Metro Bytes: Cologix, KWIKOM, Boldyn, ex2, Segra

Multiple interesting projects going on at the metro/regional level across the country:

Cologix has unveiled big new plans for central Ohio. They have acquired 154 acres of land in Johnstown, about 15 miles northeast of Columbus. On that land they plan to build a 2 million square foot, 800 megawatt, AI-ready data center campus. The first phase of that buildout will start in 2025. Cologix already operates 500K square feet and 80MW of power in the Columbus metro area.

KWIKOM is expanding its FTTx footprint to two more Kansas cities. Independence and Cherryvale are now two of KWIKOM’s ‘Gigabit Cities’, meaning that the majority of households and businesses have access to a gigabit or more in connectivity. KWIKOM is owned by WANRack, which has invested resources into the regional fiber company since acquiring it last year.

Boldyn Networks has been busy in support of military wireless infrastructure this week. They have partnered with AT&T and the US Navy to build out 5G infrastructure at Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg in central Pennsylvania. There they have broken ground on a 150-foot monopole 5G tower that will support inventory tracking on 8M square feet of warehouse space. And they have also bee working with Verizon to bring 5G millimeter wave to the US Army at Fort Cavazos TX. The deployment included 145K feet of fiber connecting cell towers, small cells, and additional tower sites.

eX² Technology has a new project underway in New Hampshire. They are working with Grafton County on a 200-mile, $17M middle mile network. Construction is now underway on the infrastructure connecting 25 municipalities as well as an interconnection point at Plymouth State University. The buildout will also support future connectivity projects in adjacent counties both in New Hampshire and nearby Vermont.

And Segra and Unite Private Networks have officially merged their brands under the Segra banner. The two were merged by parent company Cox Communications after it consolidated the ownership structure, creating a supra-regional provider with dense fiber infrastructure throughout the east, south, and Midwest. Segra has recently bought a metro network in St. Louis from Everstream and also sold off some islands of metro connectivity in the Pacific Northwest this year.

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