ROHL Gateway Fiber Moves Forward with Major Investment to Expand Its Dark Fiber Network, Supporting Data Center Growth Across Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan

Expansion brings high-capacity dark fiber, 400G wavelength services and fully redundant routes to AI data centers, hyperscalers, carriers, industrial operators and resource developers building in Western Canada

ACHESON, AB, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ROHL Gateway Fiber today announced a major investment in the expansion of its dark fiber network across Western Canada, extending high-capacity, low-latency connectivity to data centers, industrial companies and resource developers. The company's network transits regions of Alberta and British Columbia that are on the cusp of massive investment in the energy and data center sectors, placing ROHL's infrastructure where the next generation of large-scale projects is being sited, permitted and built.

Building on its existing long-haul network connecting the Edmonton region with Northern Alberta and British Columbia, ROHL Gateway Fiber is developing additional routes that extend the network's reach and deliver true route diversity. For organizations evaluating sites in Western Canada, the expansion means more ways to connect, more capacity on each route and physically separate paths to protect critical traffic.

"The conversation with data centers and large businesses has changed," said Hans Bongers, CEO of ROHL Global Networks. "They are not just asking how to connect within Alberta. They want options to reach Eastern Canada, the United States, and onward to Asia and Europe, with the redundancy to keep that traffic flowing. We are investing in our network so that a facility built in Western Canada has the same quality of connectivity choices as one built in any major market in North America."

Connectivity Cannot Be an Afterthought

For AI data centers and large industrial players, access to high-capacity dark fiber is too often treated as an afterthought, addressed only after power and land are secured. In the economy of tomorrow, high-throughput, low-latency fiber connectivity is as essential as the power feed, and full network redundancy is non-negotiable. When telecom infrastructure goes down, AI data centers and industrial operators lose significant revenue every hour until service is restored.

ROHL's network solutions are engineered to achieve 99.999% uptime, giving customers the reliability they need and the confidence to keep investing in Western Canada.

Dark Fiber and 400G Wavelength Services Built for Scale

ROHL Gateway Fiber provides dark fiber IRUs and lit wavelength services delivered over a Ciena optical platform engineered to carry multiple 400 Gbps wavelengths on every route, along with Layer 2 Ethernet transport, POP connectivity and custom network extensions. These solutions support data center fiber connectivity, carrier and wireless backhaul, industrial operations and critical infrastructure throughout Alberta and British Columbia.

Organizations searching for dark fiber in Alberta or redundant data center connectivity in Western Canada can explore existing and planned routes on the ROHL Gateway Fiber interactive network map, or contact ROHL Gateway Fiber to check fiber availability at a specific site and discuss route options, capacity requirements and potential extensions.

A Network Operator That Also Builds the Network

What sets ROHL apart is that it is not only a network operator delivering dark fiber and high-capacity 400G wavelength solutions. ROHL is also one of the largest constructors of fiber optic networks in Western Canada, with a team of hundreds of employees that can be deployed to design, permit and construct new fiber optic networks within a single calendar year. That combination lets ROHL deliver connectivity for its customers at a pace that is unmatched in the industry.

"When a customer needs fiber to a site that is not on anyone's map yet, we do not hand them a multi-year timeline," said Bongers, "We own the network, we own the construction capability, and we have been building in this part of the world for decades. That is what allows us to say yes and to deliver."

About ROHL Gateway Fiber

ROHL Gateway Fiber owns and operates fiber infrastructure throughout Alberta and British Columbia. The company has operated this network for more than 20 years, and it has served as a primary means of connectivity for many parts of Northern Alberta and British Columbia, as well as the Yukon and Northwest Territories. ROHL Gateway Fiber provides dark fiber, wavelength, Layer 2 and connectivity solutions for data centers, carriers, service providers, enterprises and industrial operators that require high-capacity network access.

ROHL Gateway Fiber is part of ROHL Global Networks, which brings more than five decades of experience in telecommunications infrastructure across North America, with in-house capabilities in fiber network planning, route selection, design, permitting, construction, splicing, testing and network maintenance. Learn more at rohlgatewayfiber.com.

SOURCE Rohl Global