Broadband Partnerships

EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE OVERVIEW The CCX network is a municipally owned, open-access capable fiber platform designed for long-term scalability and multi-tenant use. Please refer to the Chesapeake Connects (CCX) Network Architecture Overview under the Attachments tab for additional information. Key characteristics include: ~175-mile fiber backbone ring spanning the City of Chesapeake High-count fiber infrastructure (e.g., 432-count backbone segments) designed for carrier and wholesale use ~210 planned endpoints , including: Municipal facilities Public safety sites Schools and community anchor institutions Strategic aggregation and access locations Diverse routing across major corridors, including crossings over water, rail, and critical infrastructure Integration with: CBRS Private LTE network (for mobility and redundancy use cases) LoRaWAN network (for IoT and smart city applications) Planned and existing locations suitable for: Huts / cabinets / aggregation points Carrier interconnection and PoP development Future data center adjacency or edge deployments The network is engineered to support: Dark fiber leasing at scale Wholesale and lit transport services Last-mile FTTP expansion Multi-provider interconnection The City is seeking partners to activate and monetize this infrastructure. CURRENT DEPLOYMENT STATUS The CCX backbone conduit and fiber infrastructure are substantially constructed, with backbone fiber installation complete and lateral connections to endpoints actively underway. Initial pilot sites are being activated in phased deployments, with full network utilization expected to scale over the next 6–12 months. The network is being integrated with regional transport providers and interconnection facilities to enable immediate and future service delivery.