These Charlotte-area companies are in the running for CBJ’s Fast 50 Awards program Full article posted in the Charlotte Business Journal here Nov 14, 2022 CBJ highlights companies that are on a hot streak through the signature Fast 50 Awards program. Nominations provided financial documentation to be evaluated by accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen, which ranked participants…
Meet the finalists in the 2022 Charlotte Inno Fire Awards program Full story by the Charlotte Business Journal here. November 16, 2022 Open Broadband is excited to be included in the third annual Inno Fire Awards which honor 25 local startups, entrepreneurs, tech firms, and organizations that are simply “on fire.” Factors such as…
November 03, 2022 08:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The prospect of living without internet access these days seems unthinkable. Thanks to recent world events, the demand for internet has increased exponentially and the affordability of that access is finally changing, as well. Based outside of Charlotte, Open Broadband provides hybrid fiber and fixed-wireless ISP…
Open Broadband, LLC acquires ISP Pyranah Communications Expands to Jackson, Macon, and Transylvania Counties in western NC. November 8, 2022 Charlotte, NC Open Broadband announces the purchase of Cashiers, NC based ISP Pyranah Communications, LLC. Founded in 2017, Open Broadband provides high-speed internet service to underserved areas in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and…
New Hub Deployed Since our last update we added a new hub at 675 Oxford School Rd in Taylorsville. _ The pictures above show the new hub as installed and the map above shows the area possibly serviceable through the new hub. If your home is in this area reach out to Nick if you…
High-Speed Quick Connect Cellular If we haven’t made it to your address, and you can’t wait for our residential broadband to reach your home, then you may be able to get cellular home Internet service within the next few days. Open Broadband offers cellular high-speed Wi-Fi. You can sign up and register an account online…
New Hubs and Service Areas We added two new hubs since the last newsletter. The new hubs are Rocky Face Baptist Church and Fairview Baptist Church. Check to see if your location is likely serviceable. Map Showing Service Area in April 2021 Link Green Area: If your address is in the green area then it is…
Alexander County Approves Expansion Project The expansion will focus on providing broadband service to residents in areas of the county that are underserved. The expansion will consist of two phases. The first phase of the expansion will provide service to around 650 customers. The expansion project is described in detail in the March 31, Alexander…
SCHLEY TOWER IS UP AND RUNNING ! Tower in Schley is now operational We are pleased to report that our equipment is now installed on the tower in Schley, and we began activating line-of-sight customers with up to 100 Mbps speed. Our non-line-of-sight equipment is going through final QA testing prior to activating new customers…
Franklin County Service in Franklin County is live and expanding We continue to sign up residents in view of the tower at White Level Road and they are extremely pleased with the high speeds offered by our line of sight technology. Many of those customers are subscribing to our 100 MB service, 50 MB or our standard 25 MB providing much…