UPDATE DC BLOX, an Atlanta-based provider of connected data centers and fiber network solutions in the Southeast U.S., announced the completion of its approximately 362 mile new dark fiber route connecting its Myrtle Beach Cable Landing Station (CLS) to Atlanta. This high-capacity East-West route serves as the new backbone to the Southeast region enabling hyperscalers, global and regional communications providers, local ISPs, and enterprises to connect regionally and internationally.
This new network enables direct terrestrial connectivity from the CLS to Atlanta’s rapidly growing data center and communications hub. The route runs from Myrtle Beach, SC, near Charleston, SC, through Augusta, GA to the major downtown connectivity centers in Atlanta including 56 Marietta Street, and on to the growing data center campus in Lithia Springs, GA.
“With our regional colocation data centers, the Myrtle Beach CLS, our regional network, and this new dark fiber route, DC BLOX is building the infrastructure needed to support the Southeast’s rapid growth,” said Kurt Stoever, DC BLOX COO.
The DC BLOX East-West route offers route diversity for data traffic between Northern Virginia and Atlanta. The company is also building a dark fiber ring around Atlanta which will connect into two hyperscale-ready data center facilities under development east and west of the city. The metro-Atlanta fiber ring will also connect to the East-West route further expanding global connectivity options from the area.
With the fiber cable passing through many rural areas along its path across South Carolina and Georgia, this East-West route serves as a network express lane to Atlanta for ISPs and local cooperatives who are building broadband services for underserved and rural communities.
“Our recently established fiber route with DC BLOX represents a strategic collaboration aimed at achieving business success,” said Bobby Armentrout, Sr. Director of NP&O/Construction at Home Telecom, the East-West route’s first customer. “By harnessing the advanced infrastructure capabilities of DC BLOX and our forward-thinking approach, we are paving the way for unprecedented levels of connectivity and resilience.”
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