The 1,600-mile Conexon Connect fiber network, powered by Glades Electric Cooperative, now spans Florida’s Glades, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee counties.

The training started with students learning how a historic building was preserved while also being outfitted with modern fiber cabling.

The deal includes a workforce development component, with Amazon collaborating to expand Corning’s existing fiber training program.

The privately funded $53 million investment will give more than 53,000 residents and businesses access to Wire 3’s network, setting a new standard for internet in Martin County.

A new Vertical Systems Group report found that more than 36% of the country’s commercial buildings and data centers were fiber-lit.

Syntrio, a 75-year-old company serving parts of Texas and Oklahoma, is buying fiber assets from Tri-County Electric Cooperative.
