Lightpath Secures Third Network Award in Columbus, Expanding Total Network to 304 Miles
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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Source: PRnewswire
- Network Expansion: Lightpath has secured its third network award in the Columbus market, adding 55 miles of 100% underground multi-conduit network, bringing the total construction mileage to 304 miles, thereby reinforcing its leadership in high-capacity fiber networks to meet the ongoing demand for AI-ready connectivity infrastructure.
- Accelerated Construction Timeline: Approximately 102 miles of the network are scheduled for completion in the first half of 2026, ahead of the original delivery timeline, enhancing regional connectivity and strengthening the company's ability to meet the needs of large-scale compute platform customers.
- Strategic Significance: The Columbus expansion is part of Lightpath's broader strategy to build dense, all-fiber infrastructure across key U.S. markets, aimed at supporting hyperscale, carrier, and enterprise customers with scalable, production-ready connectivity, ensuring long-term performance and reliability.
- Demand-Driven Growth: CEO Chris Morley emphasized that securing the third award underscores the consistent demand from hyperscale customers for expanding AI infrastructure, positioning Lightpath's infrastructure strategy to support the growth of these critical workloads.
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Optimum Communications, Inc., formerly Altice USA, Inc., is a broadband communications and video services provider in the United States, delivering broadband, video, mobile, proprietary content and advertising services to residential and business customers across approximately 21 states through its Optimum brand. The Company operates Optimum Media, an advanced advertising and data business, which provides audience-based, multiscreen advertising solutions to local, regional and national businesses and advertising clients. Its footprint extends across various states (primarily in the New York metropolitan area and various markets in the south-central United States) through a fiber-rich hybrid-fiber coaxial (HFC) broadband network and a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. The Company also operates News 12, which is focused on delivering hyperlocal news content, covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey.
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Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
