--- title: DukeNet Expands Fiber Network into Sentinel Data Centers' RTP/Durham Facility description: DukeNet Expands Fiber Network into Sentinel Data Centers' RTP/Durham Facility --- - [Contact JSA](https://www.jsa.net/contact/) - [Tech & Telecom News Now](https://www.jsa.net/blog/) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/telecompr) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/JaymieScottoTV) [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/jaymie-scotto-%26-associates) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/JaymieScottoandAssociates) [![JSA – Jaymie Scotto & Associates Logo](https://blog.jsa.net/hubfs/JSA_March2019%20Theme/images/jsa-logo-120h.png) ![JSA – Jaymie Scotto & Associates Logo](https://blog.jsa.net/hubfs/JSA_March2019%20Theme/images/jsa-logo-60h.png) ![JSA – Jaymie Scotto & Associates Logo](https://blog.jsa.net/hubfs/JSA_March2019%20Theme/images/jsa-logo-60h.png)](https://www.jsa.net/) - [Company](https://www.jsa.net/#) - [Our Core Values](https://www.jsa.net/core-values/) - [Our Team](https://www.jsa.net/team/) - 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Sentinel began construction on its NC-1 facility in Durham in late 2012, and the first phase of the facility will be commissioned in the second quarter of 2013. DukeNet is [![DukeNet Communications, DukeNet, Sentinel Data Centers, Sentinel, data center connectivity, optical network, optical transport, fiber network, fiber transport, fiber optic transport, NC-1, data center solutions, Mike Prendergast, Durham, Research Triangle Park, RTP, Todd Aaron, business continuity, multi-tenant data center ](https://static.hsstatic.net/BlogImporterAssetsUI/ex/missing-image.png "Sentinel Logo")](https://blog.jsa.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Sentinel-Logo.png)building a diverse route into the facility to help Sentinel provide business continuity services to its customer base. “The ability for enterprises to leverage multiple, best-in-class carriers is central to our business model,” said Sentinel Co-President Todd Aaron. “This relationship with DukeNet further bolsters our carrier roster and continues to distinguish our Durham facility as the sole carrier-neutral, enterprise-class data center in the region.” [Sentinel NC-1](http://www.sentineldatacenters.com/blog/sentinel-launches-nc-1-data-center) is North Carolina’s first large-footprint, multi-tenant data center. The facility provides large enterprise users with dedicated, secure, customizable suites for IT infrastructure. For more details, visit [www.dukenet.com](http://www.dukenet.com). 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