New Builds Extend Lightpath’s AI-Grade Network to Two 1GW+ Campuses Under Construction, with Delivery Beginning This Year
Lightpath announced new fiber builds to support two hyperscale data center campuses now under construction, extending its AI-grade network to meet surging capacity demand driven by artificial intelligence.
Each campus is planned to exceed one gigawatt of capacity. Lightpath will provide triverse fiber infrastructure and multi-terabit capacity to the two facilities, located in Saline, Michigan and Port Washington, Wisconsin.
The Saline build is expected to be delivered by the end of 2026, with Port Washington following in the second quarter of 2027. Both builds are being delivered in partnership with an anchor hyperscale customer.
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“Lightpath is playing an increasingly central role in partnering with hyperscalers to build new fiber infrastructure to address AI-driven demand across the U.S.,” said Chris Morley, CEO of Lightpath. “Fiber infrastructure remains a critical component in the evolving and accelerating AI ecosystem.”
These builds follow Lightpath’s recent expansion of mission-critical, AI-grade fiber infrastructure across Phoenix, eastern Pennsylvania and Columbus, and its first long-haul corridor linking Columbus and Chicago.
“Gigawatt scale AI campuses need more than fiber in the ground, they need a partner that can engineer an end-to-end connectivity solution across new construction, existing Lightpath network assets, and strategic partner fiber,” said Tim Haverkate, Chief Commercial Officer at Lightpath. “Our ability to creatively combine those assets is what allows us to deliver route-diverse, multi-terabit capacity on timelines that match the pace of hyperscale AI development.”
With these builds, Lightpath continues to extend an owned, AI-grade fiber network into the markets where hyperscale and AI workloads are concentrating — connecting customers to their digital destinations at the scale and resilience those workloads require.
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