Lexent Metro Connect was a New York City based neutral telecommunications provider that owned, operated, built and maintained its own dark fiber network in New York, Northern New Jersey, and surrounding areas. Based in New York City, Lexent provided services in the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, as well as in Northern New Jersey. It had 150 fiber route miles and served over 200 commercial buildings.[1]
Lexent constructed and leased dark fiber networks for carriers, wireless service providers, service providers, financial and enterprise customers. Lexent also provided engineering and project management support to carriers looking to build telecommunications networks in New York as well as consultation on fiber networks in various metropolitan areas around the United States.
Lexent's dark fiber network provided connectivity between regional carrier hotels, central offices, and Enterprise Buildings. The network included four river crossings over the Hudson River, Harlem River and East River, and spanned over 100 route miles of metro fiber.
Lexent Metro Connect LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lexent Inc., was formed in 2002 and awarded a NYC High Capacity Telecommunications Franchise with the non-exclusive right to construct, operate and maintain local high capacity telecommunications networks and services in the New York City metro market. Lexent's sister company, Hugh O'Kane Electric Co Inc. was founded in 1946 by Hugh O’Kane Sr. as an electrical company specializing in services to the graphic arts and printing industries. The two companies operated independently, and Lexent was privately owned by the O’Kane Family, until being acquired in 2010 by Lightower Fiber Networks.[1]
List of Points of Presence (POPs)edit
Lexent Metro Connect had 27 PoPs in 13 different carrier hotel buildings and fiber access to over 100 enterprise buildings throughout Manhattan, the Bronx and Northern New Jersey including:
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External linksedit
Lexent website
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lexent Metro Connect news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Lexent Metro Connect was a New York City based neutral telecommunications provider that owned operated built and maintained its own dark fiber network in New York Northern New Jersey and surrounding areas Based in New York City Lexent provided services in the boroughs of Manhattan the Bronx Queens and Brooklyn as well as in Northern New Jersey It had 150 fiber route miles and served over 200 commercial buildings 1 Lexent Metro ConnectCompany typePrivateIndustryTelecommunicationsIT ServicesFoundedNew York NY USA 1946 by Hugh O Kane Electric Co FounderHugh O Kane Sr HeadquartersNew York NY USAArea servedNew York and New Jersey and surrounding areasKey peopleRay LaChance President and CEOProductsDark FiberFractional Dark FiberInterconnectivity Between BuildingsProject ManagementImplementationWebsiteLexent net The company was acquired by Lightower Fiber Networks in 2010 1 Lexent constructed and leased dark fiber networks for carriers wireless service providers service providers financial and enterprise customers Lexent also provided engineering and project management support to carriers looking to build telecommunications networks in New York as well as consultation on fiber networks in various metropolitan areas around the United States Lexent s dark fiber network provided connectivity between regional carrier hotels central offices and Enterprise Buildings The network included four river crossings over the Hudson River Harlem River and East River and spanned over 100 route miles of metro fiber Contents 1 History 2 List of Points of Presence POPs 2 1 32 Avenue of the Americas NYC 2 2 60 Hudson Street NYC 2 3 75 Broad Street NYC 2 4 85 Tenth Avenue NYC 2 5 111 Eighth Avenue NYC 2 6 325 Hudson Street NYC 2 7 601 West 26th Street NYC 2 8 1095 Avenue of the Americas NYC 2 9 165 Halsey Street Newark NJ 2 10 300 Boulevard East Weehawken NJ 2 11 275 Hartz Way Secaucus NJ 2 12 755 Secaucus Rd Secaucus NJ 2 13 5851 West Side North Bergen NJ 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editLexent Metro Connect LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Lexent Inc was formed in 2002 and awarded a NYC High Capacity Telecommunications Franchise with the non exclusive right to construct operate and maintain local high capacity telecommunications networks and services in the New York City metro market Lexent s sister company Hugh O Kane Electric Co Inc was founded in 1946 by Hugh O Kane Sr as an electrical company specializing in services to the graphic arts and printing industries The two companies operated independently and Lexent was privately owned by the O Kane Family until being acquired in 2010 by Lightower Fiber Networks 1 List of Points of Presence POPs editLexent Metro Connect had 27 PoPs in 13 different carrier hotel buildings and fiber access to over 100 enterprise buildings throughout Manhattan the Bronx and Northern New Jersey including 32 Avenue of the Americas NYC edit The Hub Building MMR 24th floor 60 Hudson Street NYC edit nbsp 60 Hudson Street Fibernet a Zayo Group Company 1st floor Telx 9th floor Metcom Network Services Datacenters 10th floor and 23rd floor Interconnect presence all floors including Roof and Basement XO 13th floor nbsp The AT amp T Long Distance Building at 32 Avenue of the Americas 75 Broad Street NYC edit Fibermedia 19th floor Metcom Network Services Datacenter 25th floor Interconnect presence all floors including Roof and Basement Fibermedia 28th floor InterNAP 85 Tenth Avenue NYC edit L 3 Communications Vault Basement Client Datacenter 7th floor 111 Eighth Avenue NYC edit nbsp 111 8th Ave Level 3 3rd floor Switch and Data 5th floor Telx fka NYC Connect 8th floor Telx fka NYC Connect 15th floor 325 Hudson Street NYC edit Building Meet Me Room Basement Flag Telecom 4th floor 601 West 26th Street NYC edit Level 3 fka Wiltel 6th floor SBC SuperPoP 6th floor Broadview 4th floor 1095 Avenue of the Americas NYC edit Verizon CO CATT Basement 1095 Avenue of the Americas 165 Halsey Street Newark NJ edit 165 Halsey Street Meet Me Room 9th floor 300 Boulevard East Weehawken NJ edit Telx Meet Me Room 1st floor JPMC 1st floor Savvis 2nd floor 275 Hartz Way Secaucus NJ edit Equinix Facility 1st floor 755 Secaucus Rd Secaucus NJ edit Equinix Facility 1st floor 5851 West Side North Bergen NJ edit Switch and DataFootnotes edit a b c Lightower Completes Acquisition of Lexent Lightower Fiber Networks Lightower com 2013 01 18 Retrieved 2013 05 26 References editPowell Rob Lexent Builds Ultra low Latency NY Routes for Equinix Telecom Ramblings Retrieved 2009 11 05 Jaworski Alexa Lexent Metro Connect Completes Connection Between Equinix Facilities Securities Industry Retrieved 2009 11 04 Lexent Metro Connect Provides Custom Built Network Solutions to Ensure the Lowest Dark Fiber Paths Yahoo Finance Retrieved 2009 09 23 Lexent Metro Connect and FiberMedia offer Network access and space at New York Carrier Hotels Lightwave Retrieved 2009 08 05 Lexent Expands N Y Metro Fiber Network to Key Facilities in N J IP Business Retrieved 2009 06 29 External links editLexent website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lexent Metro Connect amp oldid 1185818408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
