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Bluebird Fiber Taps Ekinops to Scale Midwest Network to 400G

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Bluebird Fiber Taps Ekinops to Scale Midwest Network to 400G

Paris – September 30, 2026 -- Bluebird Fiber has signed a multi-year agreement with Ekinops to deploy carrier-grade optical networking equipment across its Midwest fiber backbone, enabling 100G to 400G wavelength services to meet rising hyperscale and wholesale data center demand.

Bluebird Fiber operates 36,000 route miles across twelve states

The infrastructure provider connects more than 450 Points-of-Presence and over 750,000 on-net and near-net buildings in the U.S. Midwest. The new agreement expands an existing relationship, making Ekinops a strategic technology partner for Bluebird's ongoing network upgrade and expansion program.

Ekinops, PacketFront Team Up on European Network Automation Stack

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Ekinops, PacketFront Team Up on European Network Automation Stack

Paris – September 15, 2026 -- Ekinops (Euronext Paris: EKI) and PacketFront Software Solutions AB have formed a partnership to offer European service providers a commercially competitive alternative to incumbent networking stacks, combining Ekinops' optical networking edge hardware with PacketFront's BECS orchestration platform.

Ekinops supplies network edge while PacketFront handles automation

Under the deal, Ekinops will provide the physical network edge infrastructure, while PacketFront's BECS platform delivers orchestration, automation and service management. Ekinops platforms have been certified by PacketFront Software to operate with BECS.