Leelanau County, Michigan (July 27, 2022) – Over the past couple years, Leelanau County, a small, rural community on the upper west peninsula of Michigan, has been in dire need of better broadband (high-speed internet) access for its residents. Like many other communities across the country, the issue of connection is at the top of its list of needed improvements. …
ADTRAN Partners with NRTC to Equip United Cooperative Services with Next-Generation 10G for Northern Texas
The following is a press release issued by ADTRAN on May 28, 2020 Rural electric cooperative’s 10G symmetric service deployment provides leading-edge model for community broadband enablement HUNTSVILLE, AL–(May 28, 2020) ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation innovative fiber and fiber extension broadband access solutions, today announced that, through its Enabling Communities, Connecting Lives program, it is empowering United Cooperative …
Broadband Internet Access Basics
Bowling Green, KY (January 2, 2020) – There are several types of broadband delivery methods, or “broadband platforms,” across the U.S. The type of broadband available in any given area, in any state, can depend on several factors: Is the population dense or sparse? What’s the return on investment (ROI) for the technology type? Are homes located several miles apart or …
How the USDA is Improving Rural Broadband Development Through Its ReConnect Program
Editor’s note: The USDA is releasing details on new investments through its ReConnect Program almost daily. See the list at the bottom of this article for the very latest. The most recent update was on December 18, 2019 with the announcement of $5.6 million for rural West Virginia communities. Bowling Green, KY. (December 5, 2019) – Over the past couple …
Ohio Company Gets $2.5M for Fiber Infrastructure
The following was published in the Herald-Dispatch on November 14, 2019 RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative has received a $2.5 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative for the installation of 168 miles of fiber project that will connect the co-op’s substations in six counties of the …
REPORT: All-fiber deployments to 90% of U.S. households achievable by 2029
The following was published in FierceTelecom on September 16, 2019 by Mike Robuck The Fiber Broadband Association released a study that said all-fiber deployments were on pace to hit about 50% of U.S. households by 2025. Furthermore, the study, which was done with consulting firm Cartesian, found that 90% of the U.S. households could have all-fiber networks by 2029 by …
Connected Nation Michigan and Local Tech Company Bring Internet to Rural Michigan Residents
Cheboygan, MI. (August 28, 2019) – Rural Michigan communities are in for a big broadband update thanks to Cherry Capital Communications with the help of Connected Nation Michigan. On Friday, August 16, Cherry Capital Communications broke ground on a new project to bring fiber internet access to 75 homes near Cheboygan County. These fiber-cables will make it easier for Michigan residents to get …