FiberLocator expands services to UK

Already renowned for housing the fibre footprints and route maps of over 1,000 carriers, more than 5 million connected buildings, and 6,000 data centres across the US, FiberLocator now aims to bring the same level of comprehensive data to the UK market.

For decades, FiberLocator has been the go-to resource in the United States for carriers, mobile operators, tower companies, and data centre operators looking to develop custom fibre networks, plan data centre sites, and locate on-net buildings. The platform is known for its accuracy and timeliness, constantly updating and integrating new data from providers and third parties to ensure network planners have the information they need.

“FiberLocator users are generating an increasing request volume for UK-based fibre connectivity, and launching in the UK will open up many exciting new opportunities for us,” said Mike Iapalucci, Vice President of FiberLocator. “On the one hand, we see increased US demand for UK fibre. On the other hand, there is a rich and diverse fibre ecosystem in the UK. Our goal is to be the bridge between UK supply and US demand, and we’re already in the process of signing up our first suppliers.”

UK fibre providers can contribute their footprint data to the FiberLocator platform at no cost, allowing them to advertise their fibre availability to a broad audience of US carriers. This offers UK providers an additional wholesale channel without the hassle of lengthy framework negotiations.

“With the increased expansion of UK data centres, proximity to fibre is more important than ever for data centre users and operators,” added David Liggitt, President of CCMI. “This represents a fantastic opportunity for UK providers, and we’re thrilled to share our services with the market.” 

FiberLocator aims to secure a critical number of UK fibre suppliers by the end of the year and will be attending Connected Britain and Capacity Europe in London this autumn to further this initiative.