GoNetspeed plans more FTTP in Connecticut’s New Haven County

May 16, 2022

The new FTTP infrastructure will cover more than 369 miles and serve more than 50,000 homes and businesses, GoNetspeed expects.

Stephen Hardy

GoNetspeed is expanding fiber to the home services in Connecticut.

Fiber broadband services provider GoNetspeed has revealed plans to extend its fiber to the premises (FTTP) to additional communities in New Haven County, CT. The company says it will deploy FTTP in Branford, Cheshire, Naugatuck, Waterbury, and Wolcott in addition to previously announced roll outs in West Haven and Woodmont.

The new FTTP infrastructure will cover more than 369 miles and serve more than 50,000 homes and businesses, GoNetspeed expects. The company provided its expectations for each market as well as a status check on the deployments in West Haven and Woodmont:

Construction is complete in West Haven; more than 5,990 homes in the Sea Bluff and West Shore areas are now able to sign up for service.

GoNetspeed expects to open service areas in Woodmont this month.
In Branford, service to more than 8,900 locations is expected to be available beginning later this summer.
In Cheshire, service to greater than 5,000 locations is expected to be available beginning later this summer.
In Naugatuck, service to over 12,800 locations is expected to be available beginning later this summer.
In Waterbury, service to more than 18,500 locations is expected to be available this fall.
GoNetspeed says FTTP capabilities will be available in Wolcott “in the near future.”

“The importance of high speed, reliable Internet access has never been more evident than it is right now,” commented GoNetspeed CEO Richard Clark. “We are happy to be expanding access not only in New Haven County, but in communities across Connecticut.”

GoNetspeed also is rolling out in FTTP infrastructure in Fairfield and Hartford counties and “continues to evaluate new areas in which to expand,” according to a press statement.

GoNetspeed also serves parts of Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and West Virginia with FTTP. It received the backing of Oak Hill Capital in January 2021 to accelerate its FTTP ambitions.

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About the Author

Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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