RAJANT AND ACCELECOM BRING DOWNTOWN WI-FI TO EASTERN KENTUCKY
2024年5月17日 - 9:50PM
Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless
networks, and Accelecom, a high-speed fiber optics provider,
collaborated to bring downtown Wi-Fi to the City of Harlan in
Eastern Kentucky. The community-enhancing technology
will be debuted on Saturday, May 18th, at the opening
ceremonies for the Headwaters Arts Festival. At noon,
executives from Rajant and Accelecom, along with city, county,
and state officials, will be making opening remarks at the
Harlan Center Front Plaza located at 201 South Main Street in
Harlan, Kentucky.
“In today's digital age, connectivity is
not just a luxury; it's a necessity. We are thrilled to
announce our partnership with The City of Harlan Tourist
and Convention Commission, alongside the Harlan County
Fiscal Court, in bringing free downtown Wi-Fi to our community
thanks to funding provided by the Sociable Weaver
Foundation,” shares Cole Raines Executive Director of One
Harlan County. “By implementing free downtown Wi-Fi we’re
opening up a world of possibilities for the City of Harlan,
especially for our small businesses and the tourism sector. Small
businesses will now have access to reliable internet connectivity,
enabling them to process credit card transactions seamlessly and
efficiently during festivals and events. For tourists, free
downtown Wi-Fi means staying connected while exploring our vibrant
city. Visitors can now easily navigate Harlan,
whether they're sharing their experiences on social
media, finding local attractions and restaurants online, or
accessing maps and transportation information. This initiative is
not just about providing internet access; it's about
empowering our community, supporting our businesses, and enriching
the experiences of both residents and visitors alike.
Together, we're laying the groundwork for a more
connected and prosperous future for Harlan.”
Brandon Pennington, Executive Director at the City
of Harlan Tourist and Convention Commission, states, “It seems
appropriate that we are launching this service to our community
during the inaugural Headwaters Arts Festival. Art is about
connection, and our Wi-Fi project is about connectivity. Both
endeavors highlight the importance of bringing people together and
fostering community. It also demonstrates one of the driving forces
behind Harlan Tourism being a fiscal partner in this project. It
provides a service to our visitors looking to connect to our
community, whether for authentic experiences, events, or
world-class attractions. Still, it also allows our vendors at
festivals and events the added benefit of reliable internet to
process payments in our beautiful and rural area. My board and I at
Harlan Tourism are excited to see how this project will continue to
enhance our tourism product.”On hand representing Rajant will be
Alice DiSanto Vice President of Global Marketing, who
adds, “Connecting the unconnected is the byproduct of teamwork
with Accelecom. Together, we began the project in
November 2023 and concluded in March 2024. Utilizing
Accelecom’s internet provision via a fiber connection
sourced from the local Harlan County Courthouse, the
Wi-Fi network has been extended to
encompass Harlan's downtown. This development
facilitates access to network services in the downtown vicinity and
expands opportunities for Harlan County by providing
event coordinators with reliable networking capabilities. Moreover,
it paves the way for potential expansion into other areas
of Harlan using Rajant Kinetic Mesh.”
According to Accelecom CEO Brad
Kilbey, “Accelecom places a significant emphasis on supporting
the public sector to include local and county
government. We invest in the expansion of fiber
networks into unserved and underserved communities, like Harlan,
Kentucky, in great part due to our Kentucky
heritage that provides an understanding of rural
areas. Accelecom leveraged its next-gen fiber network to
provide a bundled Internet and managed Wi-Fi
solution which enabled the City
of Harlan to offer its residents, government offices, and
visitors wireless broadband across
downtown Harlan. The Wi-Fi service enables
enhanced constituent engagement, public safety, and city
image. The variety of events held in downtown Harlan will
benefit from the Wi-Fi access vendors, organizers, and attendees
will have.”
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About Rajant CorporationRajant Corporation
is the broadband communications technology company that invented
Kinetic Mesh® networking, BreadCrumb® wireless nodes, and
InstaMesh® networking software. With Rajant and its family of
products, customers can rapidly deploy a highly adaptable and
scalable network that leverages the power of real-time data to
deliver on-demand, mission-critical business intelligence. A
low-latency, high-throughput, and secure solution for a variety of
data, voice, video, and autonomous applications, Rajant’s Kinetic
Mesh networks provide industrial customers with full mobility,
allowing them to take their private network applications and data
anywhere. With successful deployments in more than 80 countries for
customers in military, mining, ports, rail, energy, manufacturing
and logistics, municipalities, agriculture, and more, Rajant is
headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with additional facilities
and offices in Arizona and Kentucky. For more information,
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- Harlan Kentucky
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Alice DiSanto
Rajant Corporation
914-582-8464
adisanto@rajant.com