Jul, 2001 : Metromedia Rebuilds Fire Damaged Network in 36 Hours
📅 - Metromedia Fiber Network (mmfn.com), a leader in optical IPInternet infrastructure within key metropolitan areas, replaced itsfiber-optic cable that was affected by the Howard Street tunnel fire in lessthan 36 hours.
This effort restores MFN's network to a fully redundant state. MFN'sInternet customers experienced no service interruption due to the damage orduring the repairs as IP traffic had been immediately rerouted following theincident.
On Wednesday, a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed andcaught fire in an old railroad tunnel under Howard Street in Baltimore. Thefire and hazardous materials quickly damaged the fiber-optic cables ofseveral large carriers. MFN's field engineering team responded quickly,rerouting 24,000 feet of cable through a maze of city conduits through thecenter of Baltimore.
"It was immediately apparent to us that we would not be able to access ourfiber in the tunnel anytime soon given the situation with the fire andhazardous materials," said Christopher Moore, director of operations for MFNin Baltimore. "We immediately began looking for an alternate route we coulduse to fully repair our network. Since our company is focused on buildingin metropolitan areas, we leveraged our local expertise and created a newnetwork in record time."
MFN field engineers remain on-site to help the other carriers in theirrepairs.
This effort restores MFN's network to a fully redundant state. MFN'sInternet customers experienced no service interruption due to the damage orduring the repairs as IP traffic had been immediately rerouted following theincident.
On Wednesday, a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed andcaught fire in an old railroad tunnel under Howard Street in Baltimore. Thefire and hazardous materials quickly damaged the fiber-optic cables ofseveral large carriers. MFN's field engineering team responded quickly,rerouting 24,000 feet of cable through a maze of city conduits through thecenter of Baltimore.
"It was immediately apparent to us that we would not be able to access ourfiber in the tunnel anytime soon given the situation with the fire andhazardous materials," said Christopher Moore, director of operations for MFNin Baltimore. "We immediately began looking for an alternate route we coulduse to fully repair our network. Since our company is focused on buildingin metropolitan areas, we leveraged our local expertise and created a newnetwork in record time."
MFN field engineers remain on-site to help the other carriers in theirrepairs.
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