- Exa Infrastructure plans a central Europe fibre expansion linking key cities to boost bandwidth and resilience.
- The rollout aims to serve hyperscalers, enterprises, and carriers while competing with major rivals in the region.
What happened: Exa Infrastructure expands fibre corridor across central Europe
Exa Infrastructure has shared plans to build a large fibre network across central Europe. The project will link important cities in the region. It will add new capacity for hyperscalers, enterprises, and carriers. The new path will grow Exa’s footprint in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. It will create a direct corridor that joins western Europe with eastern Europe.
The company called it a “grand tour” of central Europe. It said the route will connect data hubs, industrial centres, and new digital markets. The build will cover long-haul fibre routes and metro links. These will support services that need low latency and cloud interconnection at scale. Exa confirmed the rollout will be done in phases. It said the work should finish within two years. The backbone will then improve Europe’s digital network and give more routing options beyond crowded paths.
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Why it’s important
Exa’s expansion matters because central Europe is now one of the most active areas for digital infrastructure. Demand for bandwidth is rising fast as enterprises use hybrid cloud services, data-heavy software, and AI workloads. According to industry analysts, Poland and Hungary are seeing strong growth in data centre projects. These markets need solid cross-border connections to keep up. Adding new fibre routes cuts reliance on old paths. It also makes networks more stable and reduces the risk of outages. These factors are important for operators that must serve multinational customers.
The project also shows how providers are moving to compete with Zayo, Colt, and Deutsche Telekom. These rivals are also building out their networks across the region. BTW Media sources have revealed that hyperscalers want more routing options so they do not depend on a single path. This forces fibre operators to compete on both size and redundancy. Exa’s decision to call the project a “grand tour” shows it wants to win customers by offering capacity where cloud, content, and carriers meet. For enterprises and operators this means more options and stronger pressure on prices. It also gives a deeper base for Europe’s fast-growing digital economy.
