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Private Networks

Private by Design. Powerful by Default.

Dedicated, secure, long-haul, and metro fiber — built just for you. No shared backbone, no congestion, no bandwidth limits.

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Purpose-Built for Your Performance Needs

Zayo Private Networks give you full control, zero congestion, and a direct path to dark fiber—all on a private network that’s simple to deploy and scale. We’re the only provider delivering private, cost-effective Layer 1, 2, and 3 solutions across metro and long haul routes.

Get dedicated long-haul connectivity with the scale of dark fiber—without the burden of managing it.

Zayo delivers a turnkey lit fiber network now, then hands it over when you're ready for dark fiber – with customer titled equipment.

Your fiber. Your gear. No backbone sharing, no bandwidth competition, no performance surprises.

The Same Zayo Network, With Greater Privacy

Get all the benefits of dark fiber — dedicated fiber and hardware, unmatched performance, and total control without the in-house lift. Our experts manage every step, 24x7x365.

Performance Without Limits

Zayo Private Networks use dedicated fiber and DWDM gear to deliver consistent, congestion-free performance. With no shared infrastructure, you get predictable latency and throughput—ideal for bandwidth-intensive, latency-sensitive applications across long-haul and metro routes.

Turnkey and Supported by Zayo

From design and equipment procurement to deployment and 24x7x365 support, Zayo manages the full network lifecycle. Our NOC team monitors performance in real time, giving you the benefits of dark fiber performance without needing in-house optical expertise.

Ready to Scale With You

Zayo Private Networks provides a seamless path to dark fiber. Start with a fully managed private solution with as much capacity as you need, then transition to self-managed infrastructure on your timeline—no need to rebuild or reconfigure when you’re ready to scale. No matter how long you need us to manage it for you.

Zayo invested time to really understand what we needed and to give us options.

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Private networks offer a middle ground between shared wavelength services and fully owned dark fiber, balancing scalability, performance, and privacy. Learn more about Zayo Private Networks.
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Zayo’s Private Networks: The Ultimate Combination of Network Control, Scale, Security, and Performance

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Dark Fiber

Configure your infrastructure to perform

Leveraging our 18 million fiber mile network, Zayo’s Dark Fiber services provide the network foundation for the largest and most innovative companies in the world.

Wireless Infrastructure

Zayo’s wireless infrastructure services extend what you do

Zayo understands just how challenging it is to deliver wireless solutions as fast as possible, wherever possible, with the range needed to provide quality of service and customer satisfaction.

Wavelengths

Meet growing bandwidth demand with Wavelengths

With Zayo’s Wavelengths, you get high-speed, dedicated, and secure connectivity with low and predictable latency to meet growing bandwidth demands for mission-critical applications.

Let’s Design Your Private Network

Talk to our team about building a scalable, high-performance private network that grows with your business.