Windstream sees increased demand for both dark and lit fiber

Windstream Wholesale is building a fiber spur to one of Hurricane Electric’s data centers in the San Francisco Bay area, a primary location in Hurricane Electric’s global service provider and co-location network. In terms of the general landscape for long-haul fiber, John Nishimoto, senior VP of Product and Marketing said there’s good demand for both lit fiber and dark fiber. Windstream is definitely seeing demand for lit fiber, such as the deal with Hurricane Electric, he said. It's getting requests for multiple 400 gig services between data centers and to new data center campuses, as well. Windstream Wholesale is also seeing more demand for dark fiber.