Articles about Fiber

Laying down fiber cable in African village

Microsoft backs effort to extend fiber internet access to 20 million in Africa

Microsoft says it’s partnering with a fiber-cable connectivity venture called Liquid Intelligent Technologies to bring high-speed internet access to an… Read More

Born from $1.35B deal with Frontier, new internet provider Ziply Fiber gears up for launch

There’s a new fiber internet provider launching soon in the Pacific Northwest. Ziply Fiber is set to provider fiber service… Read More

Wave Broadband partners with UW to boost ocean observatory’s fiber connections

Wave Broadband is coming out in the open about its partnership with the University of Washington to provide broadband connectivity… Read More

Wave Broadband acquired for $2.36B by TPG Capital, will combine with East Coast telecom company RCN

Wave Broadband is combining with RCN Telecom Services to form the nation’s sixth largest internet and cable operator in a $2.36… Read More

Wave scoops up Seattle internet service provider Cascadelink, its 22nd acquisition in 14 years

Wave Broadband has acquired Cascadelink, a Seattle-based gigabit internet service provider for apartment, condo and office buildings. Wave, which is… Read More

Construction accident cuts fiber line, causes City of Seattle buildings to lose landline phone service

Approximately 35 City of Seattle facilities lost landline phone service on Wednesday after a construction crew working downtown cut a… Read More

CenturyLink fiber Internet goes down in Seattle, unclear when service will be restored

Some CenturyLink fiber Internet customers in Seattle have been without a connection since Sunday afternoon. Several Seattle residents took to Twitter… Read More

Seattle city council votes down municipal broadband pilot project

The Seattle City Council voted against a $5 million municipal broadband pilot program on Monday, delivering a major blow to groups that want to… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires Silicon Valley Internet provider Layer42 in West Coast expansion plan

Wave Broadband announced on Thursday it has acquired Layer42 Networks, an Internet and colocation company that serves businesses around the… Read More

Wave Broadband raises $130M to expand gigabit fiber Internet network across West Coast

To help expand its growing fiber network, Wave Broadband today announced $130 million in additional funding. The fresh cash comes through a… Read More

Here’s where CenturyLink is installing its high-speed gigabit network in Seattle

Some Seattle residents will now have access to laser-quick Internet. CenturyLink announced today that it will begin offering broadband upload and download… Read More

Wave Broadband acquires another fiber-based Internet company, this time CPI

For the third time in the last 15 months, WaveDivision Holdings has acquired another fiber-based company. Kirkland-based WaveDivision, which operates Wave Broadband,… Read More

Seattle, take note: Small town of Ellensburg approves plan to build publicly-owned fiber network

While Seattle struggles to set up a city-wide fiber-to-the-home Internet network, at least one Washington town is well on its… Read More

Gigabit Squared makes investment to bolster Seattle’s super-fast gigabit Internet

Some in the internet service provider space have expressed concern over Gigabit Squared’s plans to bring lightning-fast fiber Internet speeds to… Read More