FiberLight to build 1,400-mile West Texas dark fiber network in $350 million expansion
(UI) — FiberLight has announced a $350 million investment to build approximately 1,400 route miles of high-capacity fiber network infrastructure across West Texas, expanding connectivity in a region emerging as a hub for AI and data center development.
The expansion builds on a previously announced $150 million initiative in the region, bringing the company’s total investment in West Texas fiber infrastructure to nearly $500 million over the past year.
The project will include construction of a third diverse fiber route into Abilene and add approximately 1.2 million additional fiber miles. Once complete, FiberLight’s total Texas fiber footprint will reach nearly 4.8 million fiber miles.
FiberLight said the expansion is designed to support growing demand from hyperscale data centers, cloud providers and enterprise customers, while also improving connectivity options for regional carriers and rural communities.
“Nearly half a billion dollars on the table makes it clear: our flag is firmly planted in West Texas,” said Bill Major, CEO of FiberLight. “We moved early with $150 million because we saw where the AI market was headed. This additional $350 million accelerates that momentum and raises the bar. West Texas is fast becoming a powerhouse in the AI economy, and we’re building the high-count, high-capacity infrastructure hyperscalers and enterprises need to scale massive workloads quickly and reliably. As AI demand surges, we’ll keep expanding, in Texas and beyond, to deliver the speed, density, and resiliency our customers need to win.”
Construction has already begun, with portions of the network expected to be completed within six months. The full project is anticipated to be finished in just under two years.
FiberLight said the new routes are designed to increase network density and resiliency while supporting the region’s expanding data center and cloud infrastructure needs.
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