It’s no secret that infrastructure systems in the United States are in disrepair. Many of our nation’s dams and transit systems are 50 to 100 years old in some cases while others like broadband connectivity were first installed decades ago. The passage of time coupled with inadequate investment has led to the deterioration of these legacy systems, which then fall short of meeting the demands created by today’s economy.
For instance, our national appetite for bandwidth and network capacity has grown exponentially while enterprise business requirements have evolved. Simply providing a connection is no longer enough. Businesses instead demand networks that are designed to serve needs they don’t even have yet.
Enter: Greenfield deployment.
With greenfield deployment, network infrastructure is composed of new, original fiber and equipment — effectively modernizing the nation’s decades-old foundation. These networks are built from scratch and managed using current technologies designed to carry our national network infrastructure well into the next generation of enterprise business’s high-capacity connectivity needs.
Greenfield Deployment and Enterprise Businesses
Service providers pursuing greenfield deployment initiatives are actively building, densifying and investing in new fiber network infrastructure today.
For example, enterprise organizations can no longer tolerate high network latency because of the negative impact it has on business operations, data replication and the use of real-time applications. In some instances, greenfield deployment providers offer the advanced technology and equipment to deliver connections with less than 5 milliseconds of network latency — maximizing the efficiency of the connection.
By owning, operating, constructing and maintaining a newly built, high bandwidth low latency network, greenfield deployment fiber service providers can harness the power of information available right at their fingertips. This knowledge, in turn, benefits enterprise users as providers are able to confidently deliver a superior customer experience.
For example, greenfield deployment networks are well-positioned to invest in artificial intelligence capabilities that pave the way to improved network performance. These technologies can optimize data transport, automate engineering tasks and simulate failover scenarios for proactive network management.
Additionally, fiber density increases connectivity options and access for businesses, which stand to gain greater route diversity and improved options for cloud and disaster recovery strategies. Fiber density also supports the infrastructure needed for wireless and promotes competition, making it a critical economic driver.
Greenfield deployment fiber providers like Everstream contribute in each of these areas by investing in new fiber network infrastructure that supports the demands of growing enterprise businesses, fosters an environment that thrives on ensuring customers get what they need to succeed, and is capable of meeting next-generation demands.
To learn more about the impact of greenfield deployment strategies on our nation’s infrastructure, download “Greenfield vs. Legacy Telecom Infrastructure: The Pitfalls of Connecting with a Network Provider in Maintenance Mode.”