Uniti Wholesale Boosts U.S.-Mexico and Southwest Data Center Connectivity

Uniti Wholesale adds McAllen and Chandler data center sites to boost 100G and 400G wave connectivity across U.S.-Mexico and Southwest routes.

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Uniti Wholesale (UNIT) announced expanded network presence at the fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty data center in McAllen, Texas, and the H5 Data Center in Chandler, Arizona.

These additions enhance high-capacity 100G and 400G wave services across key U.S.-Mexico and Southwest corridors, improving route diversity, resiliency and access to interconnection hubs, including the MCT-IX in McAllen, to better support rising cloud, hyperscale and AI-driven traffic.

News Explained

In McAllen, the new 1547 presence operates alongside Uniti’s existing MDC presence, while 1547’s MCT-IX, established in December 2025, is described as enabling regional traffic exchange rather than relying as heavily on Dallas, Houston or Mexico City.

Key Figures

Network markets: 2 markets Wave service capacity: 100G and 400G

Network markets

2 markets

McAllen, Texas and Chandler, Arizona

Wave service capacity

100G and 400G

Expanded wholesale connectivity services

Key Terms

data center, hyperscale, internet exchange, wavelength services

4 terms

data center technical

"new network presence at the fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) Data Center"

A data center is a secure facility that houses large numbers of computers, storage devices and networking gear that run, store and move digital information for businesses and online services. Investors treat data centers like modern warehouses: their occupancy, energy efficiency, connectivity and long-term service contracts drive steady revenue and capital needs, so changes in demand or costs can directly affect profitability and growth prospects.

hyperscale technical

"markets that are increasingly important to cross-border, hyperscale, AI and long-haul traffic growth"

Hyperscale describes the ability of a system or operation to grow rapidly and handle extremely large amounts of work or data. It’s like a massive factory that can quickly expand its production capacity to meet soaring demand. For investors, hyperscale indicates a business’s potential to scale efficiently, often leading to increased growth and profitability.

internet exchange technical

"1547 having established the MCT-IX internet exchange in December 2025"

An internet exchange is a physical site and the equipment there where multiple networks — such as internet service providers, content platforms and cloud companies — connect directly to hand off traffic instead of sending it through middlemen. For investors it’s like a highway interchange that cuts travel time and tolls: exchanges reduce latency and operating costs, improve reliability for customers, and can increase revenue and asset value for carriers, data centers and network-focused businesses.

wavelength services technical

"deliver efficient, high-capacity wavelength services"

Wavelength services provide a customer with a dedicated, high-capacity data connection across a fiber-optic network by assigning a specific light frequency or 'lane' for that customer's traffic — like renting a private lane on a digital highway. They matter to investors because they often come with long-term contracts and steady fees while requiring significant network investment, so they influence a provider's revenue stability, profit margins, and capital spending plans.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Uniti Wholesale, a leading provider of advanced fiber infrastructure solutions, today announced a new network presence at the fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) Data Center, 200 S. 10^th St. in McAllen, Texas, and at the H5 Data Center, 2600 W. Germann Rd. in Chandler, Ariz. These expansions strengthen high-capacity wave connectivity in two markets that are increasingly important to cross-border, hyperscale, AI and long-haul traffic growth.

As carriers, service providers, hyperscalers and cloud providers continue scaling infrastructure, demand is rising for optical networks that deliver more capacity, greater route diversity and efficient access to key interconnection points. With expanded presence in McAllen and Chandler, Uniti Wholesale is enhancing its ability to support customers with scalable 100G and 400G wave services across critical U.S.-Mexico and Southwest corridors.

In McAllen, Uniti Wholesale is deepening its presence in one of the most strategic gateways for U.S.-Mexico traffic. By serving customers from both the 1547 data center and an existing presence at MDC Data Centers, Uniti Wholesale is expanding flexibility and choice in a market where resiliency, optionality and scalable cross-border connectivity are essential.

With 1547 having established the MCT-IX internet exchange in December 2025 and continuing to develop the ecosystem around it, the site is expected to become an increasingly valuable interconnection hub over time. For ISPs, content providers, CDNs, cloud providers and carriers, this creates a more efficient opportunity to exchange traffic regionally, rather than relying as heavily on interconnection in Dallas, Houston or Mexico City. Backed by diverse building entrance facilities and Uniti-owned fiber in the McAllen market, Uniti Wholesale is well positioned to support future customer growth, with added scale, route diversity and network flexibility as requirements evolve.

At the H5 Data Center in Chandler, Uniti Wholesale enhances its ability to deliver efficient, high-capacity wavelength services, giving customers stronger access to key Southwest routes today and a path to broader long-haul reach into major western U.S. markets, including Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.

Together, these expansions further strengthen Uniti Wholesale’s wave offering for customers navigating rising traffic demands across cross-border, regional and long-haul routes. This means stronger access in a critical Mexico gateway, more efficient connectivity into key U.S. routes, and a network foundation built to scale with growing demand for high-capacity services, including 400G, as cloud adoption, hyperscale expansion and AI-driven workloads continue to accelerate.

“Traffic growth across U.S.-Mexico corridors and the Southwest is being driven by cloud expansion, hyperscale investment and AI-related demand, and our customers need infrastructure that is built to keep pace,” said John Nishimoto, senior vice president of strategy, products and marketing at Uniti Wholesale. “By deepening our presence in McAllen and expanding in Chandler, we are giving customers stronger network options in two strategic markets and extending the reach of our high-capacity wave offering.”

Uniti Wholesale will highlight these expansions Sept. 9-10 at Mexico Connect in Mexico City as part of its continued commitment to delivering scalable, resilient wholesale connectivity across the region.

About Uniti Wholesale:

Uniti Wholesale, a business unit of Uniti (NASDAQ: UNIT), builds and delivers customer-driven dark fiber infrastructure and high-capacity wavelengths, ethernet and wireless access leveraging our optical transport network reaching nearly every hyperscale and AI firm, communications services provider, Fortune 500 enterprise and federal government customers in the U.S. and Canada. Additional information about Uniti Wholesale is available at unitiwholesale.com. Engage with us on LinkedIn.

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