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North Dakota-Chicago 200 Tbps Data Link

Sector: Data Center • Location: Ellendale, North Dakota, United States

Source: Telecompaper

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Midco, in collaboration with Nokia and data centre operator Switch, is building more than 500 400 Gbps circuits linking Chicago services to data centres in Ellendale, North Dakota. The project involves a multi-state connectivity architecture to support AI infrastructure capacity in Ellendale, using Nokia's optical data infrastructure.

Status: Closed
Sector: Data Center, Commercial
Location: Ellendale, North Dakota, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Telecompaper

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The project “North Dakota-Chicago 200 Tbps Data Link” is an infrastructure initiative in the Data Center sector, located in Ellendale, North Dakota, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Telecompaper.

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Original status	awarded
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Midco, in collaboration with Nokia and data centre operator Switch, is building more than 500 400 Gbps circuits linking Chicago services to data centres in Ellendale, North Dakota. The project involves a multi-state connectivity architecture to support AI infrastructure capacity in Ellendale, using Nokia's optical data infrastructure.
Original sector	Telecommunications

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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	North Dakota
City	Ellendale

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Record type	Project
Sector	Data Center, Commercial
Article published date	2026-05-23

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