Dark Fiber Community

Founded in 2010, the Dark Fiber Community, created by Allied Fiber is a single online resource for those seeking to build new or extend existing dark fiber and wireless transport networks. Major, middle and minor markets, wireless towers and data centers all require a range of network investment. To operate effectively these companies require access to major Internet interconnection and peering points. The Dark Fiber Community serves as a portal for access to the entire industry.

It connects buyers to sellers of these necessary network elements including communications equipment providers, dark fiber manufacturers, data center and tower builders, as well as a variety of financing sources for these elements. The Dark Fiber Community is constructed to mirror the layers of the OSI Model, from the physical layer up through transport. Companies that represent aspects of the model are present within the community.

An online directory for network operators, the Dark Fiber Community provides information and contact details for industry-leading vendors, as well as the opportunity to plan one-on-one meetings with those suppliers anywhere in the world. The Dark Fiber Community facilitates the necessary relationships for growth and the evolution of the physical network layer in the United States. Through the facilitation of this networking, industry thought leaders have a platform to come together, further aiding in the efforts to increase broadband speeds and penetration rates.

Industry Sectors The Dark Fiber Community provides resources for industry sectors including equipment vendors and manufacturers of the following:

• Dark Fiber
• DWDM
• Ethernet
• Data Centers
• Internet transit

References

• "Allied Fiber Launches Dark Fiber Community". Telecom Paper. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/allied-fiber-launches-dark-fiber-community. Retrieved 2010-09-14. 

• "Allied’s Dark-Fiber Ecosystem Grows". DatacenterDynamics. http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2011/02/allieds-dark-fiber-ecosystem-grows. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 

• "For Allied Fiber’s “Dark Fiber” Online Community, It’s All About Collaboration". TMCnet. http://www.tmcnet.com/channels/communities/articles/152840-allied-fibers-dark-fiber-online-community-its-all.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-10. 

• "OFS Joins Allied Fiber’s Dark Fiber Community". The Street. http://www.thestreet.com/story/11070273/1/ofs-joins-allied-fibers-dark-fiber-community.html. Retrieved 2011-04-04. 

External links

• Dark-fiber.tmcnet.com