Lightpath is expanding its network in the greater New York region by about 100 miles to help support the deployment of a major U.S. wireless carrier.

The project will extend the fiber-based connectivity provider’s dense regional footprint with new fiber miles in Long Island, southern Connecticut, northern New Jersey, and Westchester County. In addition to the new routes, the carrier will utilize routes that Lightpath has built over the last three years for other national carriers, accounting for approximately 70% of the project. This underscores Lightpath’s ability to scale quickly and cost-efficiently, while enabling next-generation wireless and enterprise connectivity.

“Delivering ahead of schedule is becoming a hallmark of Lightpath,” said Chris Morley, CEO of Lightpath. “This project was originally slated to begin turning up sites at the end of the year, yet we completed dozens of locations months earlier than planned. Our execution excellence and deep fiber presence continue to position us as a preferred network partner for both domestic and international carriers expanding across the Northeast.”

The new routes will enable 5G and AI-driven network deployments, with high-capacity backhaul and aggregation for bandwidth-intensive applications. Customers in these expansion areas will have access to Lightpath’s full portfolio of all-fiber connectivity solutions, including Optical Transport up to 800 Gbps, Ethernet, Internet Access, Private Networks, Dark Fiber, SD-WAN, Security Solutions, Voice Services, and other Managed Services.

Read the full announcement here.