Today’s telecom news includes announcements on altafiber, Comcast, Classiq, AMD, Lumen Technologies, and others.
Altafiber Surpasses 70,000-Address Milestone in Massive $200mn Dayton Fiber Expansion
Technology provider altafiber has reached a significant midway point in its Dayton, Ohio, infrastructure rollout, officially passing 70,000 residential and business addresses as part of a massive $200 million investment. This project aims to install 2,300 miles of high-speed, multi-gigabit fiber across Montgomery and Greene counties to enhance regional economic development and provide essential access to digital healthcare and education. Beyond the network expansion, the company has committed $3 million to local civic projects focused on sustainability and economic mobility. Reaffirming its commitment to a “future-proof” network, altafiber continues to scale its gigabit reach, which already covers nearly 100 percent of Greater Cincinnati and is expanding rapidly across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Hawaii.
Quantum Leap for Connectivity: Comcast, Classiq, and AMD Unveil Future of Resilient Internet
Comcast, in collaboration with quantum software leader Classiq and semiconductor giant AMD, has successfully demonstrated a quantum-enhanced algorithm designed to significantly improve network routing and reliability. Announced on February 17, 2026, the trial addressed the complex challenge of identifying independent backup paths for network sites during maintenance or unexpected failures. By combining quantum hardware with AMD Instinct GPU-accelerated simulations, the team proved that quantum techniques can optimize real-time traffic rerouting, a task that grows exponentially difficult as global networks expand.
Lumen Smashes AI Bottlenecks with Major Multi-Cloud and Metro Expansion
Lumen Technologies has announced a significant expansion of its enterprise networking portfolio, introducing the Lumen Multi-Cloud Gateway and enhanced metro data center connectivity to eliminate data movement bottlenecks that hinder large-scale AI operations. This new gateway acts as a programmable, software-defined routing layer, allowing businesses to move massive datasets securely and dynamically between various clouds and edge locations. Additionally, Lumen is boosting its metro network capacity to 100Gbps, and up to 400Gbps at key cloud hubs, across 16 major U.S. markets including New York, Dallas, and Silicon Valley.
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