Bluebird Network, a communications infrastructure provider and operator of two data centers and more than 11,000 miles of fiber, announces the completion of its 126-fiber-route-mile network build in Illinois, delivering an expanded level of services to the region and taking a huge step forward for the company’s strategic vision.
Connecting the Illinois communities of Aurora, Dixon, DeKalb, Sterling and Rock Falls to Bluebird’s robust Midwest fiber footprint brings the company’s dedicated fiber internet, data center solutions and cloud connectivity services to huge swaths of new customers. The build also provides a diverse route to Chicago bolstering the resiliency of Bluebird’s already ultra-reliable fiber network.
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“This is an important strategic build for Bluebird Network and I’m incredibly excited about it,” says Michael Morey, President and CEO of Bluebird Network. “Our vision is to have a fiber presence in 80% of communities across our 11-state footprint with reach to a population greater than 10,000 people. This expansion across Illinois gets us closer to realizing our vision.”
The new route to Chicago also allows Bluebird to offer its data center solutions to more customers in America’s third largest metro region while providing existing customers the ability to connect to some of the most important telecommunications hubs in the world.
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The past few months have been busy for Bluebird as they’re hot off the heels of a company acquisition, adding fiber assets in Southern Missouri; and two builds expanding their network into Salina, Kansas and Waterloo, Iowa.
Between the projects listed above and ongoing day-to-day fiber construction, Bluebird will have built nearly 290 miles of new owned fiber, connected 441 new on-net buildings, and installed 1,386 additional access points in the past year.
“The new fiber route miles and on-net buildings speak for themselves,” adds Jamie Scott, Bluebird Network, Director of Outside Plant. “The large number of access points – locations where we splice new fiber – we added this year, allows our engineering and sales teams to be more flexible and reach more customers throughout our network.”
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