Articles from Zayo

Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure and managed services provider, announced a $90 million investment to expand and enhance fiber infrastructure across Tennessee. This investment will bolster key network routes, providing critical connectivity to major data centers and educational institutions and driving economic growth and innovation statewide.

Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider backed by DigitalBridge and EQT, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crown Castle’s Fiber Solutions business in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.25 billion.

Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider, today announced its debut asset-backed securitization financing. On January 31, 2025, Zayo priced $1.42 billion of asset-backed term notes (the “Notes”), to be originated by subsidiary Zayo Issuer, LLC, and secured by fiber network assets and associated contracts in the Northeast region of Zayo’s U.S. footprint. The company’s mission-critical fiber infrastructure and long-term customer contracts are well-suited for the business’s debut securitization financing. The transaction is expected to close on February 14, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider, today announced it intends to build more than 5,000 long-haul fiber route miles to meet the growing demands of AI workloads. As the only digital infrastructure company to build long-haul networks at scale in the last decade, Zayo’s investment will be critical to averting a potential bandwidth gap in the U.S. as AI-driven data center capacity is expected to grow 2-6X over the next five years.

Zayo, a leading global communications infrastructure provider, today announced David R. Carey has been appointed to its board of directors. With a career spanning over 45 years — including founding TeleScope Advisors, LLC and serving as Executive Vice President at T-Mobile during the successful turnaround and acquisition of Sprint Corp — Carey brings extensive expertise to drive Zayo's growth as one of the industry's fastest-growing fiber companies.

Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider, today announced it will deliver ultra-low-latency, high-bandwidth connectivity to Miami International Holdings, Inc.’s (MIH) newest U.S. multi-listed options exchange, MIAX Sapphire™, when the exchange opens its physical trading floor in Miami in 2025. MIAX Sapphire will be the first national securities exchange to establish operations in Miami when it opens next year. As Miami emerges as ‘Wall Street South,’ Zayo's connectivity to MIAX Sapphire and network expansion in the Miami market will ensure seamless, scalable and secure connectivity to help financial customers compete.

Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider, today announced the expansion of its 400G wavelength network to address rapidly increasing bandwidth needs in the New York/New Jersey metro area. As one of the only providers bringing new capacity to the area, Zayo’s 400G network provides high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity to key industries in the economic epicenter of New York and offers connectivity to other key markets on Zayo’s largest independent network.

Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider, announced today it was selected by the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to spearhead the modernization and upgrades of Internet connectivity and cybersecurity infrastructure for nearly 1,700 KY K-12 facilities, including schools, district offices and area technology centers across the state. This partnership marks a transformative leap in education technology, with Zayo Education—formerly Education Networks of America (ENA)—delivering the future-ready network infrastructure to advance KDE’s technology ecosystem and elevate educational experiences.

Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider, and Dallas County, are hosting a press conference on August 20, 2024, to announce its Middle-Mile and Digital Equity project funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Zayo, a leading global communications infrastructure provider, today announced its latest round of critical infrastructure upgrades. This includes significant expansions of its network connectivity offerings, including new 400G-enabled wavelength routes not available from any other provider, expanded on-demand network capabilities, and IP core upgrades—enabling the most forward-thinking and innovative companies to connect what’s next.

Zayo, a leading global communications infrastructure provider, has continued to climb the ranks of one of the world’s premier managed service providers in the prestigious 2024 Channel Futures Managed Service Provider (MSP) 501. The company ranked in at #7 in this year’s list, leading the rankings for all communications infrastructure providers. This marks Zayo’s third consecutive year on the list, and second consecutive year ranking within the top 10.

Zayo, a leading global communications infrastructure provider, has been selected by the State of Nevada to build, operate, maintain, and commercialize the state’s new Middle Mile Network project. Zayo will construct over 800 miles of the open-access, fiber optic network backed by funding from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Office of Science, Innovation, and Technology (OSIT) to provide robust broadband access to unserved and underserved communities with routes through Reno and Las Vegas.

Zayo, a global communications infrastructure provider, today announced its leading IP network will help power SCinet, the world’s fastest and most advanced temporary network providing connectivity for Supercomputing 2023 (SC23) in Denver from November 12-17, 2023.