyear, Avondale, El Mirage, and other nearby communities. Zayo also is participating in the E-rate program by deploying 200 route miles of fiber in Pinal County.
The company says it also has deployed 105 miles of new fiber in 2021 in the Dallas/Ft. Worth market, with another 60 miles planned in 2022. Zayo also has a new 822-mile dark fiber route connecting Dallas to Atlanta (see "Zayo completes deployment of three U.S. dark fiber long-haul routes") and plans routes between Dallas and Denver as well as one to Phoenix and onward to Los Angeles expected to be completed in the third quarter of next year.
Speaking of Denver, Zayo has deployed 532 miles of dark fiber routes connecting that market to Salt Lake City along the I-70 corridor (see "Zayo plans long-haul fiber network from Salt Lake to Denver"). Another 177 miles of long haul fiber are planned for deployment next year to strengthen the infrastructure between Denver and Dallas. Zayo also turned up 400G wavelength capacity between Denver and Omaha and will complete a 400G wavelength to Salt Lake City by the end of this year, with a 400G-enabled capability to Dallas scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2022.
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