Quantum Loophole, which began construction in June for a massive, 2,100-acre "Gigawatt-scale" hyperscale data center campus in Frederick, MD, already has lined up its first four tenants for the first phase of the project, deals which will encompass 240 MW of capacity.

Quantum also announced this week that construction is underway on its QLoop network, a 40-mile hyperscale fiber ring that will connect the Frederick campus to the internet ecosystem in the heart of Northern Virginia's data center cluster in Ashburn, VA.

In August, the first of two under-the-Potomac River borings for the fiber optic cables was completed. The 3,500-foot boring drilled through bedrock 90 feet below the river.

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