17Apr

Stafford looking at offering tax incentives for data centers

Stafford County’s Board of Supervisors recently proposed a new tax classification to attract data centers to the region. Data centers house computer systems, servers, and other related equipment used for large-scale digital storage, as well as the management and distribution of electronic data. If you work from home, read books, share photos, shop, use the […]

Posted by dgrimm
On April 17, 2019
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20Nov

Why Dark Fiber Matters for Your Organization – Industry Viewpoints

Optical fiber is now prevalent in communications networks and is used to connect business, residential, and individual users. The backbone of these networks, including those using wireless access devices, is a fiber optic network, aggregating and transporting data. Fiber’s huge information carrying capacity, combined with its relatively low cost and small physical size, have made it the […]

Posted by dgrimm
On November 20, 2017
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23Oct

“The heart of “The Cloud” is in Virginia” – (Cloud and Data Center Growth in Loudoun!)

These days, you can’t walk through an airport, read a magazine or open a computer without seeing ads for “The Cloud.” The ads clearly suggest that the Cloud is desirable. But what they don’t say is what the Cloud is! Well, here’s the basic idea: In the beginning, we all kept our own stuff on […]

Posted by dgrimm
On October 23, 2017
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30Nov

Ending the commute – Region looks for ways to keep its workers home

The Fredericksburg region has gotten large enough to start comparing itself to some of Virginia’s urban giants. There are more than 350,000 people in this region, which is the fastest-growing area in Virginia. Stafford County is the northernmost locality of the region, which makes it most likely to lure companies from the Northern Virginia and […]

Posted by Summit IG
On November 30, 2016
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26Apr

AT&T, Verizon joined by younger players like SummitIG, Fatbeam and Axiom in dark fiber market

Wireless carriers are clearly keen on the dark fiber opportunity. Carriers like T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon are using dark fiber to power their current macro base station backhaul, but are also looking at it for future small cell and C-RAN network deployments. Verizon, for one, will immediately expand its dark fiber holdings when it completes […]

Posted by Summit IG
On April 26, 2016
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20Oct

SummitIG has ambitious dark fiber build out strategy in Virginia

SummitIG may have an ambitious underground dark fiber build out strategy in Virginia, but it’s got plenty of help. October 20, 2015 | By Sean Buckley Since it was founded in 2012, the service provider has constructed a 450-mile network that includes densely populated infrastructure routes stretching from Data Center Alley in Loudoun County […]

Posted by Summit IG
On October 20, 2015
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