1623 Farnam 2025 Review and Connectivity Outlook for 2026

1623 Farnam announced its 2025 milestones and its positioning for connectivity in 2026.

• Mid-2025 facility expansion: 1623 Farnam completed a strategic expansion in mid-2025 that added 1.5 MW of IT capacity and 280 new cabinets, strengthened its carrier- and cloud-neutral interconnection fabric, and supported increased edge deployments and cross-connect capacity. The Omaha IX saw growth including the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) tapping into the Omaha IX to expand statewide reach.
• Cloud, peering and wireless capabilities: 1623 Farnam emphasized Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute private connectivity, access to 60+ carriers and Google Cloud on-ramps, and its role as a backhaul and aggregation hub for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and wireless packet core placement. The article frames 2026 as a year for optimization around edge-first architectures, IX-based traffic exchange, hybrid/multi-cloud normalization and wireless backhaul efficiency.