en.Wedoany.com Reported - Lightpath is laying fiber infrastructure for two new hyperscale data center campuses in the U.S. Midwest, located in Saline, Michigan, and Port Washington, Wisconsin, each with a planned capacity exceeding 1 gigawatt. The company will provide three-route fiber infrastructure and multi-terabit connectivity to support large-scale AI workloads.

The Saline network construction project is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2026, while the Port Washington project is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2027. Lightpath is advancing both projects in collaboration with an anchor hyperscale customer. The network architecture combines new construction, existing Lightpath network assets, and fiber resources from strategic partners, aiming to provide route diversity and ample capacity for large-scale data center traffic. The three-route fiber infrastructure deployed in this initiative will offer three physically distinct network paths, supporting multi-terabit connectivity for hyperscale and AI workloads.

This expansion extends Lightpath's service reach beyond its traditional metro network. The company has recently deployed AI-oriented fiber infrastructure in Phoenix, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Columbus, and has built its first long-haul trunk connecting Columbus and Chicago. Lightpath is jointly owned by Optimum Communications and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, offering dark fiber, wavelength, and Ethernet services in U.S. metro markets.

Lightpath CEO Chris Morley stated that the company is collaborating with hyperscale enterprises to build new fiber infrastructure to meet AI-driven demand in the U.S., noting that fiber infrastructure remains a critical component in the accelerating AI ecosystem.