Zayo Announces Significant Expansion to Network in Vancouver, B.C.

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Zayo Group Holdings today announced a significant expansion to its infrastructure in Vancouver, British Columbia with two key projects: a network upgrade to 100 gigabytes  capacity, now complete, and an increase in the fiber capacity to its existing terrestrial route between Vancouver and Seattle, scheduled for completion by mid-year of 2022.

The upgraded network in the Vancouver area will enable Zayo to support 100G of Internet Protocol services, including IP Transit and Dedicated Internet Access services. The upgrade marks a ten-fold increase in the existing cable capacity which allows for higher bandwidth services and competitive pricing, further enriching Vancouver’s position as a growing global tech hub.

The Vancouver – Seattle route is the primary fiber path between Canada and the U.S. on the West Coast. Zayo’s increased fiber capacity on this route will better support the region’s growing commercial marketplace, meeting demands for higher speed and increasing volume. Additionally, the route will provide key infrastructure for the Vancouver-Seattle technology corridor, an innovation ecosystem that is home to some of the world’s leading technology, research and medical organizations.

“Our delivery of 100G enabled service capabilities to the Vancouver market and increased capacity for the Vancouver-Seattle technology corridor reflects Zayo’s commitment to building our network based on customer needs,” stated Dennis Kyle, SVP of Zayo Networks, Mountain Region. “We look forward to collaborating with innovative businesses and organizations in the region, helping them drive transformative changes that disrupt the way we live and work.”

The increased demand on networks, including the need for capacity, continues to grow as the number of networked devices and connections is anticipated to reach 31 billion globally in 2025. In response, Zayo is upgrading its extensive network and infrastructure assets across North America and Europe to support remote working, remote education, telehealth, business critical applications and a global increase in public IP traffic.

Zayo’s expanded service capabilities will support the demands of high bandwidth-consuming businesses in Vancouver as well as the region’s business trends for 2021 and beyond. Vancouver Economic Commission forecasts Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will rebound in 2021 with 6.8 percent growth. The technology sector, which includes AI, Software as a Service, social media, business intelligence, security and fintech, e-commerce and web technologies, will play a key role as it generates more than $23 billion in revenue and $15 billion in GDP in British Columbia.

For more information about Zayo’s IP and fiber solutions or our Global Reach, visit us at www.zayo.com.

About Zayo Group

Zayo Group Holdings provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world’s most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo’s 126,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo’s communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, dedicated internet access and data center connectivity solutions. Zayo owns and operates a Tier 1 IP backbone and through its CloudLink service, Zayo provides low-latency private connectivity that attaches enterprises to their public cloud environments. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises. For more information, visit https://zayo.com/.

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