NEW YORK, Aug.  11, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightpath, a 100% fiber infrastructure company operating 12,100 route miles of AI-grade networks across 10 U.S. metro markets, today announced its entry into Greater Atlanta

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Lightpath Enters the Atlanta Market with High-Capacity Managed Bandwidth Services

Lightpath expands into Atlanta, strengthening OPTU's AI-grade fiber backbone

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    <h3>Information</h3>
    <p>NEW YORK, Aug.  11, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lightpath, a 100% fiber infrastructure company operating 12,100 route miles of AI-grade networks across 10 U.S. metro markets, today announced its entry into Greater Atlanta</p>
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    <h3>AI Summary</h3>
    <p>Lightpath, 100% fiber network operator and OPTU/Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners joint owner, entered Greater Atlanta to serve AI and cloud workloads. The service range spans 10–800 Gbps per wavelength with multi-terabit capacity, connecting to major data-center hubs via underground fiber. This aligns with OPTU’s metro-expansion strategy and could lift Lightpath’s contribution to OPTU over time.</p>
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    <h3>Key Points</h3>
    <ul><li>Lightpath adds Greater Atlanta to its 12,100 route-mile network.</li><li>Wavelength services range 10 Gbps to 800 Gbps; multi-terabit capacity possible.</li><li>Atlanta market growth hinges on AI/cloud workloads and data-center demand.</li><li>Lightpath is co-owned by Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU) and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.</li></ul>
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    <h3>Companies Mentioned</h3>
    <ul><li><strong>Lightpath</strong>: 100% fiber infrastructure provider; expansion into Atlanta; capacity to multi-terabit levels.</li><li><strong>Optimum Communications, Inc. (OPTU)</strong>: Parent company; Lightpath is a co-owned asset; expansion could boost OPTU&#039;s asset value.</li><li><strong>Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners</strong>: Co-owner investor; strategic capital partner in Lightpath.</li></ul>
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    <h3>Corporate Developments</h3>
    <p>Category: Corporate Developments. The piece describes a strategic expansion of OPTU-associated Lightpath into a major data-center market, signaling potential future revenue and network-value growth within OPTU&#039;s asset portfolio.</p>
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    <ul><li>Atlanta data-center market growth increases demand for high-capacity optical transport.</li><li>Lightpath capacity up to 800 Gbps per wavelength supports AI workloads.</li><li>OPTU ownership via Lightpath may lift asset value and optional synergies.</li><li>Strategic metro expansion could attract more enterprise and hyperscaler contracts.</li></ul>
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    <h3>Key Facts</h3>
    <ul><li>Date: Aug 11, 2026.</li><li>Lightpath operates 12,100 route miles across 10 U.S. metro markets.</li><li>Atlanta entry includes Wavelength and IP Transit from 10 Gbps to 800 Gbps per wavelength; multi-terabit scaling.</li><li>Long-haul hub in Atlanta connects to New York, Philadelphia, Ashburn, Chicago, Dallas, and Miami.</li><li>Lightpath is jointly owned by Optimum Communications, Inc. (NYSE: OPTU) and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.</li><li>Lightpath serves 30 data center campuses in the Atlanta market.</li></ul>
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    <h3>Trading Thesis</h3>
    <p>Bullish for OPTU in 6–12 months as Atlanta expansion scales Lightpath&#039;s asset base.</p>
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<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css"></link><p>NEW YORK, Aug.  11, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=iCbV0-gv_Y2-3KdB0ZWZbNNemys6LNcUYIlKxGAmIV7LFNPxuO40goVRTj_ux2IMAry1bOZQA79TO5-_NiUcow==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Lightpath</u></a>, a 100% fiber infrastructure company operating 12,100 route miles of AI-grade networks across 10 U.S. metro markets, today announced its entry into Greater Atlanta metropolitan, bringing high-capacity Managed Bandwidth services to one of North America&#39;s largest data center markets.</p>  <p>Atlanta has emerged as one of the fastest-growing data center markets in the country. Enterprises and hyperscalers operating in the market increasingly require dedicated, high-capacity optical transport — for AI workloads, cloud interconnection and large-scale data movement. Lightpath now offers Atlanta-area customers Wavelength and IP Transit services from 10 Gbps to 800 Gbps per wavelength, with aggregate system capacity scaling into multi-terabit configurations, to meet that demand.