{ "name": "Dark fiber providers", "url": "https://darkfiberlist.com/", "license": "CC BY 4.0", "cite": "Dark Fiber List, https://darkfiberlist.com/", "updated": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ { "key": "region", "label": "Service region", "type": "enum", "description": "Primary geography of the fiber or optical offer. Global marks cross-region networks.", "filterable": true, "sortable": true, "enumValues": [ "North America", "Europe", "Asia-Pacific", "Latin America", "Africa", "Global" ] }, { "key": "coverage", "label": "Markets / corridors", "type": "string", "description": "Countries, metros and corridors named in the provider’s product or network documents.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "offers", "label": "Documented offer", "type": "enum", "description": "Dark fiber, wavelength, or both, as the provider sells them.", "filterable": true, "sortable": true, "enumValues": [ "Dark fiber", "Wavelength", "Dark fiber + wavelength" ] }, { "key": "reach", "label": "Published reach", "type": "enum", "description": "Metro, long haul, or both, as the provider describes its network.", "filterable": true, "sortable": true, "enumValues": [ "Metro", "Long haul", "Metro + long haul" ] }, { "key": "route_miles", "label": "Route footprint", "type": "number", "unit": "mi", "description": "Published route miles in the provider’s own unit. Footprint scope gives the date and coverage.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "route_km", "label": "Route footprint", "type": "number", "unit": "km", "description": "Published route kilometers. Other network-length measures sit in Footprint scope.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "footprint_scope", "label": "Footprint scope", "type": "string", "description": "What the network figure measures, where and when, in the provider’s own terms.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "metro_count", "label": "Metro markets", "type": "number", "description": "Number of metro markets the provider publishes.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "data_centers", "label": "DC reach", "type": "number", "description": "Data centers the provider connects. DC scope says whether they are on-net, connected or serviceable.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "dc_scope", "label": "DC scope / access", "type": "string", "description": "On-net, connected or serviceable, with the region covered and named facilities.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "terms", "label": "Commercial terms", "type": "string", "description": "Lease, IRU and contract options as the provider states them.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "fiber_spec", "label": "Fiber specification", "type": "string", "description": "ITU-T fiber standards the provider names for its dark fiber.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "delivery", "label": "Engineering / delivery", "type": "string", "description": "Topology, testing, monitoring, restoration and delivery targets the provider publishes.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "wavelength_offer", "label": "Wavelength / spectrum offer", "type": "string", "description": "Optical speeds and spectrum options the provider sells.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "recent_build", "label": "Build / expansion evidence", "type": "string", "description": "Dated route builds and expansions, with their stage: planned, under construction or live.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "ownership", "label": "Ownership / legacy network", "type": "string", "description": "Acquisitions and mergers behind the provider’s current name.", "sortable": true }, { "key": "ai_deals", "label": "AI / hyperscaler project", "type": "string", "description": "Named AI and hyperscaler fiber deals and builds, with announcement dates.", "sortable": true } ], "records": [ { "id": "american-dark-fiber", "name": "American Dark Fiber", "url": "https://americandarkfiber.com/", "summary": "California dark fiber networks for local buildings, municipalities and data-center interconnects.", "tags": [ "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "California; local and city networks", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Metro", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "No network route-mile total published; the leadership team built nearly 3,000 route miles at FTI.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Data-center-to-data-center dark fiber across its California networks.", "terms": "Flat-rate dark fiber; quote requires endpoints", "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Public-right-of-way network builds; round-the-clock NOC access.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://americandarkfiber.com/who-we-are/", "title": "American Dark Fiber — service design and commercial offer", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "terms", "delivery", "footprint_scope" ] }, { "url": "https://americandarkfiber.com/current-offers/", "title": "American Dark Fiber current offers — DC-to-DC scope", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "dc_scope" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "aqua-comms", "name": "Aqua Comms", "url": "https://www.aquacomms.com/", "summary": "Transatlantic wavelength and spectrum services, plus selected dark fiber routes and European and U.S. backhaul.", "tags": [ "Europe", "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "Global", "coverage": "AEC-3: Boston to Slough; transatlantic network", "offers": "Dark fiber + wavelength", "reach": "Long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "AEC-3 subsea cable: 5,928 km, part of the Amitié system.