Lightpath —
Northeast Fiber DIA, SD-WAN & Wavelengths

Lightpath is a regional fiber carrier with a dense metro footprint across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Florida. With 15,000+ lit buildings on its owned network, Lightpath specializes in delivering carrier-grade connectivity within these metro areas — rather than attempting thin national coverage. Businesses with headquarters or primary operations in the Northeast and South Florida are Lightpath's strongest fit.

Lightpath's primary internet product is Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) — symmetrical fiber circuits delivered over Lightpath's owned network with formal SLAs and 24/7 support. Because the infrastructure is owner-operated, Lightpath can offer building-level commitment on installation timelines and consistent SLA performance without relying on third-party last-mile providers. Managed WiFi is also available as an add-on for businesses requiring on-premise wireless infrastructure alongside their DIA circuit.

Lightpath delivers managed SD-WAN over its own fiber network — meaning the underlay transport and the SD-WAN management are from the same provider. This integrated model simplifies troubleshooting (one vendor owns the entire path), provides tighter SLA accountability, and eliminates the finger-pointing that can occur when SD-WAN is layered over a separate carrier's circuit. For multi-site businesses within Lightpath's footprint, this creates a coherent, managed WAN with a single point of accountability.

Lightpath Wavelengths delivers dedicated optical transport from 1G to 800G over Lightpath's fiber infrastructure — purpose-built for organizations requiring massive bandwidth between fixed locations. Common use cases include inter-data-center connectivity, campus interconnect, media and content distribution, and carrier or hyperscaler backhaul. Wavelengths are appropriate when you need private, high-capacity fiber transport with flat-rate billing and maximum control over the physical layer. Dark fiber is also available for organizations that want to operate their own equipment over Lightpath's fiber.

Yes. Lightpath Cloud Connect provides direct on-ramp connections to AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud — bypassing the public internet for lower latency, more consistent throughput, and private connectivity to cloud infrastructure. For businesses with significant cloud workloads and Lightpath DIA already on-premise, adding Cloud Connect is a natural extension that keeps traffic on the Lightpath network all the way to the cloud provider's edge.

Lightpath DDoS Shield provides always-on traffic scrubbing — detecting and mitigating volumetric attack traffic at the network layer before it reaches customer infrastructure. Because mitigation happens upstream on Lightpath's network, attack traffic that would saturate an on-premise appliance is absorbed at the carrier level. DDoS Shield is available as a standalone service or bundled with DIA and Cloud Connect.

No. Your contract is signed directly with Lightpath — Fibi is not a party to it. Lightpath maintains the same base pricing regardless of channel. Fibi typically negotiates equal or better pricing through volume relationships and by presenting Lightpath alongside competing regional carriers to create competitive pressure. Our advisory is funded by a commission Lightpath pays from their existing sales budget — it does not affect your invoice.