Metromedia Rebuilds Fire Damaged Network in 36 Hours
July 21, 2001 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Metromedia Fiber Network (mmfn.com), a leader in optical IP
Internet infrastructure within key metropolitan areas, replaced its
fiber-optic cable that was affected by the Howard Street tunnel fire in less
than 36 hours.
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This effort restores MFN's network to a fully redundant state. MFN's
Internet customers experienced no service interruption due to the damage or
during the repairs as IP traffic had been immediately rerouted following the
incident.
On Wednesday, a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and
caught fire in an old railroad tunnel under Howard Street in Baltimore. The
fire and hazardous materials quickly damaged the fiber-optic cables of
several large carriers. MFN's field engineering team responded quickly,
rerouting 24,000 feet of cable through a maze of city conduits through the
center of Baltimore.
"It was immediately apparent to us that we would not be able to access our
fiber in the tunnel anytime soon given the situation with the fire and
hazardous materials," said Christopher Moore, director of operations for MFN
in Baltimore. "We immediately began looking for an alternate route we could
use to fully repair our network. Since our company is focused on building
in metropolitan areas, we leveraged our local expertise and created a new
network in record time."
MFN field engineers remain on-site to help the other carriers in their
repairs.