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Backhaul PoPs include Equinix NY5/NY9, NYI-QTD1, Digital Realty JFK13/DUB2, Equinix DB3/LD6/LD8 and Telehouse West.", "terms": "Leases typically 12, 24 or 36 months; capitalised leases; IRUs of 10–20 years", "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": null, "wavelength_offer": "100G and 400G live; 800G announced", "recent_build": "AEC-3 entered service in 2023 as part of Amitié; dark fiber on selected routes.", "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.aquacomms.com/network/aec-3", "title": "Aqua Comms AEC-3 — route, services and terms", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "wavelength_offer", "footprint_scope", "terms", "recent_build" ] }, { "url": "https://www.aquacomms.com/network/aec-1", "title": "Aqua Comms AEC-1 — named backhaul PoPs", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "dc_scope" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "arcadian-infracom", "name": "Arcadian Infracom", "url": "https://arcadianinfra.com/", "summary": "Developer of U.S. long-haul and middle-mile dark and lit fiber routes, with corridor service dates still in development.", "tags": [ "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "Western and Southwestern United States", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "Six long-haul routes in development, adding 3,500+ route miles.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Routes built to reach major data-center hubs and subsea landings.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "LightRiver selected for optical engineering and round-the-clock NOC services.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": "LA–Phoenix and LA–Las Vegas under construction for 2028; San Jose–Reno and San Jose–Eureka for 2027.", "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://arcadianinfra.com/arcadian-infracom-names-lightriver-as-network-operations-center-noc-provider-for-its-expanding-long-haul-and-middle-mile-fiber-network/", "title": "Arcadian LightRiver NOC agreement — August 12, 2026", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "footprint_scope", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://arcadianinfra.com/projects/", "title": "Arcadian project status — checked November 2026", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "recent_build", "dc_scope" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "arelion", "name": "Arelion", "url": "https://www.arelion.com/", "summary": "European dark fiber and ILA colocation, alongside wavelength transport across Europe and North America.", "tags": [ "Europe", "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "Europe", "coverage": "Dark fiber mainly Northern, Western and Central Europe; wavelengths also North America", "offers": "Dark fiber + wavelength", "reach": "Long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "80,000 km of Arelion’s own fiber across Europe, North America and Asia (network page, November 2026).", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Equipment housed in third-party colocation facilities, data centers and telehouses, plus amplifier sites.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Dark fiber and ILA colocation on corridors where Arelion owns the duct and fiber.", "wavelength_offer": "100GE and 400GE wavelength services", "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.arelion.com/dam/Arelion-new-assets/downloads/sustainability/Arelion_SustainabilityReport2024-FINAL.pdf", "title": "Arelion Sustainability Report 2024 — asset and service geography", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "offers", "reach", "dc_scope", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://www.arelion.com/products-and-services/network-connectivity/wavelengths", "title": "Arelion Wavelengths — service and topology", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "wavelength_offer" ] }, { "url": "https://www.arelion.com/our-network", "title": "Arelion network — 80,000 km of own fiber", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "footprint_scope" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "att-wholesale", "name": "AT&T Wholesale", "url": "https://www.business.att.com/industries/wholesale.html", "summary": "Business and wholesale optical transport, including metro wavelengths and selected high-capacity data-center connections.", "tags": [ "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "U.S.; enabled DC locations include Ashburn, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Seattle and Portland", "offers": "Wavelength", "reach": "Metro + long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "400G wavelengths in more than 40 U.S. metros (June 2026 service footprint).", "metro_count": 40, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "400G service ties into more than 130 carrier hotels nationwide.