Fidium and Ciena Supercharge Connectivity in Texas Triangle Megaregion

Fidium announced that it is deploying advanced optical technology from global high-speed connectivity leader Ciena to launch next-generation wavelength services up to 400G for its fast-growing DASH fiber network, connecting Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston.

Powered by Ciena’s optical solutions, Fidium’s DASH fiber network is positioned at the forefront of Texas’ growing technology corridor. The network supports the increasing bandwidth needs of enterprise, carrier, wholesale, and Fiber-to-the-Tower customers, while enabling high-performance data center interconnect solutions that deliver data and applications with speed and reliability.

“Fidium’s DASH network delivers multiple wavelengths, up to 400G, to meet the most demanding customer needs,” said Dan Stoll, president of commercial and carrier business at Fidium. “With Ciena’s optical solutions, we’re delivering the scale, redundancy, and capacity required to power AI, cloud, and content workloads, seamlessly and reliably.”

Through the DASH network, Fidium now connects to more than 65 on-net and 40 near-net data centers across Texas, with continued expansion underway to meet surging demand for high-capacity, low-latency routes. The company’s Longview-to-Corpus Christi route extends the reach of the DASH network beyond the state’s largest metro areas, offering additional connectivity for regions that have traditionally lacked direct access to high-capacity fiber infrastructure.

“Texas is one of the fastest-growing technology hubs in the country, and our collaboration with Fidium helps ensure its infrastructure can keep pace with the growing demand,” said Kevin Sheehan, CTO of the Americas for Ciena. “Our optical solutions, combined with Fidium’s extensive footprint, delivers a highly adaptive and scalable network that drives innovation and economic growth in the region.”

To support this network upgrade, Fidium is deploying Ciena’s 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) and WaveLogic coherent optics (Wavelogic 5 Extreme 800G transceivers and WaveLogic 5 Nano 400G pluggables) to deliver up to up to 800Gbps per wavelength over both C- and L- bands today, with the ability to seamlessly scale to 1.6Tb/s per wavelength with WaveLogic 6 Extreme when needed.

This collaboration is part of Fidium’s broader transformation, uniting all residential, business and wholesale services under one brand. Fidium is one of the nation’s top 10 fiber networks by route miles, serving more than 700 communities nationwide, delivering fiber solutions to homes, businesses and communities.

Source: Fidium media announcement