</p>  <p>Lightpath operates a long-haul network hub in Atlanta connected to New York, Philadelphia, Ashburn, Chicago, Dallas and Miami. The Atlanta entry compliments Lightpath’s national backbone with high-capacity managed connectivity delivered over 100% underground fiber infrastructure to 30 data center campuses in the market.</p>  <p>"Atlanta is one of the fastest-growing data center markets in the country, and demand for high-capacity managed bandwidth continues to accelerate," said <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=El9VQplewmj06ecjgt9IKJ0HU4KkLvAmvazeXSZakcG7pQzKpG6-aLi4ZZ7imyJU4hfa8gm9FULDyXlnvY0i-AT-NhFgjD2kzftS7xiWg_8k2aUG2iwDOaLcGjTHZrT-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Chris Morley</u></a>, CEO of Lightpath. "Entering this market connects this growing ecosystem to our national backbone, giving customers a direct path to the intensive capacity that AI and cloud workloads require."</p>  <p>The move advances Lightpath&#39;s deliberate metro expansion strategy — entering and densifying the largest U.S. economic markets — and deepens the company&#39;s position in a market central to AI and cloud growth.</p>  <p>"Our customers need optical transport that scales with their workloads," said <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=T8C3-BpknBOBTe1mYow2a681R7o9RCV3fCg1pPwlTxR5O-O98XD2MBx_5QjRU1qHs1Eka-5BetJniBV284Du3ncTRl-kF5uMMldFAv9VGnRBdyk0EPDRHqxgWq9NGz5I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Tim Haverkate</u></a>, Chief Commercial Officer at Lightpath. "By pairing our long-haul backbone with high-capacity managed Wavelength and IP Transit services, we give Atlanta-area customers a single, trusted path to the bandwidth their businesses demand."</p>  <p>For more information about Lightpath, visit <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=elwod7hAF2aGYYfXlPN1iXKh1HFL03DNMyzWUWecSJI-xBC0oiVpwLnsRGDAVaeX4pJ7IWNpjAYh92oVTGZeZFXpBGA14rksEbFu_sxsDtE=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u>lightpathfiber.com</u></a>, and follow Lightpath on <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Qs7mS2TgDd3UgzzgpiMZs-xmUwpyYF0VTftkfQn5Sk2WiwFQxHagcwwP9N7ErT6ONdAZLL7izMMiDNrAtmBhK4O_UHDnKtXULgjR0Tm25yg=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u>LinkedIn</u></a>.</p>  <p><strong>About Lightpath</strong></p>  <p>Lightpath owns, builds and operates an AI-grade, all-fiber network across major U.S. metro markets, delivering high-capacity, low-latency connectivity for cloud, hyperscale, data center and mission-critical enterprise workloads. Purpose-built for scale and resilience, Lightpath supports dark fiber, wavelength and Ethernet services with direct operational accountability from the teams that design and run the network. For more than 30 years, enterprises, public-sector organizations and cloud providers have trusted Lightpath to support essential systems and large-scale digital infrastructure. Lightpath is jointly owned by Optimum Communications, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/OPTU">OPTU</a>) and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners.</p>  <p>To learn how Lightpath can connect you to your digital destinations, visit <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=elwod7hAF2aGYYfXlPN1ibI6Oj9I4GrVkzkg1KOSbcJL48YqoOwGyzEpRPxtgtFGzIzfgVkzbCc2p90jvTW_hNy7IF0DUECNBeIbIwNk_k0=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><u>lightpathfiber.com</u></a>.</p>  <p><strong>For media inquiries:</strong></p>  <p>iMiller Public Relations (iMPR) for Lightpath</p>  <p>1-866-307-2510</p>  <p><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=elwod7hAF2aGYYfXlPN1iUXQ4CXC1tP1W2NBXbHXwOTZdzV5PVNeVgHxSIPuQ0fskfESPBn3Zdf0WpVoHHUEoreExaZWiX0ti9IXRHIC2UH7O5dOmxxtb-Ln-YiRK1HX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lightpath@imillerpr.com</a> </p> <img alt="" class="__GNW8366DE3E__IMG" src="https://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ti?nf=OTgwNjgxMSM3NzY3NTkzIzUwMDE2MTE3NQ=="></img> <br></br><img alt="" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/ZWJmNWI1YTUtNjhiYS00NDVmLWFhNTUtODhhY2FiYmNhNWY5LTUwMDE2MTE3NS0yMDI2LTA4LTExLWVu/tiny/Lightpath.png" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></img><p><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/7771d4cd-37f6-4fd8-99b8-5de99d9447a8"><img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/7771d4cd-37f6-4fd8-99b8-5de99d9447a8/small/lightpath-logo-blk-png.png" border="0" width="150" height="84" alt="Primary Logo"></img></a></p>

Lightpath, 100% fiber network operator and OPTU/Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners joint owner, entered Greater Atlanta to serve AI and cloud workloads. The service range spans 10–800 Gbps per wavelength with multi-terabit capacity, connecting to major data-center hubs via underground fiber. This aligns with OPTU’s metro-expansion strategy and could lift Lightpath’s contribution to OPTU over time.

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Lightpath Enters the Atlanta Market with High-Capacity Managed Bandwidth Services

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