Southfield-based 123Net, a fiber internet, colocation, and voice services provider, and Peninsula Fiber Network, which offers optic-based telecommunications and Next Generation 911 services, today announced completion of an approximate 130-mile fiber route running from Southfield to Bay City.
The new fiber route, which has completed construction and is now operational, brings affordable high-speed fiber internet along the previously underserved I-75 corridor.
The privately funded, multi-million-dollar project provides middle-mile capacity to further bolster Michigan’s telecommunication infrastructure.
The project, the companies state, was completed on-time and on-budget. It offers improved connectivity to communities including Southfield, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Pontiac, Waterford Township, Clarkston, Davisburg, Holly, Fenton, Grand Blanc, Flint, Clio, Birch Run, Bridgeport, Saginaw, and Bay City.
“Michigan businesses depend on high-speed, affordable fiber broadband connectivity,” says Dan Irvin, president and CEO of 123Net. “Along with our partners at PFN, we’re pleased to deliver on our promise of providing new, high-performance broadband capacity to communities along the I-75 corridor. Now that this middle-mile fiber is constructed, it becomes a far easier matter to connect to local businesses.”
The new north-south fiber route will have immediate benefits to the local communities along the route. It also will provide overall connectivity between southeast Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, as well as connecting into the partners’ network and the Detroit Internet Exchange to seamlessly move traffic across the state and around the globe.
“123NET and PFN share a deep commitment to expanding broadband access where it’s needed most,” said R. Cory Heigl, General Manager of Peninsula Fiber Network in Marquette. “This project showcases what can be accomplished when two industry leaders come together to provide the infrastructure businesses and communities need to thrive.”
Businesses along the route can contact 123Net for information on connecting to the new fiber. For more information, visit 123.net.
