Interview on WHUP Radio
Our Chief Technology Officer, Kent Winrich, talks about broadband in Orange County on WHUP – 104.7 FM Hillsborough.
Orange County January Updates
Info Session at Schley Grange Tuesday, January 8th at 7:30pm | 3416 Schley Rd, Hillsborough Join us next week at Schley Grange Hall to learn more about Open Broadband’s high-speed internet service coming to Orange County in spring 2019. Everyone is welcome, bring your neighbors and your questions. Spread the word, share our facebook event. In…
Orange County December Updates
Information Sessions Are Now Available Are you part of an organization with questions about the nuts and bolts of Open Broadband’s internet service? Curious about what exactly will be installed at your house? If so, let us know and we’d be happy to come speak with your group and answer any questions. Whether it’s an…
Orange County November Updates
Broadband is coming to Orange County! Be sure to join the Orange County waitlist to get high-speed internet. We’ll be sending monthly newsletters to keep you updated on our progress. We’ve been working hard, in partnership with Orange County, to provide residents with affordable high-speed internet as quickly as possible, but we’re still a few…
Update for Wayne County Commissioners August 2018
We updated the Wayne County commissioners this week on the status of our network build in the county. 10 vertical assets have been secured, fiber has been delivered to two areas in the county, and fixed-wireless service has been installed for residential, farm, and small business applications in the southern part of the county. Grantham,…
Greene County prepares for Broadband
Greene County NC is conducting a community survey on broadband needs. The Reflector in Greenville wrote an article about Greene County’s plans here. Excerpt: “Greene County is circulating a survey as part of its broadband initiative to determine internet/broadband access of all residents. “The primary goal is to identify underserved areas and work to attract internet…
How Public Wi-Fi Zones Improve Communities
Wi-Fi has become a critical resource in our communities. It is generally free for the user, low-cost to implement and support, offers strong coverage over a defined area, and is easy to access on any device by clicking on the SSID in the dropdown list. Other benefits include improving productivity (work from anywhere), access to…
Broadband Progress in Wayne County
Open Broadband made a presentation to the Wayne County NC Commissioners 3/20/18 on the progress of rolling out our high-speed symmetrical internet service in the county. The Goldsboro News-Argus wrote a story about it here. Service is now live in Mount Olive, NC, and is coming soon to Seven Springs and Grantham. We also announced…
Public-Private Partnerships for Better Broadband
The need for fast, reliable broadband is stronger than ever before. Counties and towns across North Carolina are taking action to improve broadband for constituents, increasingly through a Public-Private Partnership model. This article describes why the need for broadband has become such a paramount issue, how a Public-Private Partnership model can work, and examples of…