Zayo adding long-haul fiber network along West Coast

BOULDER — Zayo Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) has plans for a  long-haul dark fiber network between Reno, Nev. and Umatilla, Ore.

The expansion to the network will add more than 600 route miles along the U.S. It also adds to the Portland and Umatilla route announced a year ago. The route will be fully underground.

The new route will be anchored by a webscale customer and is already getting high demand from others. The expansion will create a diverse route along the West Coast. And Reno is becoming a strong data center hub, based on its proximity to Silicon Valley and…