Articles about fiber internet

Born as Wave in the Seattle area, Astound Broadband is merging with GFiber as new internet provider

For the Pacific Northwest tech corridor, the deal is the latest chapter for a business born in Kirkland, Wash., as Wave Broadband. Founded by Steve Weed, Wave grew into a dominant regional challenger to traditional cable giants. Read More

Astound powers up new fiber internet near Oregon Coast — with help from AWS

Astound Broadband is bringing high-speed internet connectivity to a rural county along the Oregon Coast for the first time thanks… Read More

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

Ziply Fiber raises $450M to fund expansion in four Northwest states; two new execs appointed

Ziply Fiber, a Kirkland, Wash.-based fiber internet service provider, is fueling the expansion of its network in the Pacific Northwest… 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 completes underground Oregon fiber line, providing a gateway to top Asian markets

Wave Broadband said it has finished a 97-mile underground fiber line between its network of data centers in the Portland… Read More

Wave Broadband raises $125M to speed up construction of West Coast fiber internet network

Wave Broadband has raised $125 million to continue building out its fiber internet network for businesses and residents on the West Coast.… Read More

A big internet upgrade: A real-world review of the new 1 Gigabit internet from CenturyLink

CenturyLink has been aggressively rolling out gigabit internet service in Seattle neighborhoods over the past year. I’ve been eagerly awaiting… Read More

Seattle mayor wants to amend rule that’s restricting companies from building high-speed fiber networks

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is getting serious about helping his constituents access faster Internet. In a press conference today announcing… Read More

Mayor McGinn: Seattle should create a public fiber Internet utility if Gigabit Squared fails

The ambitious plans to implement a high-speed gigabit Internet network in 14 Seattle neighborhoods seem to be falling apart. Financial… Read More