Windstream Wholesale Expands Beach Route Dark Fiber Alliance to Miami
25 June 2024 - 11:30PM
Business Wire
Windstream Wholesale, an optical technology leader in advanced
network solutions, today announced the expansion of its Beach Route
Dark Fiber Alliance. The alliance now welcomes a new partner, South
Reach Networks (SRN), which significantly extends Windstream
Wholesale’s reach by adding a new segment from the Jacksonville,
Fla., Cable Landing Station to Miami. This extension adds 360 miles
of dark fiber, bringing the total alliance route mile count to
1,400.
The new expansion passes through key locations in South Florida
such as Flagler Beach, Vero Beach, Boca Raton, Hollywood, Fort
Lauderdale and Miami. This addition enhances connectivity options
for international data traffic, leveraging Miami’s strategic
position as a major gateway for communication between North
America, Latin America and Europe. The South Florida region’s
geographical position makes it a strategic Tier 1 access hub for
data exchange between continents, providing access to a global
network of undersea cables, minimizing latency and enhancing
performance for critical, real-time applications. South Reach
Networks' high-performing 100% underground fiber optic network from
Miami to Jacksonville provides customers with a seamless,
high-performing fiber optic end-to-end solution.
Windstream Wholesale’s Beach Route spans 690 miles between the
Jacksonville CLS to the Myrtle Beach, S.C., cable landing station,
and on to Raleigh, N.C., offering low-latency connections crucial
for cloud services and content delivery providers, linking key hubs
along the East Coast. In a previous announcement, the newly formed
Beach Route Dark Fiber Alliance extended Wholesale’s dark fiber
route north by 315 miles. The initial alliance, including
Mid-Atlantic Broadband, Tilson Infrastructure, and SummitIG,
extended the route from Raleigh to Richmond and Ashburn, Va.
Joe Scattareggia, president of Windstream Wholesale, expressed
his enthusiasm for the expanded alliance, stating, “Extending the
Beach Route to Miami marks a pivotal milestone in our mission to
deliver unparalleled connectivity solutions and maintain our
commitment to flexible partnerships. Including South Reach Networks
in our alliance allows us to offer our customers even greater reach
and performance, further cementing our position as a market
leader.”
This strategic alliance eliminates the complexities of
multi-vendor route solutions for customers, providing a seamless
networking experience. As a premier infrastructure provider,
Windstream Wholesale now offers a one-stop fiber solution between
Miami and Ashburn, managing all aspects of the network transaction
under one contract and one dedicated account team while the
customer enjoys the benefits of more fiber, more miles, and more
diversity and connectivity options along the coast.
“Joining the Beach Route Dark Fiber Alliance is an exciting
opportunity for us and our customers,” said Mike Sevret, president
of South Reach Networks. “Our collaboration with Windstream
Wholesale is a testament to our shared commitment to innovation and
operational excellence. By interconnecting our high-capacity
networks and extending the Beach Route to Miami, we are opening new
avenues for seamless, fiber optic connectivity across key peering
points in critical regions of the US.”
Through all its initiatives, including this alliance, Windstream
Wholesale supports the explosive growth of AI by providing robust
and reliable connectivity essential for next-gen technologies. With
the inclusion of South Reach Networks, the Beach Route Dark Fiber
Alliance continues to set new standards for connectivity and
collaboration, shaping a future for boundless digital
communication.
To view the complete nationwide Windstream Wholesale network,
visit https://www.windstreamwholesale.com/network-map/
About Windstream:
Windstream Wholesale is an innovative optical technology leader
that delivers fast, flexible, and customized wavelength and dark
fiber solutions to carriers, content providers, and hyperscalers in
the U.S. and Canada. Windstream Wholesale is one of three brands
managed by Windstream. The company’s quality-first approach
connects customers to new opportunities and possibilities by
delivering a full suite of advanced communications services.
Windstream also offers fiber-based broadband to residential and
small business customers in 18 states as well as managed cloud
communications and security services to mid-to-large enterprises
and government entities across the U.S. Windstream is a privately
held company headquartered in Little Rock, Ark. Additional
information about Windstream Wholesale is available at
windstreamwholesale.com. Follow us on X (Twitter) @Windstream and
LinkedIn at @Windstream.
Category: Wholesale
About South Reach:
SOUTH REACH NETWORKS (SRN) is a leading long-haul and metro dark
and managed fiber optic infrastructure provider in Florida. SRN
owns and operates a 100% underground high capacity, low loss fiber
optic network supporting subsea backhaul, hyperscale
interconnection, strategic carrier connectivity, FTTH, HOA, and
data center networking. SRN has one of the newest and most robust
fiber-optic networks providing flexible gateway solutions between
Latin America and the US with our direct on-net support to the
major tier 1 cloud peering points and carrier hotels from Miami to
Jacksonville and beyond.
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Windstream Contact: Scott Morris, 501-748-5342
scott.l.morris@windstream.com
South Reach Networks Contact: Mike Sevret, 973.879.3389
mike.sevret@Srnetworks.net