Wednesday, November 06, 2024
Tuesday, October 08, 2024
GFiber Labs: Exploring the path to 100 Gig
A year ago, GFiber Labs announced 20 Gig + Wi-Fi 7 at Network X in Paris, and just this summer, we went a step further, testing 50 Gig on our network in Kansas City. As 2024 Network X gets underway, we’re excited to continue our work towards 100 Gig with the publication of a white paper with Ciena on Optimizing Passive Optical Networks with Coherent Innovation. I’d like to say a special thank you to the peer reviewers, as always these types of projects are always a true collaboration and exemplify the kind of work we do at GFiber Labs.
This paper explores how 100G CPON could potentially future-proof fiber networks with consideration of growing demands for bandwidth and service, discussing the requirements and opportunities to make this technology a reality and to get it widely deployed. GFiber is committed to ensuring that our network anticipates consumer needs and is ready to support increased demand in advance. Understanding and exploring advanced PON technologies is a key piece of delivering on that promise.
The future of the internet is wildly exciting. GFiber Labs will continue to further the conversation and innovation around what’s next for internet and how we can bring these opportunities to life to make the internet better for everyone.
Posted by Hani Elmaky, Head of Network Planning & Engineering
Thursday, October 03, 2024
Google Fiber now available in Pocatello, ID
Wednesday, October 02, 2024
LAEF- Creating pathways to higher education for Latino students in Colorado
Tuesday, October 01, 2024
Getting better all the time - how GFiber uses feedback from independent sources to improve
Continuous improvement has become quite the corporate watchword. No matter where you look, someone is telling you how they constantly focus on making things better for their customers. And that’s as it should be.
But you can’t just say you want to be getting better, you have to be working towards that goal with a single-minded focus. Improvement requires self-awareness, clear-eyed honest feedback, recognition of your business’s strengths and weaknesses, a vision of where you are going, and a willingness to lean into the uncomfortable. At GFiber, we’re obsessed with this, and we like it when someone tells us we’re doing a good job. And over the last couple years, we’ve had a few. . .maybe more than a few, people tell us we’re doing a good job.
It’s very nice to have JD Power recognize us as the South’s internet service provider with the highest customer satisfaction, CNET call us the best value from a major ISP, and we are PC Mag’s Most Decorated internet provider including the 2024 PCMag Readers Choice Award, but while that’s a great indicator of how we’ve been doing, it’s not a guarantee of future performance. What’s more important is what these organizations are hearing from our customers, and as much as we love the accolades, we appreciate hearing the holistic feedback that often comes with these awards. In addition to the internal surveys and customer response, it provides a valuable look at where we need to be doing better.
That’s why we were so excited when Ookla approached us about their doing a white paper on how we use SpeedtestⓇ to ensure we’re meeting our customers, and our, very high expectations, when it comes to internet performance. Staying at the top of Ookla’s ratings for speeds by city is important to us, because it’s an independent indicator that our customers are getting the speeds they are paying for; that our in-home equipment is working across diferent devices and uses; and that our network is healthy and delivering quality internet. We also use those independently collected and verified numbers to help us identify issues. (Like helping us recognize that our legacy network box equipment wasn’t delivering on the latest standards we set. So we proactively swapped them out for new Wi-Fi routers to ensure our customers had the latest technology and were getting the speeds they should, even if the customers never realized the issue themselves).
As the paper explains, these numbers help us ensure we’re also having the desired effect overall — when we enter a market we see speeds go up and prices come down, and not just for our customers. Having a third-party like Ookla help us see what’s happening keeps us on our toes and striving to push to the next level. Which is what it’s really all about. We know we have a long way to go. Next gen internet requires constant improvement and you can only do that with candid, real world feedback. We’re grateful when we get that input because it helps us continue to improve and get closer to giving our customers the internet we all want to have. GFiber runs on customer insight, understanding our customers allows us to continue to drive the internet forward.
Posted by Melani Griffith, Chief Growth Officer
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Celebrating a decade of the Digital Inclusion Fellowship
- To support nonprofit staff who want to be digital equity champions within their organizations and communities to have the skills and confidence to design and expand programs. To date, we have supported 153 fellows from 131 organizations, across 22 regions.
- To guide those staff with training, coaching, and support to build programs that are sustainable, equitable, and relevant to their specific communities. Our fellows equip underserved communities with digital literacy and access – such as Tanesha Whitelaw, who worked with incarcerated women in Missouri and Kansas; Julie Heller, who supported newly resettled refugees with culturally sensitive digital literacy training; and Brianna Glass, who created educational zines for seniors in her library. In total, fellows have provided 130,088 hours of training and distributed over 5,800 devices in their communities.
- To expand the number of digital equity leaders across the country and strengthen the coalitions, networks, and movement for this sector. Over the past ten years, DIF fellows have reached 56,065 participants and fostered 1,238 partnerships that strengthen the impact of their digital equity work.
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Bridging the gender gap
Wednesday, September 04, 2024
Lakewood now online! GFiber starts sign-ups today.
Lakewood Mayor Wendi Strom stops by our event at The Ice Cream Farm. |
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Celebrating a Decade of Community Connection: Craft Lake City’s The Annual Craft Lake City DIY Festival Presented By Harmons
Monday, August 26, 2024
Stay connected with mesh extenders
- Connect the mesh extender’s adapter to a power source.
- Connect the mesh extender to the router using the ethernet cables.
- Wait for the blinking white status light to turn green on the mesh extender. (The green status color means the mesh extender is now paired to your router).