Lightower Fiber Networks will expand its all-fiber network...

Lightower Fiber Networks will expand its all-fiber network to Virginia and the Washington, D.C., said the company in a news release Monday (http://bit.ly/14u92Lt). In May 2012, Lightower started construction on a high fiber-count network covering most of Virginia and into North Carolina, and the company is now adding 400 route miles in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, including parts of northern Virginia and southern Maryland, said Lightower. The expansion adds all-fiber connectivity to area data centers, including those in Ashburn, Culpepper and Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C., to offer connectivity points for government applications, cloud and content distribution and area technology companies, said Lightower. “Lightower will continue to aggressively invest and expand in this region, all in response to the tremendous demand we are seeing here,” said CEO Rob Shanahan. Lightower said it will start bringing customers online in these areas in the fall and will invest in expanded sales and support staffs for the region.