DC BLOX Completes Dark Fiber Route Connecting Myrtle Beach to Atlanta

DC BLOX, a provider of connected data centers and fiber optic networking solutions in the Southeastern United States, announced the completion of its new dark fiber route connecting the Myrtle Beach Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Atlanta. The new east-west route extends from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, near Charleston, through Augusta, Georgia, and into Atlanta, including major connectivity hubs such as 56 Marietta Street and the Lithia Springs, Georgia, data center cluster.

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Regional connectivity boost

“This high-capacity East-West route serves as a new backbone to the Southeast region, enabling hyperscalers, global and regional communications providers, local ISPs and enterprises to connect regionally and internationally,” said DC BLOX THURSDAY.

Kurt Stoever, COO of DC BLOXhighlighted the importance of digital infrastructure in driving economic prosperity, saying, “With our regional colocation data centers, the Myrtle Beach CLS, our regional network and this new dark fiber route, DC BLOX is building the infrastructure needed to support the rapid development of the South East. growth.”

DC BLOX said that in addition to facilitating regional connectivity, the East-West route provides a diversity of routes for data traffic between Northern Virginia and Atlanta. Additionally, the company is also building a dark fiber ring around Atlanta, which will connect to two hyperscale data centers being developed to the east and west of the city. The Atlanta Metro Fiber Ring will also connect to the East-West Route, expanding global connectivity options from the region.

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Completion of the beach course

Windstream previously announced its Beach Route, which will provide connectivity from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and then on to points further south.

With the East-West route running through rural South Carolina and Georgia, it also provides a critical link for ISPs and local cooperatives aiming to provide broadband services to rural and underserved communities, the release said official.