1623 Farnam Partners with Bridged Broadband to Expand Diverse Midwest Connectivity

The partnership enables Bridged Broadband to extend its carrier-diverse routes between Omaha, Kansas City and rural Missouri.

Feb. 23, 2026 at 12:35pm

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1623 Farnam, a regional leader in network-neutral edge interconnection and data center services, has announced a strategic partnership with Bridged Broadband, a next-generation network provider based in Kansas City, Missouri. Through this collaboration, Bridged Broadband has established a presence at 1623 Farnam's Omaha facility to interconnect and exchange traffic with global, national and regional carriers, leveraging Omaha's role as a critical Midwest connectivity hub.

Why it matters

The partnership strengthens 1623 Farnam's position as the Midwest's meet-me point, giving its customers access to truly diverse routes and rural markets that have historically been difficult to reach through traditional carrier networks. It also supports broader industry trends toward distributed infrastructure, edge connectivity and diversified network architectures, which are crucial as demand continues to rise for cloud access, content delivery and resilient enterprise connectivity.

The details

Bridged Broadband is deploying a state-of-the-art 800G DWDM backbone with full IP/MPLS integration, delivering scalable capacity, low latency and built-in resiliency. Its Omaha-to-Missouri routes are fully diverse from national carrier networks, providing a rare alternative path between key Midwest metros and rural communities where network diversity is limited. This allows Bridged Broadband to offer true route diversity and protected access into rural Missouri, delivering cost-effective, high-capacity connectivity to markets that have long been underserved.

  • The partnership was announced on February 23, 2026.
  • 1623 Farnam closed on a second interconnection facility in Omaha in late January, which is planned to be operational in mid-2028.

The players

1623 Farnam

A regional leader in network-neutral edge interconnection and data center services.

Bridged Broadband

A next-generation network provider based in Kansas City, Missouri, delivering high-capacity, diverse fiber infrastructure across the Midwest.

Bill Severn

CEO & President of 1623 Farnam.

Mike Brigman

President and CEO of Bridged Broadband.

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What they’re saying

“Bridged Broadband selected 1623 Farnam for its unmatched connectivity ecosystem and dense carrier environment. This partnership strengthens our role as the Midwest's meet-me point while giving our customers access to truly diverse routes and rural markets that have historically been difficult to reach through traditional carrier networks.”

— Bill Severn, CEO & President of 1623 Farnam (1623 Farnam)

“There are very few routes between Omaha and Kansas City, and they are all controlled by the major carriers, limiting options and diversity. By establishing our presence at 1623 Farnam, we're able to offer true route diversity and protected access into rural Missouri. This partnership allows us to deliver cost-effective, high-capacity connectivity to markets that have long been underserved, while doing so from one of the Midwest's most important carrier hotels in 1623 Farnam.”

— Mike Brigman, President and CEO of Bridged Broadband (Bridged Broadband)

What’s next

The new 1623 Farnam facility in Omaha is planned to be operational in mid-2028, delivering at least 5MW of capacity and reinforcing the company's interconnection-first strategy and commitment to the Midwest as a critical meet-in-the-middle market.

The takeaway

This partnership highlights the growing importance of network diversity and edge connectivity in the Midwest, as 1623 Farnam and Bridged Broadband work together to unlock new connectivity options for enterprises, service providers and public-sector organizations in previously underserved rural communities.