The APG Group NV has acquired 16.7% of SiFi Networks America and invested $500 million in a joint venture to build open access 10G FTTH networks in communities in the United States in which more than one-third of households do…
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SiFi Networks to Bring its Open Access Approach to Salem, MA
The City of Salem, MA and SiFi Networks have signed a $35 million contract for construction of a network using the open access approach that the builder says will break the monopoly providers hold on the communities in which they…
Rosenworcel Seeks Input On Next Steps For Policy Makers On Open Radio Access Networks
WASHINGTON, February 23, 2021—FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today shared with her colleagues a proposal to open a formal discussion on Open Radio Access Networks—sometimes called Open RAN—the opportunities they present, and what the FCC should be doing to promote…
Fullerton FiberCity Network Will Use Open Access Approach
SiFi Networks announced this week that it will provide a fiber network that will be available to every home and business in Fullerton, Calif. The Fullerton FiberCity network will be an open access network allowing for a choice of internet…
SiFi Networks to Build Fullerton Open Access Network; GigabitNow, Ting to Deliver Services Over It
Open access networks in the U.S. often are built with public funds, at least in part. But a new open access network planned for Fullerton, California will be privately funded. SiFi Networks, an international network developer, will build and operate…
A2D to Build eCommunity Fort Mac Open Access Network in Atlanta
Network operator A2D has entered into a public-private partnership with Fort Mac LRA to build an open access fiber-to-the-premises network on the site that formerly housed Atlanta’s Fort MacPherson. The network, to be known as eCommunity Fort Mac, will be…
Maine Open Access Fiber Network Features Dark Fiber to the Home
Like other open access networks, the Downeast Broadband Utility open access fiber network aims to minimize the investment required for service providers to offer fiber-to-the-premises services by building a portion of the end-to-end network to act as a platform that…
FairlawnGig Expands its Reach, Touts Municipal Broadband Network Success
FairlawnGig — a municipal broadband network offering gigabit speeds in Fairlawn, Ohio – is expanding service to include communities within the greater Akron area. It’s an interesting development for the municipal broadband sector at a time when some municipal networks…
Open Access Operator A2D Wins Georgia Smart Gigabit City Deal
Open access operator A2D has begun work on a broadband middle-mile and fiber-to-the-premises network in Warner Robins, Georgia through a public/ private partnership with the city. A2D will design the network, oversee construction and manage and maintain it but will…
Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority Completes Outside Construction
Roanoke, Va. (April 5, 2016) – The Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority (RVBA) is pleased to announce that forty-seven-miles of new, high quality, fiber-optic broadband cable is now buried beneath the cities of Roanoke and Salem, VA. RVBA vendor partners Thompson…
Connecticut Cities Seek Open Access Gigabit Network
Three Connecticut cities are acting together to seek a gigabit network. The goal is to make connectivity available on a wholesale open access basis that would enable multiple service providers to compete for end user business. The three cities are…
Gigabit Squared, Gig.U Plan First Multi-Community Gigabit Network
As many as six communities could get gigabit networks as the result of a partnership announced today between the University Community Next Generation Innovation Project, also known as Gig.U, and Gigabit Squared, a little known company that refers to itself…
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