Ubiquity has launched open access networks in Carlsbad, CA and Mesa, AZ. The company said the Mesa deployment is the nation’s first scaled fiber deployment, in which service provider tenants will use both lit and dark fiber to service business…
California
Pew: Eight States Fund Broadband Line Extension
Eight states are addressing homes underserved by broadband through programs that fund some of the costs of line extensions, according to a recent Pew Charitable Trusts post. Each state’s program is a bit different from the others. Most of the…
California Approved to Use Entire Capital Projects Fund Budget for Broadband
The U.S. Treasury has approved the state of California’s plan to use its entire $540.2 million Capital Projects Fund budget for broadband. The Capital Projects Fund, which was created in the American Rescue Plan Act, has a budget of $10…
Pew: State Funding Spurs Broadband to Public Housing
As an unprecedented amount of funding has become available for broadband deployments, several states have taken steps to direct funding toward low-income areas and public housing. A new post from the Pew Charitable Trusts Broadband Access Initiative explores various approaches…
SDC Capital Partners Acquires Majority Interest in California Fiber Provider
SDC Capital Partners, a global digital infrastructure investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in Cityside Networks, a fiber network operator based in southern California that was founded less than two years ago. The investments were made through funds that…
12 More States Get Digital Equity, BEAD Planning Grants from NTIA
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has continued the fast pace of announcements of planning grants for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) and Digital Equity programs. The NTIA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce,…
California Awards Two Middle Mile Contracts
California has awarded new contracts to supply the necessary building materials for 3,000 miles of broadband infrastructure, approving contracts for a pair of vendors totaling nearly $225 million that will allow the state to purchase enough optical fiber and materials….
Utah’s UTOPIA Fiber to Partner on California Open Access Network
The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) Fiber has entered into a partnership with Golden State Connect Authority (GCSA) to develop and operate an open access network in rural California. Open access networks use a wholesale approach that allows other…
California’s South Valley Internet Offers Symmetrical Gigabit Wireless
South Valley Internet, a competitive broadband provider serving a semi-rural area south of Silicon Valley, has launched a symmetrical gigabit service using fixed wireless technology. We talked to Elise Brentnall, South Valley Internet president & chief operations officer, about the…
Consolidated Gigabit Fiber Expands to Two California Markets
Consolidated Communications has made 1 Gbps broadband available to 22,000 residential and business locations in Sacramento and Roseville, CA. Consolidated gigabit service is also available to more than 1,500 locations in Elk Grove and Citrus Heights. Consolidated entered the Sacramento…
California Fixed Wireless Providers Cal.net and Winters Broadband to Merge
Shingle Springs, California-based Cal.net and Winters, California-based Winters Broadband are merging, the companies announced today. Both companies offer broadband service using fixed wireless technology. The combined companies will operate under the Cal.net name, and will operate over a territory of…
