Lightpath expands NYC-Ashburn fiber network with UFD acquisition, adds edge data centers

“This route represents a unique opportunity for customers to connect these critical markets with diversity, latency management, and soon the addition of edge compute facilities,” explains Tim Haverkate, EVP of Major Infrastructure Solutions, Lightpath. “Lightpath has seen surging demand on this route, with nearly 25% of the cable under contract, a 3.5x increase since the transaction was initially announced. Further, we are engaged in active conversations with 20 customers resulting in an opportunity pipeline that would oversubscribe the route as it exists today.”

The NYC-Ashburn route provides geographically diverse, low-latency connectivity, supporting dark fiber and wavelengths up to 800 Gbps. 

Lightpath introduced LightCube Edge Data Centers, modular facilities designed for edge computing and AI-related workloads, to be deployed along the NYC-Ashburn route. Four existing ILAs on the NYC-Ashburn route will be upgraded with LightCube Edge Data Centers to meet growing customer demand. 

The company is actively pursuing both organic and inorganic growth opportunities to support hyperscaler, carrier, and enterprise customers. 

Lightpath’s advanced fiber-optic network offers custom-engineered connectivity solutions with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.

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AI/ML  |  data center  |  edge computing  |  fiber  |  Lightpath  |  M&A