Dark Fiber Solutions

Rapidpath

Pre-spliced. Pre-tested.
Ready to deploy in 15 Days.

  • No construction. No waiting.

    Pre-spliced dark fiber along select routes between area data centers.

  • 15 Day Turn-Up

    Get your regional interconnected dark fiber in as little as 15 days, compared to 60-120 days.

  • 7 DC to DC Metros

    Immediately available among data centers in New York, New Jersey, Boston, and Miami, with Phoenix, Chicago, and Columbus coming soon.

Rapidpath Dark Fiber

Rapidpath is Lightpath’s pre-staged inter-data center dark fiber offering. Routes are built, spliced, and OTDR tested before you order, eliminating three of the biggest friction points in dark fiber procurement: surprise pricing, long quote cycles, and unpredictable install timelines.

You bring your own optics, control your wavelength plan, and run your own network. Lightpath owns and maintains the physical infrastructure.

Quick Reference Guide

Why Rapidpath?

  • No Surprises Pricing, Quote, or Install: Pre-approved pricing, no waiting for a quote, and turn-up in as little as 15 business days. All three together eliminate the friction that makes dark fiber feel slow and risky.
  • Dedicated, Not Shared: Strands are dedicated to you. No bandwidth contention, no shared infrastructure, full Layer-1 control from endpoint to endpoint.
  • Newer Glass: Lightpath’s network runs on recently built glass, with lower attenuation, ready for 800 Gbps+ coherent optics, and growing.
  • Transparent by Design: Routes, endpoints, maps, and pricing available before you sign, no NDA required.
  • Built Where Demand Is Concentrated: Every enabled location was selected for carrier and enterprise traffic density, not route convenience.
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Connect with Lightpath

Talk with a Lightpath Rapidpath Expert or Dark Fiber Engineer today.

Call 1-877-544-4872 or complete the form.

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