LSC upgrades AI infrastructure with dark fiber route from St. Louis to Tulsa

"Our new St. Louis-Tulsa corridor is a strategic unlock for the Central U.S. We are building the advanced infrastructure that transformative technologies like AI and the neocloud require. This route ensures our partners have the massive, diverse capacity they need to move data at the speed of innovation as they scale their most demanding ML and HPC workloads."

"LSC designs, builds, and operates custom dark fiber infrastructure engineered to solve the three most critical bottlenecks of the AI era: massive capacity for GPU-dense clusters, minimal latency for real-time processing, and maximum diversity to ensure network resilience. To guarantee the highest levels of security and uptime, every mile of LSC's latest-generation fiber network is constructed 100% underground."

Light Source Communications announces a new 500-mile long-haul dark fiber route connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, designed to support hyperscale tenants and high-performance computing applications including AI and machine learning. The route features eight in-line amplifiers to maintain signal strength and prevent degradation. The infrastructure will connect data centers in both cities with additional Points-of-Presence planned, and integrates with LSC's existing 130-mile dark fiber metro ring in the Tulsa area. Completion is expected by Q3 2027. LSC's dark fiber infrastructure is engineered to address critical AI-era requirements: massive capacity for GPU-dense clusters, minimal latency for real-time processing, and maximum network diversity for resilience. All fiber is constructed 100% underground for security and reliability.

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