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Provider-managed point-to-point wavelength transport.", "wavelength_offer": "400G wavelength circuits across 40+ metros", "recent_build": "June 15, 2026: 400G wavelengths expanded to more than 40 U.S. metros, with turn-up in as little as 15 days on eligible routes.", "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://about.att.com/story/2026/400g-wavelength-connectivity-us-metros.html", "title": "AT&T 400G wavelength metro expansion — June 15, 2026", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "offers", "wavelength_offer", "metro_count", "footprint_scope", "dc_scope", "recent_build" ] }, { "url": "https://www.business.att.com/products/wavelength-services.html", "title": "AT&T Wavelength Services — service handoff and transport", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://www.business.att.com/industries/wholesale.html", "title": "AT&T Wholesale portfolio — metro and long-haul wavelengths", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "reach", "offers" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "big-fiber", "name": "Bandwidth Infrastructure Group (BIG Fiber)", "url": "https://bigfiber.com/", "summary": "Metro dark fiber serving San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Atlanta and Greater Portland data centers and enterprises.", "tags": [ "North America", "Metro" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "San Francisco Bay Area; Greater Atlanta; Greater Portland", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Metro", "route_miles": 310, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "310+ route miles in the San Francisco Bay Area alone; the Atlanta and Portland networks come on top.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": 65, "dc_scope": "65+ Bay Area data centers on-net.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Buried high-count dark fiber network; provider publishes an on-net building list.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://bigfiber.com/san-francisco-bay-area-dark-fiber-solutions/", "title": "BIG Fiber San Francisco Bay Area — route miles and DC reach", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "route_miles", "footprint_scope", "data_centers", "dc_scope", "offers" ] }, { "url": "https://bigfiber.com/about-us/network/", "title": "BIG Fiber network — metro markets and buried infrastructure", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "delivery" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "bluebird-fiber", "name": "Bluebird Fiber", "url": "https://bluebirdfiber.com/dark-fiber/", "summary": "Midwest dark fiber leases on the combined Bluebird and former Everstream network, with dense metro rings.", "tags": [ "North America", "Metro" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "12 U.S. states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Kentucky", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Metro", "route_miles": 36000, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "36,000+ route miles after the Everstream purchase, Kansas to Ohio and north to the Canadian border; 450+ PoPs in 12 states.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": null, "terms": "Leased fiber strands", "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Dense metro rings; route maps, monitoring options and local field support.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": "Bought substantially all of Everstream’s assets and operations on March 6, 2026; the combined network sells as Bluebird Fiber.", "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://bluebirdfiber.com/dark-fiber/", "title": "Bluebird Dark Fiber — footprint, lease and network design", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "route_miles", "footprint_scope", "dc_scope", "terms", "delivery", "offers" ] }, { "url": "https://bluebirdfiber.com/bluebird-fiber-completes-purchase-of-everstream-assets/", "title": "Bluebird completes Everstream purchase — March 6, 2026", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "footprint_scope", "ownership" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "bso", "name": "BSO", "url": "https://www.bso.co/", "summary": "Tokyo metro dark fiber connectivity and European data-center interconnect infrastructure for financial and AI workloads.", "tags": [ "Asia-Pacific", "Europe" ], "fields": { "region": "Asia-Pacific", "coverage": "Tokyo: KVH Tokyo DC1, Equinix TY3 and AT TOKYO, using facility names in the announcement", "offers": "Dark fiber + wavelength", "reach": "Metro", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": null, "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Named Tokyo metro data-center endpoints.