Wedoany.com Report on Feb 28th, Zayo has entered into an agreement with Starlink to provide managed Low Earth Orbit satellite connectivity services for enterprise customers across North America. The Denver-based communications infrastructure company is incorporating Starlink services into its managed portfolio to meet the needs of organizations requiring greater resilience, broader coverage, and rapid deployment, particularly in remote or high-risk environments.
Under the agreement, Zayo will integrate Starlink LEO satellite connectivity with services such as SD-WAN, firewalls, and IP-VPNs, offering unified management and single-vendor support. This managed service covers the United States and Canada, with download speeds reaching 100-280 Mbps. Zayo states that the installation process can be completed within days, serving as an alternative to fiber, DSL, or 5G deployments to address latency or cost challenges. Customers can also utilize Starlink's Priority Data plans, designed to deliver lower latency and more stable performance compared to traditional geostationary systems.
Zayo positions its hybrid fiber and satellite architecture as a strategy to enhance network resilience. By combining its 19.9 million fiber miles and 148,000 route mile network with LEO satellite links, the company can enable active-active connectivity or failover configurations when terrestrial infrastructure fails due to severe weather, physical damage, or other disruptions. Use cases include rural and remote sites, disaster recovery, network diversity requirements, and mobile operations needing persistent connectivity.
Ed Loveless, Head of Managed Services Product at Zayo, said: "By combining Starlink's low-latency LEO satellite connectivity with Zayo's fiber network solutions, we are setting a new standard for network resilience. Organizations can expand their connectivity reach, stay online during outages, and all without adding operational complexity burdens."
This move reflects the trend towards terrestrial-satellite hybrid networks, where LEO constellations complement rather than replace fiber and wireless infrastructure. Zayo's scale in the North American fiber market enables it to more effectively integrate satellite into enterprise-grade architectures, offering unified Service Level Agreements and support. As Starlink and other LEO operators expand their enterprise offerings, managed integration is expected to accelerate adoption in regulated industries and mission-critical use cases.
