A draft of the Senate infrastructure bill shows $40 billion in broadband funding going to individual states to go toward the cost of deploying broadband to unserved or underserved areas. The program would target areas lacking service at speeds of…
Middle Mile
New Rural Broadband Deployment Model: MCNC Partners with Facebook on North Carolina Build
Facebook and MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN) are “co-investing” to build a high-speed fiber network interconnecting the rural North Carolina communities of Dobson and Forest City. The latter community is home to…
IFN Raises New Capital; Rural Electric Investment Paves Way to Telco, Utility Broadband Partnerships
Intelligent Fiber Network, the statewide Indiana fiber network that until now was owned by 20 Indiana telcos, has raised $13 million for network expansion and gained another owner. Wabash Valley Power (WVPA), an Indiana-based not-for-profit generation and transmission cooperative, and seven…
Facebook’s Middle Mile Infrastructure Subsidiary to Offer Fiber Transport, Eyes Underserved Markets
Facebook is getting into the fiber transport business. The social media giant requires a tremendous amount of network capacity to deliver all those social posts, ads, and videos all across the globe. As a result, Facebook owns and operates a…
Compromise Farm Bill Would Raise USDA Broadband Loan and Grant Budget
The House of Representatives and the Senate have reached a compromise on the 2018 Farm Bill that would raise the annual budget for USDA broadband loans, loan guarantees and grants to $350 million from 2019 to 2023 and allows funding…
Exec Details C Spire Electric Utility Partnership to Build Fiber Network
A C Spire electric utility company partnership announced today aims to bring more than 300 miles of fiber to remote areas of Mississippi. The partnership with Entergy Mississippi calls for C Spire to build and own the network, with Entergy…
Indatel Network ‘Tent Stakes’ Strategy Hopes to Expand National Reach
Indatel, a provider of connectivity to rural and urban areas nationwide, is embarking on a new strategy it calls “Tent Stakes,” which it hopes will extend the Indatel network reach. Until now Indatel members primarily have included statewide and regional…
NTIA Updates $4 Billion Broadband Stimulus Program Results
The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) is winding towards a close, according to the latest quarterly update from NTIA, which highlights broadband stimulus program results. The report dated October 2015 but only released publicly last week, provides a summary of…
Maine Fiber Promises 60% Rate Reduction for Rural Broadband, Targets Municipals
Hoping to “change the math” for rural broadband in Maine, a middle mile provider is introducing some interesting incentives for last mile broadband access. Maine Fiber Company (MFC) on November 13 announced two ¨open access¨ broadband initiatives that present funding…
NGN – iRis Interconnection is Latest Independent Network Partnership
Demand for Ethernet services and direct Internet access (DIA) with built-in QoS are driving two regional fiber networks to formally interconnect and peer with each other. It’s a theme being heard across the independent carrier industry – enterprise and service…
Zayo/ EAGLE-Net Deal: Are EAGLE-Net Troubles Over?
Colorado intergovernmental entity EAGLE-Net Alliance has entered into a partnership with Zayo Group to oversee and support EAGLE-Net’s statewide fiber network. The agreement is an interim one but according to a press release the companies hope to establish a long-term…
Syringa Networks Looks to 100G With ADVA Optical Gear
Boise, Idaho, USA. February 5, 2014. ADVA Optical Networking announced today that Syringa Networks has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 to answer continued bandwidth growth. Headquartered in Idaho and serving areas within Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and Utah, Syringa Networks serves…
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