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": null, "wavelength_offer": "100G+ DWDM interconnection for DataOne campus infrastructure", "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": "November 2024: DataOne AI hosting campuses in Grenoble/Eybens and Lyon/Villefontaine, linked by BSO dark fiber and 100G+ DWDM." }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.bso.co/all-insights/tokyo-metro-network", "title": "BSO Tokyo metro dark fiber — 2015 announcement, updated August 2024", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "dc_scope" ] }, { "url": "https://www.bso.co/all-insights/bso-unveils-dataone-europes-first-giga-scale-ai-hosting-data-centre", "title": "BSO DataOne announcement — November 26, 2024, updated May 2025", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "wavelength_offer", "ai_deals", "offers" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "cirion", "name": "Cirion Technologies", "url": "https://www.ciriontechnologies.com/en/connectivity/digital-infrastructure/dark-fiber/", "summary": "Latin American dark fiber with customer-operated optics, including a documented Caracas metro deployment.", "tags": [ "Latin America" ], "fields": { "region": "Latin America", "coverage": "Caracas, Venezuela; documented metro rollout for ISPs", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Metro", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": null, "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": null, "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Architecture, deployment, monitoring, operation and fiber-management professional services offered.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": "February 2025: Caracas metro dark fiber rollout alongside Cirion backhaul.", "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ciriontechnologies.com/en/connectivity/digital-infrastructure/dark-fiber/", "title": "Cirion Dark Fiber — service and support", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "offers", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://press.ciriontechnologies.com/2025/02/21/dark-fiber-caracas/", "title": "Cirion Caracas dark fiber rollout — February 21, 2025", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "recent_build" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "cityfibre", "name": "CityFibre", "url": "https://cityfibre.com/partners/products/dark-fibre", "summary": "Wholesale dark fibre for partners running their own optical equipment, with site-to-site and access applications.", "tags": [ "Europe", "Metro" ], "fields": { "region": "Europe", "coverage": "United Kingdom", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Metro", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": null, "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Metro dark fibre supports site-to-data-center aggregation and onward transport.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": "New builds G.657.A1; some existing routes G.652", "delivery": "Metro service terminates on a 1U LC/APC patch panel, with a wall-mounted termination option.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://cityfibre.com/partners/products/dark-fibre", "title": "CityFibre partner Dark Fibre — service and fiber-type restrictions", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "fiber_spec", "offers" ] }, { "url": "https://cdn.cityfibre.com/Partner-page/Downloads/dark-fibre.pdf", "title": "CityFibre Metro Dark Fibre product sheet", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "reach", "delivery", "dc_scope" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "cogent", "name": "Cogent Communications", "url": "https://www.cogentco.com/", "summary": "Optical wavelength transport for North American data-center interconnects, with metro and coast-to-coast routes.", "tags": [ "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "United States; Canada; Mexico", "offers": "Wavelength", "reach": "Metro + long haul", "route_miles": 94700, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "94,700+ intercity route miles plus 34,400+ metro route miles on the Q3 2026 network map.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": 1000, "dc_scope": "1,000+ carrier-neutral data centers on the wavelength network.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Route maps, latency metrics and KMZ available from the provider.", "wavelength_offer": "10G, 100G and 400G; metro and long-haul wavelengths", "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.cogentco.com/files/docs/network/transport/brochure_wavelength.pdf", "title": "Cogent Optical Wavelengths — November 2025 brochure", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "wavelength_offer", "data_centers", "dc_scope", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://www2.cogentco.com/files/docs/network/maps/map_americas.pdf", "title": "Cogent Q3 2026 network map — intercity and metro reported separately", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "route_miles", "footprint_scope" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "colt", "name": "Colt", "url": "https://www.colt.net/products/networking/dark-fibre", "summary": "Metro and long-haul dark fibre for wholesale and enterprise networks, including the combined Colt and former Lumen EMEA fiber estate.", "tags": [ "Europe", "Metro", "Long haul" ], "fields": { "region": "Europe", "coverage": "Europe and Asia; new dark-fibre orders on the combined Colt infrastructure", "offers": "Dark fiber + wavelength", "reach": "Metro + long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": null, "metro_count": 51, "data_centers": 1100, "dc_scope": "1,100+ connected data centers and 31,000+ enterprise buildings across 32 countries on the dark fibre network.