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05 October 2026

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Ekinops Powers Bluebird Fiber’s Midwest Network Investments for Growing Infrastructure Demand

05 October 2026

Bluebird Fiber will use Ekinops DWDM Optical Networking solutions to deploy the latest generation coherent technology to increase capacity and flexibility, enabling 100G – 400G services across its network.
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EKINOPS (Euronext Paris – FR0011466069 – EKI), a leading provider of open, trusted, and innovative network connectivity solutions, today announced that it has agreed to a multi-year contract with Bluebird Fiber to upgrade and expand its optical network infrastructure.

Bluebird Fiber is a United States Midwest-based infrastructure provider of carrier-class fiber connectivity, delivering high-capacity internet, transport and data center solutions to businesses and carriers. Bluebird operates in twelve states with more than 36,000 route miles of fiber, serving over 450 Points-of-Presence (PoPs) and over 750,000 on-net and near-net buildings.

Bluebird Fiber will use Ekinops’ carrier grade, high-capacity optical networking solutions to dramatically increase core backbone capacity and high-capacity wavelength connectivity to address growing data center, hyperscale, and wholesale demand.

A new step for the Group

Bluebird Fiber is a United States Midwest-based infrastructure provider of carrier-class fiber connectivity, delivering high-capacity internet, transport and data center solutions to businesses and carriers. Bluebird operates in twelve states with more than 36,000 route miles of fiber, serving over 450 Points-of-Presence (PoPs) and over 750,000 on-net and near-net buildings.

Bluebird Fiber will use Ekinops’ carrier grade, high-capacity optical networking solutions to dramatically increase core backbone capacity and high-capacity wavelength connectivity to address growing data center, hyperscale, and wholesale demand.The main section develops the context of the announcement, the decision taken and its expected contribution.

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This milestone reflects our long-term ambition and our commitment to helping customers build more open and efficient networks.

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Supporting the next phase of development

Bluebird Fiber is a United States Midwest-based infrastructure provider of carrier-class fiber connectivity, delivering high-capacity internet, transport and data center solutions to businesses and carriers. Bluebird operates in twelve states with more than 36,000 route miles of fiber, serving over 450 Points-of-Presence (PoPs) and over 750,000 on-net and near-net buildings.

Bluebird Fiber will use Ekinops’ carrier grade, high-capacity optical networking solutions to dramatically increase core backbone capacity and high-capacity wavelength connectivity to address growing data center, hyperscale, and wholesale demand.

About Ekinops

Ekinops is a European leader in optical networking and secured connectivity solutions for service providers, enterprises and public organizations around the world.

Ekinops designs, develops and manufactures high-performance solutions with cutting-edge software used to deliver high-bandwidth connectivity and managed services in over 70 countries worldwide.

Ekinops leads in the areas of:

  • Advanced coherent optical networking for all metropolitan, regional, long-distance and datacenter interconnection applications
  • Secured connectivity solutions for enterprises, from voice and data routing devices to Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) capabilities, including ZTNA, SD-WAN, and SSE.

Ekinops operates globally and is listed on Euronext Paris (FR0011466069 – EKI).

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Name: EKINOPS
ISIN Code: FR0011466069
Mnemonic code: EKI

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