Building Broadband: BroadbandOne expands fixed wireless access into Savannah, Ga.; eX² Technology tapped to enhance wireless connectivity in Yuma County, Arizona

BroadbandOne expands fixed wireless access into Savannah, Ga.
BroadbandOne (BB1), a Telco as a Service (TaaS) solution provider, has launched a wireless broadband service in Savannah, Georgia. This strategic expansion extends BB1's enterprise-grade connectivity solutions to this growing Southeast U.S. market, reinforcing the company's commitment to bridging broadband gaps and delivering alternatives and complements to existing fiber networks. The Savannah launch marks BB1's second market expansion, following its deployment in Salinas, Calif., in October when it announced a strategic partnership with Etheric Networks, a premier California internet service provider (ISP). The company plans further Southeast growth into additional markets with licensed 28GHz mmWave spectrum, including Athens, Augusta, and Columbia, SC.

eX² Technology tapped to enhance wireless connectivity in Yuma County, Arizona
eX² Technology has been selected to construct a next-generation wireless infrastructure project in Yuma County, Arizona. But the project is not just about connectivity. As currently designed, eX² Technology will construct 27 tower structures across the County to advance water conservation and precision agriculture efforts. Yuma County ranks in the top 1/10th of one percent of all U.S. counties in agricultural production. With 190,000 acres of cropland, of which 94% is irrigated, agriculture brings $3.2 billion annually to Yuma County.

Through this project, farms in all six of Yuma County's irrigation districts will have access to field-level broadband services. Yuma County was awarded a $6 million State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds of the American Rescue Plan Act grant from the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting to help fund the wireless infrastructure installation project. eX² Technology will partner with Terra Consulting Group, a wireless design and network infrastructure provider, to execute the project.

Fidium serves up multi-gig speeds for Barrington, NH
Fidium has expanded its all-fiber, symmetrical multi-gig speed network to more than 3,900 homes and businesses in Barrington and parts of Strafford, NH, bringing fiber connectivity access to the community. Fidium’s expansion of its fiber-optic network in Barrington, which began in December, brings all the benefits of access to a fiber broadband connection to the community. More than 276,000 New Hampshire homes and businesses have access to Fidium today. 

GoNetspeed completes construction of Bethel, CT fiber network
GoNetspeed announced that the Town of Bethel’s first residents and businesses now have access to the provider’s fiber internet, with the construction of the network complete. Through GoNetspeed’s privately funded $1.6 million investment in Bethel, more than 3,065 locations can access fiber internet.

HyperFiber kicks off St. Petersburg, Florida fiber build
HyperFiber has begun construction of a fiber network in St. Petersburg, Florida. The initial phase of construction, which began on March 3, has expanded rapidly and is on track for citywide implementation, supported by the collaborative efforts of city officials. HyperFiber will serve Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Golden Gate, Immokalee, and now St. Petersburg residents. The expansion will bring fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet to more than 23,000 passings in St. Petersburg at an investment of $31.5 million.

Intrepid Fiber takes its FTTH show to Superior, Colorado
Intrepid Fiber Networks recently held a groundbreaking ceremony in the Town of Superior, Colorado, to officially commemorate the beginning of construction of its open-access fiber broadband network. This network will provide residents and businesses with symmetrical, multi-gigabit internet speeds. Intrepid is already underway with its project to connect Superior, with an expected completion date in early 2027 and services becoming available in the third quarter of 2025. With the addition of Superior, Intrepid now provides its open-access networks to more than 12 communities in Colorado.

Massachusetts’ Healey-Driscoll administration allocates $10.4M to improve public housing internet
The Healey-Driscoll administration and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) announced $10.4 million in grants to upgrade internet access in nearly 8,000 public and affordable housing across 26 Massachusetts communities. MBI provided the awards through the Residential Retrofit Program. Aervivo, Archtop Fiber, Comcast and RingSquared were among the recipients of this funding.

This initiative works with housing operators and ISPs to upgrade broadband infrastructure in public and affordable housing properties. The Residential Retrofit Program prioritizes ISPs that offer affordable, quality service to decrease the cost of access. MBI seeks eligible housing operators for future funding under the Residential Retrofit Program. As a first step, housing operators must fill out an expression of interest by Friday, March 28, to be considered.

Vero Networks kicks off the seventh U.S. military base fiber network build
Vero Networks has started its seventh fiber build on U.S. military bases to support small cell deployments for two major wireless carriers, highlighting its support to enhance connectivity in underserved areas. This new network infrastructure will enable faster, more reliable mobile and broadband services for military personnel and their families by expanding cellular coverage on these critical sites. As part of the project, Vero provides high-capacity dark fiber that connects the carriers' small cell locations. Vero has plans to expand its military base presence to more locations in the coming year.