Brightspeed Surpasses One Million Fiber Locations Milestone in US

Brightspeed Surpasses One Million Fiber Locations Milestone in US
US broadband operator Brightspeed announced this week that its fiber network has surpassed the one million locations mark within one year after launching Fiber Internet. The company said its high-speed internet service is now available to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in more than 160 communities across 20 states. Additionally, the company currently has more than two million passings in the engineering and construction process.

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Expanding Reach

“We hit the ground running when we launched the company only 18 short months ago, and reaching this significant milestone demonstrates the results of well-planned execution by the entire Brightspeed team,” said Brightspeed. “Thousands of customers are signing up for Brightspeed Fiber wherever we come to town, and we’re gaining momentum as we move closer to achieving our goal of passing more than three million locations.”

Brightspeed says it is actively building a Fiber Internet network in 17 states, leveraging the XGS-PON (10-Gigabit Symmetric Passive Optical Network) technology to deliver multi-gig-speed symmetrical upload and download capabilities.

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Brightspeed Brings Fiber Internet to Beaufort

In a recent announcement, Brightspeed said it will connect homes and businesses in Beaufort, South Carolina, and around Port Royal Island with fibre broadband soon. With permitting underway, the company said once fibre construction is complete, over 16,000 families and small businesses will have access to its fibre network.

Enables First Fiber to the Tower Customer

In another development, Brightspeed said it has launched fibre connectivity supporting 10-gigabit bandwidth to a wireless tower for one of the nation’s largest wireless service providers, which is also the company’s wholesale customer. With this, the wireless service provider can now provide higher bandwidth to consumers in Johnson City, Tennessee.