Products & Services

High-capacity fiber transport connecting last-mile networks to regional and national internet infrastructure.

• Use Cases: Extending ISP networks into unserved or underserved counties; backhaul for cell towers and fixed wireless sites.
• Target Customers: Last-mile ISPs, wireless carriers, telecom carriers.
• Scalability & Reliability: Built on a 400 Gbps+-capable, diversely routed backbone with SLA-backed uptime.

Dedicated optical wavelengths (DWDM) for customers who need guaranteed, high-capacity point-to-point connectivity.

• Use Cases: Data center interconnection, large enterprise WAN, carrier capacity augmentation.
• Target Customers: Carriers, large enterprises, data center operators.
• Scalability & Reliability: Scalable from 10G to 100G+ wavelengths on protected, diverse paths.

Symmetrical, dedicated bandwidth direct to the internet backbone — not shared, not throttled.

• Use Cases: Primary or backup internet connectivity for institutions and businesses with mission-critical uptime needs.
• Target Customers: Community anchor institutions, government offices, enterprise locations.
• Scalability & Reliability: SLA-backed with options for diverse, redundant paths.

Unlit fiber strands leased directly to the customer for full control over equipment and capacity.

• Use Cases: Carriers and large enterprises that want to light their own network; long-haul route extension.
• Target Customers: Carriers, wireless providers, large enterprise, government networks.
• Scalability & Reliability: Available along AFN’s statewide routes with diverse path options.

Space, power, and cross-connects at AFN points of presence for carriers and providers to interconnect directly with the AFN network and each other.

• Use Cases: Carrier-neutral interconnection; reducing latency and backhaul cost by locating equipment closer to the network edge.
• Target Customers: ISPs, carriers, wireless providers.
• Scalability & Reliability: Available at PoPs statewide under a carrier-neutral, open-access model.

Reliable, high-capacity backhaul connecting cell sites, public safety towers, and remote facilities to the core network.

• Use Cases: Wireless carrier network densification; public safety and emergency communications infrastructure.
• Target Customers: Wireless carriers, public safety agencies.
• Scalability & Reliability: Designed for the always-on demands of mobile and public safety networks, with SLA-backed performance.

Dedicated connectivity for the institutions that anchor Alabama’s communities — hospitals, schools, libraries, courthouses, and public safety facilities.

• Use Cases: Telehealth and secure patient data exchange; K-12 and higher-ed connectivity; library and public-service internet access; courthouse and government office connectivity.
• Target Customers: Hospitals and healthcare systems, K-12 and higher education, libraries, county and municipal government, public safety.
• Scalability & Reliability: Built on the same carrier-grade backbone serving the rest of the network, with SLA-backed uptime for mission-critical institutions.