New redundant fiber loop strengthens connectivity in one of the country's fastest-growing AI and data center infrastructure markets
Kirkland, Washington (September 15, 2026)—Ziply® Fiber today announced the completion of its Quincy fiber ring, establishing a fully redundant fiber loop designed to provide diverse, high-capacity connectivity throughout the Quincy data center market. Over the past decade, Quincy has emerged as one of the most consequential data center markets in the United States, with significant new capacity continuing to come online and under development. The completion of the ring provides companies building and operating infrastructure in the region with the redundant, high-capacity fiber connectivity needed to support increasingly demanding workloads.
Quincy's growth is driven by a convergence of factors that make it uniquely suited for AI and hyperscale workloads: abundant hydroelectric power, a cool climate, and direct access to high-capacity fiber infrastructure. As AI training clusters and inference infrastructure scale to unprecedented density, the demand for carrier-grade fiber with true path diversity has become a baseline requirement, not a premium option.
The Quincy fiber ring addresses that requirement directly. By creating two geographically separate fiber paths, the ring eliminates the single points of failure that can expose data center customers to outage risk. For hyperscalers and enterprise operators running AI workloads that cannot tolerate interruption, path diversity is not a value-add—it is a prerequisite.
What the Ring Delivers
"Quincy has become one of the most important data center markets in the country, and the companies building there need infrastructure that keeps pace with the workloads they are running," said Chris Gellos, General Manager of Commercial at Ziply Fiber. "This ring gives those operators the path diversity and reliability that AI infrastructure demands."
The completion of the Quincy fiber ring builds on Ziply Fiber's ongoing investment in commercial network infrastructure and continued expansion of its long-haul and metro network capacity to serve the growing needs of data center operators, enterprises, and telecommunications carriers.
About Ziply Fiber
Ziply Fiber, home to America’s Fastest Home Internet—50 Gig1, is an independent business unit of Bell Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company2. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, Ziply Fiber’s Northwest roots include a senior leadership team that has lived and worked in the communities we serve. That local market mindset and history are important parts of the company culture and vision for the future. More information on the company’s products and services can be found at ziplyfiber.com
1 Based on comparison of maximum advertised residential fiber internet speed tiers offered by major regional and national internet service providers in the United States.
2 Based on total revenue and total combined customer connections.