By Optically Networked Staff Fiber-optic network provider FPL FiberNet and Sphera Optical Networks Inc. , an optical network infrastructure provider, said FPL FiberNet will provide multiple strands of dark fiber for Sphera in its metro Miami ring.
Dark fiber is unused fiber through which no light or signals are passing.
FiberNet has recently completed fiber-optic networks in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa as part of an aggressive schedule to bring metro networks to major cities throughout Florida. FiberNet, LLC, is the telecommunications subsidiary of FPL Group Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of electricity-related services. Copyright 2001 INT Media Group, Incorporated All Rights Reserved.