Astound Business Solutions launches new east coast fiber route

"Jan 15, 2026 PRINCETON, N.J.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Astound Business Solutions, an award-winning, nationwide provider of high-capacity and secure connectivity for business customers, today announced completion of a major fiber network expansion project connecting 111 8th Avenue in New York City to 21715 Filigree Court in Ashburn, VA. This strategic build enhances connectivity between two of the nation's most critical data hubs, delivering robust scale and resiliency for enterprise, media, and other business customers."

"The fiber route spans more than 300 miles and introduces 33.6 terabits per second of additional capacity across the East Coast. Astound Business Solutions engineered the network to support ultra high-speed connectivity and capacity, with wavelengths ranging from 10 gigabits per second (G) to 800G, ensuring scalability for future high-speed internet and video transport demands. This efficient fiber path is designed to deliver a lower-latency option for services between New York and the Ashburn/Washington corridor by avoiding traditional congestion points near Philadelphia and urban areas of New Jersey."

Astound Business Solutions completed a more-than-300-mile fiber expansion linking 111 8th Avenue in New York City to 21715 Filigree Court in Ashburn, VA, adding 33.6 terabits per second of capacity across the East Coast. The engineered network supports wavelengths from 10 G to 800G for scalable, ultra high-speed connectivity and video transport. The route avoids congestion near Philadelphia and urban New Jersey to lower latency between New York and the Ashburn/Washington corridor, improving resiliency for mission-critical applications, massive data sets, and capacity-intensive media. The build also provides alternate routing and additional capacity for large data centers in Ashburn, Washington, D.C., and New York. Automation and reduced provisioning complexity accelerate deployment of advanced services.

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