Zayo Deploys Low Latency Route Between Chicago and Seattle

Zayo is enhancing its low latency service between Seattle and Chicago with improved performance on the route. Financial, Content and Carrier customers will experience a material latency reduction from what is currently available. The enhanced service, which will be available in the third quarter of 2012, significantly improves latency.

The distance of the route will be reduced by approximately 100 route miles. To further reduce latency, the system will be engineered as an express route, with add/drop points being limited to approximately 4 locations. Zayo anticipates reducing latency by 5 – 15% relative to currently available services.

Additionally, Zayo is assessing the potential to serve its Dark Fiber customers on this route.  Certain sections of the route would require overbuild to provide Dark Fiber service.  If sufficient demand for Dark Fiber service exists, Zayo expects to commence engineering, design and permitting as early as late 2012, with construction potentially beginning in spring of 2013.

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