EXA builds out high-capacity fibre across key European data hubs
EXA Infrastructure has added two fibre links with large capacity, joining Milan with Zurich and Paris with Vienna. The Milan-Zurich leg finishes a 1,050-kilometre corridor running from Frankfurt through Zurich and Milan to Genoa, and the Paris-Vienna link spans about 1,600 kilometres as part of a broader London-to-Balkans, Turkey and Middle East path. The company says the routes are intended to handle rising AI and cloud traffic and will provide dark fibre, spectrum and wavelength services.
EXA Infrastructure has opened two European fibre connections: a 335-kilometre Milan–Zurich link and an approximately 1,600-kilometre Paris–Vienna route. The shorter leg completes a 1,050-kilometre Frankfurt–Zurich–Milan–Genoa corridor, linking major data-centre markets with Genoa’s subsea cable hub. EXA says it is the first carrier-grade, low-loss G.652.D single-operated cable through the Alps, built with many fibres and equipment sites for future capacity growth.
The Paris–Vienna route is part of a longer London–Balkans–Turkey path with onward Middle East access, and adds Paris–Frankfurt–Vienna options for traffic arriving via transatlantic cables. Both routes provide dark fibre, spectrum and wavelength services. EXA’s Steve Roberts said AI and cloud traffic has moved beyond treating diversity as merely a backup path; customers want route choices based on resilience, latency and capacity.
Count words. First para: EXA(1) Infrastructure2 has3 opened4 two5 European6 fibre7 connections:8 a9 335-kilometre10 Milan–Zurich11 link12 and13 an14 approximately15 1,600-kilometre16 Paris–Vienna17 route.18 The19 shorter20 leg21 completes22 a23 1,050-kilometre24 Frankfurt–Zurich–Milan–Genoa25 corridor,26 linking27 major28 data-centre29 markets30 with31 Genoa’s32 subsea33 cable34 hub.35 EXA36 says37 it38 is39 the40 first41 carrier-grade,42 low-loss43 G.652.D44 single-operated45 cable46 through47 the48 Alps,49 built50 with51 many52 fibres53 and54 equipment55 sites56 for57 future58 capacity5
... No extra. Good. Potential issue: "single-operated" maybe not exact? Source says "single operated cable". Fine. "first carrier-grade, low-loss G.652.D single-operated cable through the Alps" drawn from material. Good. Need maybe mention "Frankfurt through Zurich and Milan to Genoa" not "Frankfurt–Zurich–Milan–Genoa" okay. "Paris-Vienna link spans about 1,600 km as part broader London-to-Balkans, Turkey and Middle East path." We have. Need ensure no copying source phrasing. Some phrases: "dark fibre, spectrum and wavelength services" is exact from source. But factual service categories, likely unavoidable. The instruction says entirely original wording, never copying source phrasing. Hmm exact phrase "dark fibre, spectrum and wavelength services" is source phrasing. Could rephrase: "offer dark fibre alongside spectrum and wavelength options." That's original enough? It still has terms. Let's adjust to avoid exact. "Both routes can be used for dark fibre, spectrum and wavelength of