Allied Fiber to build neutral fiber network with nationwide coverage

2nd June, 2010 by Adina
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The beginning of the construction of a new fiber network that is expected to cover the entire nation has been recently announced by Allied Fiber. The fiber network will be deployed in six phases and will begin with a duct meant to connect New York City, Ashburn and Chicago. The network is designed to connect subsea landing points, wireless towers, data centers, and rural networks.

Compared to other long-haul telecommunications networks, the new fiber network will make easier for small ISPs to get affordable bandwidth. The business model presented by Allied Fiber is different from other recent initiatives in the industry that do not intend to make a priority from broadband expansion. The FCC approved recently Verizon’s sale of landline and DSL accounts to Frontier, throwing away about five million customers residing in rural areas.

CEO Hunter Newby of Allied Fiber said that the officeholders would not want to make significant capital investments in areas outside cities and towns and would want to sell of rural assets. Economic policy would need to change, in his opinion, as if those buyers can spend $15 per megabyte, then the amount of gigs and terabytes would be higher than the current rate, which is too expensive.

The second phase of the construction would bridge the way from Atlanta to Miami, while the third one would connect from Chicago to Seattle. There is no information yet related to the cost and time-frame of these last three phases, but the initial estimation of the deployment is believed to cost the company about $670 million. The network will run along the existing railroad lines and will place neutral collocation facilities at distances of 60 miles from each other.

Newby added that he would encourage other companies to copy Allied Fiber’s philosophy and model of neutrality. This policy is the one that can generate growth and also can bridge the islands of broadband currently existing in the country.


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