Expanding Artificial Intelligence-compatible fiber infrastructure throughout Greater Atlanta to foster technological development by BIG
In a significant move to bolster digital infrastructure, Bandwidth IG (BIG) has launched a fibre expansion in the Greater Atlanta area. This expansion aims to double BIG's fibre footprint to over 330 route miles in Georgia, extending its network to cover 10 counties.
The expansion will cover Rockdale, Newton, Henry, Dekalb, Butts, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, and Fulton Counties, delivering AI-ready fibre infrastructure to these emerging areas. This development is expected to play a significant role in the growth of Atlanta's data centre market, contributing to the city's status as one of the largest data centre markets in North America.
BIG has been providing purpose-built, new 100% underground fibre infrastructure to Greater Atlanta since 2019. The construction of BIG's network expansion is underway, with the first segment expected to be complete by Q3 2025. Upon completion, BIG's fibre network will serve over 30 data centre campuses.
The expansion will increase BIG's fibre footprint and add essential middle-mile connectivity to these emerging areas, benefiting local economies for decades. The increasing access to best-in-class fibre infrastructure continues to be a driver of economic growth in the region.
In a statement, BIG's CEO, Bruce Garrison, said, "BIG will continue to be an agile dark fibre provider for customers delivering new technologies in Georgia and additional markets." This expansion project reaffirms BIG's commitment to being a key player in the digital infrastructure landscape, enabling the delivery of cutting-edge technologies to businesses and communities in the Greater Atlanta area.
While the precise timeline and county coverage for BIG's fibre expansion in Greater Atlanta are not yet publicly available, it is expected that this information will be revealed through official communications, regional broadband authority releases, or local government announcements in the near future.
Atlanta's tech ecosystem is poised to continue thriving, with businesses and communities standing to benefit from improved dark fibre infrastructure. The expansion is expected to benefit local economies for decades, fostering a digital ecosystem that supports innovation and growth.
The fiber expansion by Bandwidth IG (BIG) will deliver AI-ready infrastructure to emerging areas like Rockdale, Newton, Henry, Dekalb, Butts, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, and Fulton Counties, thereby contributing to the growth of Atlanta's data center market and the larger data-and-cloud-computing technology sector. With the construction of BIG's network expansion underway, the increasing access to best-in-class fibre infrastructure is expected to be a positive driver of economic growth in the region, supporting innovation and fostering a strong digital ecosystem for decades.
