Zayo and Infinera have announced the successful completion of a live network trial using Infinera’s ICE7, a seventh-generation embedded optical engine, to deliver 1 Tb/s single 150GHz wavelength transmission over 1,391 kilometers (km) on a major North American route between Sacramento, CA and Salt Lake City.

Airtel landed the new SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East-West Europe-6, or SMW6) submarine cable in Chennai, following the successful cable landing in Mumbai on December 30, 2024. 

Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT has engaged APTelecom to spearhead the pre-sales and post-sales activities for all MYUS products. Additionally, APTelecom will provide consulting, project management, and implementation support for the MYUS Submarine Cable Project.

Super Sistem has engaged APTelecom LLC to engage prospective customers on its behalf to undertake pre-sales for the BTI submarine cable system. In parallel, APTelecom is also taking responsibility for the implementation and project management function for installation of the system.

The capital injection will be used to fund Brazil TecPar's strategic business plan of expanding and consolidating its fiber optic platform and strengthening the delivery of fixed broadband and telecommunications solutions to residential, corporate and government customers.

Lumos announced its inaugural expansion into Alabama, its sixth state of operation. This expansion will lay over 1,300 miles of fiber, providing reliable, high-speed internet to underserved communities and families throughout the Birmingham Metro.

St. Louis-based Gateway Fiber and Kansas City-based WANRack are announcing a merger that combines the resources of both companies into a national FTTX platform serving residents, businesses, and schools across 25 US states.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is searching for potential sites across the U.S. to build advanced data centers for the $500 billion Project Stargate. Reports suggest that OpenAI is considering 16 states that have shown interest in making massive data center campuses to support President Trump’s AI (artificial intelligence) vision. Texas is already identified as the “flagship” data center site, with construction work underway in Abilene.

The buildout will deliver Ezee Fiber's multi-gig fiber internet to residential and business customers across the greater Puget Sound region and throughout the state, starting with Kent, WA. The announcement was made by Matt Marino, Chief Executive Officer, Ezee Fiber.

Reliance Industries is building the world's largest data center, which will power AI infrastructure and support India’s digital and AI growth.