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Crosslake Fibre
Crosslake Fibre
Metered Dark Fibre

The World's First Utility Based Dark Fibre Service

We believe in pay-as-you-grow
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What is it

Pay for what you use, at the speed you need.

Dark fibre, plain and simple, just with a unique commercial offer

  • We provide exclusive use of a dark fibre pair, with all of the same technical characteristics, performance, security and benefits of traditional dark fibre, just with an innovative commercial offering
  • A perfect starting point to growing into a traditional dark fibre
  • Ideal for those with plans to grow that are introducing a new route and growing from zero and want to start with lower recurring costs
  • More approachable than traditional dark fibre; you can choose how much you want to light and only pay for what you use
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How We Work

Scale at the pace of success with metered dark fibre

  • We help shorten the decisioning-making process for those considering the investment dark fibre by lowering the level of commitment
  • You can enable a long haul route to connect point-to-point with all the performance of dark fibre
  • You can scale up or down as needed, and only pay for what you use
  • It's quick, easy and secure with immediate access to high-capacity bandwidth
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Features & Facts

  • Complete control over your network with scalability to >25Tbps using the latest optical equipment
  • G.652 & G.657 fibre single mode fibre capable of supporting all equipment technologies
  • Detailed street level KMZs allow you to map the exact location of your fibre to ensure diversity requirements
  • Stringent specifications on performance and technical characteristics backed by SLAs
  • Space and power in secure colocation facilities with dedicated, locking cabinets available for all fibre pairs
  • Half and full cabinets available
  • Maintenance of optical equipment at ILA sites is available allowing for no remote operational resources or support
  • Temporary maintenance fibre and colocation available to enable smooth, stress-free migrations and future upgrades available on certain routes
  • Monitoring of dark fibre available to provide realtime insight into performance
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