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Lightpath IP Backbone Traffic Grows 32% as Enterprises Adopt AI

Lightpath reports that IP traffic across its network has grown at an annualized rate of 32% over the most recent 18 months — up sharply from a 19% historical rate — as enterprises in healthcare, financial services and education embed AI and large language model platforms into real-time operations.

Lightpath Secures Second Infrastructure Tenant on Its Eastern Pennsylvania AI-grade Fiber Infrastructure Build

10-year anchor agreement expands planned regional capacity by roughly 30% and adds an additional multi-gigawatt campus to Lightpath fiber infrastructure network NEW YORK — July 15, 2026 — Lightpath today announced it…

Lightpath to Deliver AI-Grade Fiber Infrastructure to Two New Hyperscale Data Center Campuses

07/08/26 New Builds Extend Lightpath’s AI-Grade Network to Two 1GW+ Campuses Under Construction, with Delivery Beginning This Year NEW YORK, July 08, 2026 — Lightpath today announced new fiber builds to support…

Lightpath Recognized in Vertical Systems Group’s 2025 U.S. Fiber Lit Buildings LEADERBOARD Challenge Tier

06/23/26 Recognition highlights Lightpath’s expanding fiber footprint as demand for AI-ready connectivity infrastructure accelerates New York, June 23, 2026 – Lightpath, a 100% fiber infrastructure company operating 12,100 route miles of AI-grade…

Lightpath Expands its dense NYC Metropolitan Fiber Infrastructure Network to Support Major National Wireless Service Providers Across more than 2,400 Macro Cell Tower locations

Deployment extends Lightpath’s expansive 12,100 route mile fiber infrastructure with 265 new route miles planned across the greater NYC metropolitan area NEW YORK, May 19, 2026 — Lightpath, a 100%…

Lightpath Announces New Long-Haul Route, Connecting Columbus and Chicago with ~392-Mile Multi-Conduit System Fiber Infrastructure

Marks Lightpath’s Entry into New Long-Haul Route Development, Linking Two of the Fastest-Growing Data Center Markets in the World NEW YORK — May 12, 2026 — Lightpath today announced it has…