Georgia DOT Statewide Broadband Operations, Maintenance, and Commercialization Project
Project Overview
The Georgia DOT Statewide Broadband project will see the installation of 1,400 miles of conduit and fiber broadband infrastructure along all interstates in Georgia. When completed, a portion of the network will be dedicated to commercial customers large and small, from hyperscalers looking for high-capacity, straight line routes, to Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) providers in local communities who need lightning-fast connectivity to other parts of the state. The GDOT fiber network routes intersect 70 of Georgia’s 159 counties, enabling faster, more secure, and reliable broadband access for communities, households and businesses.
The Operations, Maintenance and Commercialization (OMC) project involves a long-term partnership between Plenary Broadband Infrastructure (PBI) and Georgia DOT whereby PBI will maintain the broadband network infrastructure dedicated to Georgia DOT’s traffic operations and will also operate, maintain, and market the broadband network dedicated for commercial use. Additionally, PBI will provide payments to Georgia DOT based on the revenue generated from the commercialization of the network. This partnership between PBI and GDOT will enable PBI to help build network extensions to meet points outside the GDOT Right of Way (ROW)
This network offers
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More than 1,400 unique route miles across the state when completed.
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Fiber buried and secured 3 feet or greater in protected Department of Transportation Rights of Way.
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True open access, offering lit and dark services intended to support residential initiatives like broadband expansion, as well as high-capacity connectivity for core and edge network operators.
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Nine border termination points that all connect back to Atlanta, enabling multiple interconnects to adjacent networks serving the entire east coast corridor.
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Many interconnection points to other high-count metro networks in the greater Atlanta area that extend our reach to all data centers in the area.
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GDOT's I-75 fiber network route, currently under construction, will provide connectivity from Atlanta data centers to the Florida border by early 2027, with many additional routes becoming available over the next number of years.
Innovations
Local Economic Impacts
PBI’s commercial network will facilitate increased connectivity throughout Georgia, including establishing a robust, new network adjacent to unserved and underserved communities, effectively establishing an open access network with significant capacity and reach. PBI also plans to develop wireless network infrastructure that will facilitate emerging technologies and deliver economic benefits to the region. Existing and new businesses in proximity to the Project will have new options for network capacity to serve their rapidly evolving data and telecommunication needs.
