Zayo fiber services

Metro and long-haul dark fiber for carriers, enterprises and data-center networks. Provider source

Coverage and service facts

Service region Primary geography of the fiber or optical offer. Global marks cross-region networks.
North America 1
Markets / corridors Countries, metros and corridors named in the provider’s product or network documents.
North American metro and long-haul dark fiber 1
Documented offer Dark fiber, wavelength, or both, as the provider sells them.
Dark fiber + wavelength 15
Published reach Metro, long haul, or both, as the provider describes its network.
Metro + long haul 1
Route footprint mi Published route miles in the provider’s own unit. Footprint scope gives the date and coverage.
224,000 3
Route footprint km Published route kilometers. Other network-length measures sit in Footprint scope.
Not published
Footprint scope What the network figure measures, where and when, in the provider’s own terms.
224,000 North American route miles and 32 million fiber miles (August 2026), including the acquired Crown Castle fiber. 34
Metro markets Number of metro markets the provider publishes.
Not published
DC reach Data centers the provider connects. DC scope says whether they are on-net, connected or serviceable.
Not published
DC scope / access On-net, connected or serviceable, with the region covered and named facilities.
Not published
Commercial terms Lease, IRU and contract options as the provider states them.
Not published
Fiber specification ITU-T fiber standards the provider names for its dark fiber.
Not published
Engineering / delivery Topology, testing, monitoring, restoration and delivery targets the provider publishes.
Full path transparency for physical route-diversity planning. 2
Wavelength / spectrum offer Optical speeds and spectrum options the provider sells.
400G-enabled North American wavelength network 5
Build / expansion evidence Dated route builds and expansions, with their stage: planned, under construction or live.
August 2026: 15,000+ route miles of build and overbuild projects underway across North America. 4
Ownership / legacy network Acquisitions and mergers behind the provider’s current name.
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. 3
AI / hyperscaler project Named AI and hyperscaler fiber deals and builds, with announcement dates.
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. 4

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