Hawaiian Telcom Unleashes 1 Gig Internet on Hawaiʻi Island
2016年11月15日 - 4:00AM
Today Hawaiian Telcom (NASDAQ:HCOM) announced that it has expanded
availability of its ultra-fast 1 gigabit per second High-Speed
Internet service to homes in Hawai‘i Island’s Puʻu Lani Ranch
subdivision and the surrounding Puʻuanahulu area, using
Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) technology. Hawaiian Telcom has been
extending its broadband infrastructure on Hawaiʻi Island, an effort
partially supported by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC)’s Connect America Fund (CAF).
Initially launched in 2015, Hawaiian Telcom’s Fiber 1 Gig
service is the fastest in Hawaiʻi and among the fastest in the
nation. Today more than 125,000 homes and 5,600 businesses
statewide are enabled for 1 gigabit per second service and Hawaiian
Telcom continues to expand availability to new locations every
month.
“As Hawaiʻi’s Technology Leader and our state’s only local
service provider, Hawaiian Telcom is committed to increasing speeds
and expanding broadband access statewide,” said Scott Barber,
President and CEO. “Puʻu Lani Ranch is our first 1 gigabit per
second deployment using CAF Phase II support and we’re excited
about the increased educational and economic opportunities that are
now open to this community with Hawaiʻi’s fastest internet.”
One gigabit per second, which is equal to 1,000 megabits per
second, enables multiple connected devices to run bandwidth-intense
applications like streaming video and online gaming simultaneously
over a shared connection without sacrificing quality.
“Studies have shown that there are at least eight
Internet-connected devices in the average U.S. household today and
that number is continuing to rise,” said Jason Fujita, Vice
President – Consumer Sales and Marketing. “All of these
bandwidth-hungry devices are pulling on the same broadband
connection. With Hawaiian Telcom’s Fiber 1 Gig, you can operate all
of your connected devices simultaneously without interruption.”
Last year Hawaiian Telcom announced that it was awarded
approximately $26 million in CAF Phase II support to deploy a
minimum of 10 megabits per second downstream and 1 megabits per
second upstream by the year 2020 to more than 11,000 unserved and
underserved locations.
Since 2015, with CAF Phase I support of approximately $1.4
million, Hawaiian Telcom successfully deployed High-Speed Internet
to more than 1,800 locations on Hawaiʻi Island. These locations are
within areas that include Ainaloa, Aliʻi Kane, Fern Acres, Fern
Forest, Glenwood, Hawaiian Acres, Kaiwiki and Miloliʻi. Interested
residents should visit hawaiiantel.com/Internet and key in their
address to learn which services and speed tiers are available or
call Hawaiian Telcom’s consumer sales center at (808)
643-3456.
The FCC created CAF in 2011 by reforming its Universal Service
Fund (USF), which consumers contribute to as a Federal Universal
Service fee on their monthly telephone and wireless bills, in an
effort to accelerate broadband deployment to the approximately 23
million Americans in rural populations that lack access.
About Hawaiian TelcomHawaiian Telcom
(NASDAQ:HCOM), headquartered in Honolulu, is Hawai‘i's technology
leader, providing integrated communications, broadband, data center
and entertainment solutions for business and residential customers.
With roots in Hawai‘i beginning in 1883, the Company offers a full
range of services including Internet, video, voice, wireless, data
network solutions and security, colocation, and managed and cloud
services supported by the reach and reliability of its next
generation fiber network and a 24/7 state-of-the-art network
operations center. With employees statewide sharing a commitment to
innovation and a passion for delivering superior service, Hawaiian
Telcom provides an Always OnSM customer experience. For more
information, visit www.hawaiiantel.com.
CONTACTS:
Ann Nishida Fry
(808) 546-1888
Ann.nishida@hawaiiantel.com
Su Shin
(808) 546-2344
Su.shin@hawaiiantel.com
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