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": "Metro: ITU G.652; long haul: ITU G.655 (LEAF)", "delivery": "Custom ring topology, route diversity and optional out-of-band monitoring.", "wavelength_offer": "Wave and Private Wave up to 400G, plus spectrum, across metro, national and international routes", "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.colt.net/products/networking/dark-fibre", "title": "Colt Dark Fibre — fiber standards and topology", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "dc_scope", "fiber_spec", "delivery", "offers", "data_centers" ] }, { "url": "https://coltonlinehelp.colt.net/portfolio-optimisation/dark-fibre/", "title": "Colt product convergence — former Lumen EMEA and metro coverage", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "coverage", "reach", "metro_count" ] }, { "url": "https://www.colt.net/products/networking/wavelength", "title": "Colt Wave, Private Wave and Spectrum", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "offers", "wavelength_offer" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "conterra", "name": "Conterra Networks", "url": "https://conterra.com/dark-fiber/", "summary": "Custom dark fiber segments, rings and networks, with optical transport for regional carrier and enterprise buyers.", "tags": [ "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "U.S. network map includes Texas, Carolinas, Southwest and Gulf Coast routes", "offers": "Dark fiber + wavelength", "reach": null, "route_miles": 13000, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "13,000 route miles on the carrier network map, with planned and leased routes marked separately.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": null, "terms": null, "fiber_spec": "G.652.D as stated in the product sheet", "delivery": "Buried fiber; segment, ring or custom network designs; power and space options.", "wavelength_offer": "400G wave services", "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.conterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Carrier-Maps.pdf", "title": "Conterra carrier network map — published footprint", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "route_miles", "footprint_scope" ] }, { "url": "https://conterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Conterra-Dark-Fiber.pdf", "title": "Conterra Dark Fiber product sheet", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "offers", "fiber_spec", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://conterra.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/WAVES-1.pdf", "title": "Conterra 400G Wave Services product sheet", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "wavelength_offer", "offers" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "crosslake-fibre", "name": "Crosslake Fibre", "url": "https://crosslakefibre.ca/", "summary": "Dark fiber and lit capacity across Lake Ontario and the English Channel, with further Canadian intercity infrastructure in development.", "tags": [ "North America", "Europe" ], "fields": { "region": "Global", "coverage": "Toronto–Buffalo; Slough–Paris; Toronto–Montreal in development", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "Toronto–Buffalo: 131 km including 59 km under Lake Ontario; Slough–Paris CrossChannel route: about 550 km.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "CrossChannel names Equinix LD4, Interxion PAR3 and Equinix PA7 endpoints.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "CrossChannel entered service December 2021; dark fiber and Ciena-based scalable lit capacity.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": "Maple Leaf Fibre, Toronto–Montreal, in development with an end-2026 target.", "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://crosslakefibre.ca/network/", "title": "Crosslake network — live and development routes", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "footprint_scope", "recent_build" ] }, { "url": "https://crosslakefibre.ca/2021/12/07/crosschannel-fibre-between-uk-france-now-in-service/", "title": "CrossChannel enters service — December 7, 2021", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "dc_scope", "delivery" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "dfa", "name": "DFA / Dark Fibre Africa", "url": "https://dfafrica.co.za/", "summary": "South African open-access metro and intercity dark fiber, with leased pairs and named long-haul data-center corridors.", "tags": [ "Africa" ], "fields": { "region": "Africa", "coverage": "South Africa; 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About 102 miles were scheduled for 1H 2026, the rest for 1H 2027." }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://lightpathfiber.com/dark-fiber/", "title": "Lightpath Dark Fiber — owned footprint and Rapidpath", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "coverage", "data_centers", "dc_scope", "delivery", "footprint_scope", "metro_count", "reach", "recent_build", "region", "route_miles" ] }, { "url": "https://lightpathfiber.com/news/lightpath-enters-columbus-ai-grade-network/", "title": "Lightpath Columbus AI-grade network — April 1, 2025", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "ai_deals", "recent_build", "wavelength_offer", "offers" ] }, { "url": "https://lightpathfiber.com/news/lightpath-deepens-columbus-ai-infrastructure-third-major-network-award/", "title": "Lightpath third Columbus network award, 304 route miles — January 20, 2026", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "ai_deals", "recent_build" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "lightstorm", "name": "Lightstorm", "url": "https://www.lightstorm.net/", "summary": "Carrier-neutral optical and virtual data-center interconnect services on an Indian fiber backbone.", "tags": [ "Asia-Pacific" ], "fields": { "region": "Asia-Pacific", "coverage": "India; 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no DC count stated.", "terms": "Typical leases 3, 5 or 10 years; standard quote includes a fiber pair", "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "On-net delivery target 20 business days; fiber performance report at handover; augmentation quoted case by case.