Overview
Dedicated fiber infrastructure for long-term network growth
Our Dark Fiber service gives you dedicated fiber strands between strategic locations, allowing you to manage your own equipment, wavelengths, bandwidth, security, and upgrade path.
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Dark fiber is ideal for operators that need more control than a managed service can offer. You light the fiber with your own optical equipment and scale capacity on your own terms.
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Dark fiber is commonly positioned as the core infrastructure building block for operators building high-capacity networks. Tele2 describes dark fiber as a foundation for designing high-capacity optical networks, while GlobalConnect highlights its ability to support virtually unlimited capacity expansion and full control of scalability and bandwidth.
Technical Specifications
G.652D
Fiber Type
1-96
Fiber Pairs
Unlimited
Capacity Potential
IRU/Long-Term
Lease Terms
Available
Route Diversity
Documented
Splice Points
Included
OTDR Testing
15-30 Days
Provisioning
Key Features
IRU & Long-Term Leases
Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) agreements from 10 to 25 years, or flexible shorter-term leases. Predictable CAPEX for network planning.
Comprehensive Documentation
Full route maps, splice point documentation, fiber characterization reports, and OTDR test results provided at handover.
Maintenance & Monitoring
Optional managed maintenance agreements with guaranteed repair times. 24/7 fiber monitoring and proactive fault detection.
Route Diversity
Multiple physically diverse fiber routes available on key corridors. Eliminate single points of failure at the infrastructure layer.
Services We Offer
What we deliver
Flexible, SLA-backed options engineered around your technical and commercial needs.
Service
Dark Fiber
Dedicated fiber routes within cities or metro areas.
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Point-to-point metro fiber
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Data center connectivity
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PoP-to-PoP routes
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Carrier hotel access
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Enterprise campus connectivity
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Optional route diversity
Core routers
Edge routers
Aggregation switches
Ethernet switches
Network interface modules
Optics and transceivers
Carrier Ethernet hardware
BGP/IP network equipment
Service
Long-Haul Dark Fiber
Dedicated fiber between regions, cities, or major network locations.
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Intercity fiber routes
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Long-term IRU or lease models
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Carrier-grade maintenance
DWDM systems
Optical shelves
Transponders
Muxponders
Optical amplifiers
Coherent optics
Line cards
10G / 100G / 400G transport hardware
Service
Dark Fiber for Data Center Interconnect
Private fiber routes between data centers, cloud facilities, and carrier-neutral locations.
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Low-latency route options
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High-count fiber availability where possible
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Cross-connect coordination
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Support for 10G, 100G, 400G, and future optical upgrades
Optical distribution frames
Fiber patch panels
Splice closures
Fiber cabinets
Fiber enclosures
Ducts and route components
Patch cords
Passive optical components
Service
Custom Fiber Builds
For customers that need a route where existing infrastructure is not available.
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Route planning
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Permit support where applicable
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Project delivery management
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Long-term maintenance option
Optical distribution frames
Fiber patch panels
Splice closures
Fiber cabinets
Fiber enclosures
Ducts and route components
Patch cords
Passive optical components
Service
Data Center Dark Fiber
For private DCI and cloud infrastructure.
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Data center-to-data center route
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Cross-connect support
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Low-latency option
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Multiple fiber pair availability where possible
Optical distribution frames
Fiber patch panels
Splice closures
Fiber cabinets
Fiber enclosures
Ducts and route components
Patch cords
Passive optical components
Suggested Packages
Packages built for every stage of growth
Essential IP Transit
For smaller ISPs and networks starting to scale.
Includes:
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1G or 10G port
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IPv4 / IPv6
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BGP session
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Standard SLA
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Basic route support
Core routers
Edge routers
Aggregation switches
Ethernet switches
Network interface modules
Optics and transceivers
Carrier Ethernet hardware
BGP/IP network equipment
Carrier IP Transit
For established ISPs and traffic-heavy networks.
Includes:
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10G or 100G port
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Higher commit options
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Redundant delivery
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Advanced BGP policy support
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Optional DDoS mitigation
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24/7 NOC support
DWDM systems
Optical shelves
Transponders
Muxponders
Optical amplifiers
Coherent optics
Line cards
10G / 100G / 400G transport hardware
Peering Plus
For networks that want better regional performance and traffic control.
Includes:
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IX access
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Public/private peering
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Route optimization
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Traffic analysis
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Peering strategy consultation
Optical distribution frames
Fiber patch panels
Splice closures
Fiber cabinets
Fiber enclosures
Ducts and route components
Patch cords
Passive optical components