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AboveNet has announced that it is expanding its high performance network in Seattle. New fiber optic rings will provide short, low latency routes from downtown Seattle to the Sabey Data Center Complex in Tukwila and include connections into the new American Life data center.

"We expect our new low latency routes to be very popular with Seattle's enterprises and carriers that must have secure, high bandwidth connectivity for business-critical data communications," said Xenophon Giannis, executive director of Pacific Region Sales at AboveNet. "Our high performance network provides customers with increased network diversity and is a faster alternative to the existing 80-mile fiber ring around Lake Washington."

AboveNet's fiber optic network in Seattle currently spans 250 route miles stretching from Mukilteo to the north to Tacoma in the south, with routes throughout downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and around Lake Washington.

Enterprise and carrier customers in Seattle also have access to AboveNet's expansive fiber optic footprint with network capabilities in and between top business hubs in the U.S. and Europe and connections to buildings containing more than 400 data centers. Its infrastructure includes more than 2.3 million fiber miles, an intercity network spanning approximately 12,000 route miles and a global Tier 1 IP backbone.