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://infraco.telstra.com.au/solutions/dark-fibre", "title": "Telstra InfraCo Dark Fibre — service, contract and handover", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "terms", "dc_scope", "delivery" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "telxius", "name": "Telxius", "url": "https://telxius.com/en/", "summary": "Subsea and terrestrial capacity connecting Europe and the Americas, with carrier data-center backhaul.", "tags": [ "Europe", "North America", "Latin America" ], "fields": { "region": "Global", "coverage": "Europe and the Americas", "offers": "Wavelength", "reach": "Long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "100,000+ km of submarine cables and terrestrial backhaul.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "26 landing stations and data centers on the network.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": null, "wavelength_offer": "DWDM 10G, 40G and 100G on the capacity sheet", "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": "MAREA (2018): transatlantic cable built with Facebook and Microsoft, with QTS Richmond backhaul." }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://telxius.com/en/about-telxius/who-we-are/", "title": "Telxius corporate network scope", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "footprint_scope", "dc_scope" ] }, { "url": "https://telxius.com/pdf/en/Capacity-Services-Fact-sheet.pdf", "title": "Telxius capacity services — legacy product sheet", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "offers", "reach", "wavelength_offer" ] }, { "url": "https://telxius.com/en/qts-and-telxius-collaborate-to-deliver-lowest-latency-connectivity-to-and-from-europe-and-latin-america-via-the-new-high-capacity-marea-brusa-subsea-cable-systems/", "title": "Telxius QTS interconnection and MAREA partners — October 23, 2018", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "ai_deals" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "ufinet", "name": "UFINET", "url": "https://www.ufinet.com/en/dark-fiber/", "summary": "Wholesale dark fiber across Latin America for short-, medium- and long-distance network requirements.", "tags": [ "Latin America", "Metro", "Long haul" ], "fields": { "region": "Latin America", "coverage": "Latin American cities and national backbones", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Metro + long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "150,000+ km of fiber network across Latin America.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Colocation and access into the Latin American data-center ecosystem are offered.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": "G.652.D on the backbone; mostly ADSS cable installed over power lines", "delivery": "External-plant maintenance and round-the-clock NOC attention; sealed IP68 junction boxes.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.ufinet.com/en/dark-fiber/", "title": "UFINET Dark Fiber — coverage, cable specification and maintenance", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "footprint_scope", "fiber_spec", "delivery", "offers" ] }, { "url": "https://www.ufinet.com/en/data-center/", "title": "UFINET data-center connectivity", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "dc_scope" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "uniti", "name": "Uniti Wholesale", "url": "https://www.unitiwholesale.com/", "summary": "Wholesale dark fiber infrastructure serving U.S. and Canadian connectivity buyers within the combined Uniti group.", "tags": [ "North America", "Metro", "Long haul" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "United States and Canada", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Metro + long haul", "route_miles": 240000, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "About 240,000 fiber route miles across 47 states for the combined Uniti group (Q3 2026 10-Q), including the Kinetic consumer network.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "May 2026 wholesale expansion added dark fiber and colocation sites; no group on-net data-center count published.", "terms": "Dark fiber IRUs and leases; IRUs run for a major part of the asset’s economic life (Q3 2026 10-Q)", "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "May 2026 release documents metro dark fiber in Jackson and wider wholesale infrastructure expansions.