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Bandwidth IG recently announced a partnership with a critical Internet Exchange to utilise the newly constructed subsea Bay Crossing fibre route .

( SFMIX ) will deliver high-capacity dark fibre to Internet Service Providers ( ISPs ) and content delivery networks across the San Francisco Bay Area , allowing them to connect to their customers with unmatched speed and performance .

SFMIX , an Internet Exchange point based in Silicon Valley , is one of the first customers to utilise Bandwidth IG ’ s newly expanded San Francisco Bay Area dark fibre network , announced in early 2024 . The new project brings 310 route miles and more than two million fibre miles of high-capacity dark fibre to the Bay Area , including a new and unique subsea route across the

San Francisco Bay .

Interconnecting mutual entities is why SFMIX exists . It ’ s grown from offering services in one facility in downtown San Francisco to now having deployments in eight facilities and over 90 participants throughout the Bay Area . “ We began to outgrow the connectivity that was being donated to use , and we were searching for that partner that could meet our needs throughout the market ,” said Matt Peterson , President , SFMIX . “ The management teams of both organisations saw a mutual value in working together .

Bandwidth IG ’ s newly expanded network creates a ring around the market , including the first fibre cable under the Bay to be installed for communications services in decades , providing near ubiquitous connectivity throughout one of the busiest data centre markets in the world . The ability to connect to its facilities across the Silicon Valley market allows

SFMIX to interconnect its deployments at intervals of 400Gbps , using diverse routes with future expansion capabilities .

Matt Peterson , President , San Francisco Metropolitan Internet Exchange ( SFMIX )

Enclosing the northern portion of the ring required immense dedication and engineering ingenuity . The subsea crossing that connects downtown San Francisco to the East Bay required numerous complex permits and nearly four years of planning , engineering and construction to complete .

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