6 THE INCOMPAS SHOW I OCTOBER 8 - 10, 2023 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 Arcadian Infracom Assists New Mexico’s Pueblo of Laguna in FTTP Project Zayo Group disclosed its latest series of infrastructure investments, which are designed to extend global capacity to support rapid growth in bandwidth demand. In particular, the global communications infrastructure provider revealed plans to roll out global 400G access, as well as long-haul capacity growth and other enhancements to its global IP infrastructure. In particular, Zayo completed a series of upgrades to its European network to ensure it is fully 400G enabled, with plans to extend its Tier-1 backbone in North America to make it 400G enabled by 2024 year end. Zayo also announced nine new 400G-supported routes in North America in the third quarter, bringing high-bandwidth options to key routes such as: Atlanta to Washington, D.C.; Denver to Dallas (Direct); Montreal to Quebec City; Clinton to Ponchatoula; Indianapolis to Columbus; Ashburn to Baltimore; Bend to Umatilla and Laurel to Denver. The provider also plans to complete other in-progress routes such as: Houston to New Orleans; St. Louis to Chicago; Buffalo to Albany; Winnipeg to Toronto; Toronto to Montreal; Buffalo to Toronto; Columbus to Ashburn; Cleveland to Buffalo; Houston to Ponchatoula and Umatilla to Quincy. This 400G network enablement will allow customers to continue scaling bandwidth, opening up high-capacity access on new routes, improve network stability and bolster customer experience via delivery and optimal routing. The enhanced capacity will also support exponential growth driven by 5G, cloud adoption, IoT, edge computing, automation and other emerging technologies. Additionally, Zayo reinforced its global low-latency route to connect the U.S. and Sao Paulo, Brazil, with a new key terrestrial route to extend connectivity throughout the metro ring and to four key data centers. This includes four new Sao Paulo points of presence. Zayo also noted that it continues to reinforce its IP infrastructure with new PoPs in key markets and data centers, worldwide. New IP PoPs added to its North American network include locations in Toronto, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Chandler, New York City, Los Angeles and Etobicoke. Zayo’s IP backbone – which runs on its own wholly owned fiber infrastructure – accounts for 10 percent of the world’s internet capacity. Zayo also manages 96TB of core capacity and 34TB of peering capacity, and continues to add 1-2TB of peering capacity each quarter. Lastly, Zayo noted that it continues to overbuild routes in high-demand areas to support enhanced fiber capacity with three long-haul route builds and two additional route overbuilds scheduled for completion by year’s end. “Next-generation technology is being deployed at never-before-seen rates,” said Zayo Chief Product Officer Bill Long. “This has placed the communications infrastructure industry at a unique inflection point as all digital businesses - enterprises, carriers and hyperscalers alike - scramble to ensure they have enough capacity to support these technologies. As this trend plays out, it will be a strong tailwind for those providers who can capitalize on the moment. As one of the newest and most modern networks on the market, Zayo is uniquely positioned to support this growing demand for global bandwidth.” ❐ For more information on Zayo Group, visit www.zayo.com as well as www.zayo. com/resources/global-network-capabilities, or stop by the Skybox meeting room. Arcadian Infracom, a digital infrastructure development company headquartered in St. Louis, announced that its network development partner Pueblo of Laguna received a fiberto-the-premise (FTTP) award under the Connect New Mexico Pilot Program. This contract will enable Pueblo to provide broadband and high-speed internet services to the Pueblo of Laguna community at large. This fiber network will span 193 miles and service all six Pueblo villages. As part of its commitment to extending broadband to unserved and underserved rural and tribal communities, Arcadian assisted Pueblo of Laguna in developing its grant proposal while providing free network design and consulting services. Arcadian will also lend assistance throughout the project’s construction phase. “We’re extremely pleased to have been able to support the Pueblo of Laguna in their successful FTTP initiative,” said Arcadian CEO Dan Davis. “As we design and develop our long-haul routes, we’re very conscious of our responsibility to help bring affordable bandwidth to underserved communities along the way. This is a great example of what can be accomplished when long-haul and local network providers work together.” “The Pueblo of Laguna is appreciative of the support and assistance it has received from Arcadian,” added Pueblo of Laguna Governor Wilfred Herrera. “The collective efforts have resulted in a successful application and now a funding award. I wish to thank all those involved, the Broadband Team, Arcadian, and the Pueblo of Laguna Council who authorized this application and further provided the cash matching requirements for the grant that will allow us to complete the design and construction of the FTTP network.” ❐ For more information on Arcadian Infracom, visit www.arcadianinfra.com or stop by Meeting Lounge 2 in the Expo Hall. Zayo Group Details Recent Investments
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