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": "Uniti and Windstream combined on August 1, 2025; Windstream’s wholesale fiber now sells as Uniti Wholesale.", "ai_deals": "Q1 2026: dark fiber IRU with a large hyperscaler, worth $88.2 million in sales revenue in the first nine months of 2026 (Q3 2026 10-Q). Customer not named." }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2020795/000162828026072168/unit-20260930.htm", "title": "Uniti Q3 2026 Form 10-Q (SEC EDGAR) — combined group network and IRUs", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "ai_deals", "footprint_scope", "offers", "region", "route_miles", "terms" ] }, { "url": "https://investor.uniti.com/news-releases/news-release-details/uniti-wholesale-expands-dark-fiber-and-colocation-footprint-key/", "title": "Uniti wholesale expansion — May 18, 2026", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "coverage", "reach", "dc_scope", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://investor.uniti.com/news-releases/news-release-details/uniti-completes-merger-windstream", "title": "Uniti Windstream merger closes — August 1, 2025", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "ownership" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "verizon-partner-solutions", "name": "Verizon Partner Solutions", "url": "https://www.verizon.com/business/verizonpartnersolutions/products/wavelength-solutions/", "summary": "Wholesale DWDM transport between data centers, cloud sites and cable landings, with route and protection options.", "tags": [ "North America", "Europe", "Asia-Pacific" ], "fields": { "region": "Global", "coverage": "Domestic U.S.; limited EMEA and APAC geography for the standard Wave product", "offers": "Wavelength", "reach": null, "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": null, "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Data-center, cloud-site, private-site and cable-landing endpoints; no on-net DC count stated.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Optional fixed IXC route, contracted round-trip delay and electronic, mesh or local access protection.", "wavelength_offer": "1G, 10G, 100G and 400G point-to-point DWDM", "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.verizon.com/business/verizonpartnersolutions/products/wavelength-solutions/", "title": "Verizon Partner Solutions Wavelength Services", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "offers", "wavelength_offer", "dc_scope", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://www.verizon.com/business/welcome-kits/wavelength/", "title": "Verizon Wavelength welcome kit — product geography", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "coverage" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "vocus", "name": "Vocus", "url": "https://www.vocus.com.au/enterprise/data-networks/dark-fibre", "summary": "Australian metro dark fibre pairs for enterprise and wholesale buyers operating their own transmission equipment.", "tags": [ "Asia-Pacific", "Metro" ], "fields": { "region": "Asia-Pacific", "coverage": "Alice Springs; Adelaide; Brisbane; Darwin; Melbourne; Newcastle; Perth; Sydney", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": "Metro", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": null, "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Data-center handoff at the carrier demarcation frame; customers arrange onward connectivity.", "terms": "Custom route pricing; setup fees and contract terms quoted per site", "fiber_spec": "Single-mode ITU-T G.652.D and G.657; two cores", "delivery": "Datasheet targets: PoP/on-net-20 sites 20 business days; on-net-40 sites 40; off-net 40–60. Diversity subject to availability.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.vocus.com.au/globalassets/shared-media/vocus-product-datasheets/vocus-datasheet-dark-fibre-12082025.pdf", "title": "Vocus Dark Fibre product specifications — August 2025", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "fiber_spec", "dc_scope", "delivery", "offers" ] }, { "url": "https://www.vocus.com.au/enterprise/data-networks/dark-fibre", "title": "Vocus enterprise Dark Fibre — route-specific pricing", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "terms" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "wanrack", "name": "WANRack", "url": "https://www.wanrack.com/", "summary": "Custom U.S. dark and lit fiber networks for schools, healthcare, enterprises and carriers.", "tags": [ "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "Continental United States; bespoke customer networks", "offers": "Dark fiber", "reach": null, "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": null, "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": null, "terms": "Leased strands on vendor-owned and maintained fiber; customer supplies electronics", "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Custom fiber infrastructure, including E-Rate dark fiber and special construction.", "wavelength_offer": null, "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.wanrack.com/news/3aij243b5fsb9toxikgct72kxdsaxs-zf4b2-paw8m-rkz5h-kr2xc-xhyt5-pjmpy-nsmpc", "title": "WANRack Lawrence school network announcement — service geography", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "offers", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://www.wanrack.com/tips-guidance/0o3agcif1poytudzmo5snwhy81f4jv-ek6ad-934aj-g63zl", "title": "WANRack leased dark fiber service explanation", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "terms" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "wiocc", "name": "WIOCC", "url": "https://www.wiocc.net/", "summary": "Wholesale wavelength, spectrum and capacity services linking African terrestrial networks to international subsea systems.", "tags": [ "Africa", "Europe" ], "fields": { "region": "Africa", "coverage": "More than 550 locations in 30 African countries; global partner/network reach beyond Africa", "offers": "Wavelength", "reach": "Long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "115,000+ km terrestrial and 200,000+ km subsea infrastructure.