wiredinUSA July 2014

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The first links on Allied Fiber’s southeastern route are ready for service. The newly opened route segment runs 360 miles between Miami and Jacksonville, and is part of a system planned to reach Atlanta. Allied Fiber’s infrastructure system features a simplified design for connection to the network and to colocation facilities. The three major components are high-count dark fiber cable, handholes for lateral splicing, and integrated, network-neutral colocation facilities. The 528-count fiber optic cable uses Corning’s SMF 28e+ and LEAF fiber. The cable is accessible via Florida fiber link

handholes located every 5,000 feet along the network.

“This announcement is a monumental step in Allied Fiber’s evolution to becoming the first national, open-access, integrated network-neutral colocation and dark fiber superstructure in the United States,” said Hunter Newby, CEO of Allied Fiber. “We believe the Florida segment of our southeast route will serve as a standard for all future segments of our national build where the process and benefits of physical interconnection will be repeated.”

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