Stealth Communications is an American fiber-based

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(ISP), installing and maintaining its own

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network throughout

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. Stealth began rolling out its Gigabit Internet services in late 2013 to businesses throughout Manhattan, using in-house employees to lay its own fiber-optic cabling. In July 2015, City of New York and Stealth announced a $5.3 million public/private partnership to expand fiber broadband into the Brooklyn and Queens Industrial Business Zones. As of May 2019, the company reported to have connected hundreds of commercial properties with fiber, over 80 fiber route miles.

Overview

Stealth Communications started in 1995 to provide ultrafast Internet connectivity to businesses in NYC. In 2013 the company received authorization from the City of New York to construct its own fiber network. In 2022, Stealth was recognized as the fastest local/regional Internet provider in the U.S., with speeds exceeding 7.5 Gbps.

Technology

Fiber distribution

Stealth utilizes an underground conduit system for placing its fiber-optic cables, that is owned and maintained by

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. Once their fiber-optic cable reaches the closest manhole to the building, Stealth pulls the fiber-optic cable through existing conduits or builds a new conduit into the building. In certain cases due to the conditions of the conduit system, conduits are clogged or collapsed often causing costly re-routing by lengthy distances and construction of entirely new conduits. Stealth Fiber Crew - Fiber Installation on Madison Avenue in NYC

Stealth Fiber Crew - Fiber Installation on Madison Avenue in NYC

Stealth Fiber Crew installing fiber cable underneath the streets of Manhattan

Stealth Microtrenching Chinatown Nov2014

Stealth Fiber-Optic Manhole Cover in NYC

Fiber technology

Stealth implements WDM fiber transmission technology for connecting customers to its hubs, by allocating a

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for each customer, whereas each wavelength is capable of transmitting between 1 Gbit/s to 400 Gbit/s. The company claims that it makes use of special materials to split and combine multiple wavelengths running through the fiber-optic cables without requiring electricity.

Key people

As of 2024, Stealth Communications has a 4-person board of directors, including: * Shrihari Pandit, CEO * Jinci Liu, Managing Director * Chie Sakamoto * Yuku Fujikawa

References

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External links

Official company site
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