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Major Wireless Carrier Selects Zayo for Fiberization of Macro Sites in 30 Markets

Major Wireless Carrier Selects Zayo for Fiberization of Macro Sites in 30 Markets Image Credit: Zayo

Zayo Group announced that a major wireless carrier has selected its fiber-to-the-tower (FTT) to new macro towers in 30 markets across 21 states.

The deal is an expansion of an agreement announced in September 2016.

Inclusive of both contracts, Zayo will connect thousands of macro towers for the customer. The contract is Zayo’s largest mobile infrastructure contract to date.

The solution includes deployment of dark fiber infrastructure, in some cases replacing legacy Ethernet. The new infrastructure will support the carrier’s strategy of improving coverage and capacity across its network to accommodate increasing traffic and to prepare for 5G. The deployment will leverage Zayo’s existing fiber network and includes construction of hundreds of route miles of fiber.

This agreement pertains to macro towers. Under other contracts, Zayo is deploying small cell infrastructure for this customer. In many cases, these are full turnkey implementations, including RF design, site acquisition, permitting and installation of equipment.

Dan Caruso, Chairman and CEO, Zayo
As they continue to densify to meet the growing demand for bandwidth, dark fiber provides the optimal long-term solution. Mobile Infrastructure projects like these leverage existing fiber networks.

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