Great Plains Communications has announced that its GPC Fiber division is partnering with Aphorio Carter to provide advanced, redundant fiber connectivity to Aphorio Carter’s colocation and data center facility in Simpsonville, Kentucky. The initiative integrates GPC Fiber’s high-capacity, route-diverse infrastructure with Aphorio Carter’s colocation environment, aiming to deliver a capable and resilient network service option in the Kentucky region.
According to Great Plains Communications, the Simpsonville data center now features direct access to its 19,000-mile fiber network, supporting transport capacities up to 400 Gbps and dedicated internet access up to 100 Gbps for enterprises and service providers. The new links offer diverse routes connecting Kentucky to Cincinnati and Indianapolis for increased redundancy and low-latency connections, supporting mission-critical workloads and large-scale cloud operations.
Christopher Sikora, Chief Revenue Officer of Great Plains Communications, offered technical context: “By integrating our 400 Gbps-capable routes with Aphorio Carter’s recently acquired facility, we’re delivering the bandwidth, scalability and network diversity that fuel growth for both enterprise and carrier customers across the Bluegrass State and beyond.”
The Aphorio Carter Simpsonville data center is designed for enterprise demand, with 10,000 square feet of raised-floor colocation space (expandable to 25,000 square feet) and a planned power capacity of up to 17 MW by the fourth quarter of 2026. The facility features N+1 uninterruptible power supply systems and diesel generator redundancy, employs Tier III design standards for concurrent maintainability, high-efficiency cooling, and targets 99.982 percent uptime. Security measures include continuous monitoring, multi-factor access control, and managed meet-me-room operations, supporting interconnection for cloud, enterprise, and carrier services.
On the integration, John Regan, Chief Operating Officer of Aphorio Carter, stated, “The addition of GPC Fiber’s network to our Simpsonville data center further enhances our mission to offer scalable, secure and connected environments for regional and national tenants. Together, we’re enabling the kind of diverse, high-performance connectivity that modern enterprises demand.”
Great Plains Communications and Aphorio Carter report that customer turn-ups are expected to begin within 60 days of equipment installation.
Source: Great Plains Communications
Source: Aphorio Carter
