Underline, a network provider that offers a fresh spin on open access fiber networks, has announced plans to serve Fountain, CO and Salinas, CA. The markets will be the company’s second and third after Colorado Springs (CO), its first. Construction…
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Network Operator Underline to Offer Open Access with a Twist
Underline, a network operator that was in stealth mode until now, plans to build open access networks with a twist, beginning in Colorado Spring, Colorado. We talked to Underline founder and CEO Bob Thompson about the company. Some open access…
SiFi Networks is All In on Open Access, Will Add 30 Fiber Markets by 2022
SiFi Networks said today that it plans to begin deploying fiber networks in 30 U.S. communities by the end of 2022. The company also launched a digital inclusion program to be known as FiberCity Aid. SiFi Networks is a rather…
SiFi Gains $500M Investment to Expand Open Access ISP Model
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…
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…
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