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": "Services connect client sites, carrier PoPs, DCs, exchanges and cable landings; OADC access included.", "terms": "Lease, IRU, capitalised lease and pay-as-you-grow options", "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": null, "wavelength_offer": "Wavelength, SDH or Ethernet handoff; capacities up to and beyond 1 Tbps", "recent_build": null, "ownership": null, "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.wiocc.net/global-connectivity", "title": "WIOCC Global Connectivity — service scope and infrastructure", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "wavelength_offer", "footprint_scope", "dc_scope", "terms" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "zayo", "name": "Zayo", "url": "https://www.zayo.com/services/fiber-transport/dark-fiber/", "summary": "Metro and long-haul dark fiber for carriers, enterprises and data-center networks.", "tags": [ "North America", "Metro", "Long haul" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "North American metro and long-haul dark fiber", "offers": "Dark fiber + wavelength", "reach": "Metro + long haul", "route_miles": 224000, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": "224,000 North American route miles and 32 million fiber miles (August 2026), including the acquired Crown Castle fiber.", "metro_count": null, "data_centers": null, "dc_scope": null, "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Full path transparency for physical route-diversity planning.", "wavelength_offer": "400G-enabled North American wavelength network", "recent_build": "August 2026: 15,000+ route miles of build and overbuild projects underway across North America.", "ownership": "Closed its purchase of Crown Castle Fiber Solutions on May 1, 2026, adding about 90,000 route miles and 40,000 on-net enterprise locations; EQT bought Crown Castle’s Small Cells unit (now Arium) separately.", "ai_deals": "August 2026 NVIDIA collaboration: 8,000+ miles of new long-haul fiber on six new AI-corridor routes, plus overbuilds in ten high-demand markets." }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.zayo.com/services/fiber-transport/dark-fiber/", "title": "Zayo Dark Fiber — metro and long-haul product", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers" ] }, { "url": "https://www.zayo.com/wp-content/uploads/Metro-Dark-Fiber-Overview.pdf", "title": "Zayo Metro Dark Fiber — path transparency", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://www.zayo.com/newsroom/strengthening-the-digital-infrastructure-backbone-for-ai-zayo-completes-acquisition-of-crown-castles-fiber-solutions-business/", "title": "Zayo completes Crown Castle Fiber Solutions acquisition — May 1, 2026", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "ownership", "route_miles", "footprint_scope" ] }, { "url": "https://www.zayo.com/newsroom/zayo-teams-with-nvidia-to-scale-critical-network-capacity-for-ai-factories/", "title": "Zayo NVIDIA AI network collaboration — August 6, 2026", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "ai_deals", "footprint_scope", "recent_build" ] }, { "url": "https://www.zayo.com/services/fiber-transport/wavelengths/", "title": "Zayo Wavelengths — 400G-enabled network", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "offers", "wavelength_offer" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false }, { "id": "ziply-fiber", "name": "Ziply Fiber Wholesale", "url": "https://ziplyfiber.com/wholesale/products/dark-fiber", "summary": "Dark fiber and managed wavelengths linking Pacific Northwest metro networks with intercity U.S. backbone routes.", "tags": [ "North America" ], "fields": { "region": "North America", "coverage": "Seattle; Portland; Hillsboro; Boise; Spokane; long-haul to Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago and Ashburn", "offers": "Dark fiber + wavelength", "reach": "Metro + long haul", "route_miles": null, "route_km": null, "footprint_scope": null, "metro_count": null, "data_centers": 70, "dc_scope": "70+ on-net data centers across the wholesale footprint.", "terms": null, "fiber_spec": null, "delivery": "Customer runs optical equipment on dark fiber; route KMZ available on request.", "wavelength_offer": "100G and 400G managed transport; managed spectrum also offered", "recent_build": null, "ownership": "BCE (Bell Canada) completed its acquisition of Ziply Fiber on August 1, 2025, for C$5.0 billion in cash.", "ai_deals": null }, "sources": [ { "url": "https://ziplyfiber.com/wholesale/products/dark-fiber", "title": "Ziply wholesale Dark Fiber — route and service scope", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "region", "coverage", "reach", "offers", "wavelength_offer", "data_centers", "dc_scope", "delivery" ] }, { "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718940/000119312525171297/d812800dex991.htm", "title": "BCE completes acquisition of Ziply Fiber — August 1, 2025 (SEC Form 6-K exhibit)", "accessed": "2026-11-11", "fields": [ "ownership" ] } ], "verifiedAt": "2026-11-11", "featured": false } ] }