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The Latest in Fiber-Optic Infrastructure Networks: Newest Projects
The economy is not the only thing that’s grown in the past few months. Recently, Independents Fiber Network has completed several projects in the tri-state area and helped to grow our fiber-optic network for our partners and local communities. These ongoing...
How Fiber-Optic Networks Can Improve the Speed and Reliability of Your Connectivity
Can you imagine the world without the Internet? It’s hard to believe that it was only a few decades ago that we weren’t all connected to the behemoth that is the Internet. But now we are more connected than ever before, and in no other place does this affect...
Why It’s Important to Improve Your Network Latency
We live in an age of instant gratification and a continual demand for quick information that’s accessible 24/7/365. Speed is the name of the game. Consider a website’s page load time, for example. If your mobile website takes more than three seconds to...
Independents Fiber Network Completes Three Fiber Routes in Ohio
Independents Fiber Network’s “Deep Fiber” initiative continues to expand the reach of our fiber infrastructure throughout Ohio. As of February 2018, we are significantly complete on three fiber routes – totaling in excess of $600K – to extend the reach of our fiber...
12 Important Moments in the Evolution from Ethernet to Metro Ethernet
These days, sharing information is most often done over an Ethernet; from the smallest office to the largest corporation, from the single schoolroom to the largest university campus, Ethernet is clearly the networking technology of choice.”- Brocade...
1G to 5G Wireless Networks: Where We Started – and Where We’ll Go
Ever since the first cell phones entered the market in the 1980s with 1G networks, mobile technology – and, of course, the Internet – have changed dramatically and changed our world in the process. And with mentions of fifth generation mobile networks – 5G...
8 Things You Need to Know About the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network
The way public safety organizations communicate will be radically changed in the next few years with the new Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN), the reliable and secure broadband platform that’s currently being deployed across the United States. ...
4 Ways 5G Could Radically Change Transportation in Smart Cities
5G, 5G, 5G – it seems that anywhere you read about the latest developments in wireless networks nowadays, everything is all about 5G. But when it comes down to it, how will 5G – fifth-generation wireless networks – affect our everyday lives? To get a better...
What’s the Difference Between Synchronous and Asynchronous Internet Connections?
Want to know the difference between synchronous and asynchronous Internet connections? Here’s a brief dive into both kinds of connections so you can choose the best option for your business. 1) Fiber-optic networks and Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) circuits...
Independent Fiber Network Upgrades 100Gbps Transport to Chicago on Core Backbone Network
As customer demand for additional transport capacity from the Independents Fiber Network regional network continues to grow, Independents Fiber Network has announced an infrastructure investment of over $625K to upgrade its core network to 100Gbps. The initial...