Telia Carrier has announced the completion of a DWDM fibre system through Des Moines, Iowa, providing new connectivity service options at 666 Walnut in cooperation with Unite Private Networks (UPN). Stephen Hartman, head of North American sales at Telia Carrier, said UPN has made a significant investment in new, diverse local fibre in Iowa.
Hartman said Des Moines represents an important and growing technology, research and education hub in the Midwest. He added that combining UPN's extensive reach across Iowa with Telia Carrier's global backbone offers customers high capacity reach and a robust network from the "Silicon Prairie" to the rest of the world.
Travis Noble, senior vice president of sales at UPN, said DWDM fibre system will give business customers in the region access to diverse, carrier-grade networks to serve both last-mile and long-haul needs. UPN’s fibre-optic network in Iowa consists of nearly 1,500 miles, creating a diverse ring around the state, connecting every major metro area in central and eastern Iowa including Ames, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Davenport as well as Des Moines.
The new east-west route delivers capacity to content, application and cloud providers and under-served populations in the region, bringing connectivity to rural communities, particularly in the Midwest.
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