The United States needs a nationwide communications network and the NTIA’s federally authorized & funded “FirstNet” aims to accomplish this goal. So far, the federal government has allocated $7 billion toward accomplishing this project…but why hasn’t anyone within the telecom industry heard about it?
Unfortunately, the goals are not very clear and the mission to create such a network isn’t publicized to the masses. Allied Fiber’s CEO, Hunter Newby, believes that the first step for a successful nationwide communications network should be to involve a national corporate communications plan.
Without an adequate plan with industry wide contribution, this much needed network will fail. It’s hard to comprehend how a $7 billion federally funded start-up network would find success without public discussion amongst the industry-wide leaders. As home to some of the world’s top technologies, America still lacks a cohesive, nationwide broadband infrastructure plan to keep up with accelerating fiber and wireless demands. In fact, Africa is expected to surpass the US in broadband connections, with the continent almost completely wireless. If these problems with our broadband infrastructure exist, how is it possible that the newly elected 15-member board will be able to properly construct FirstNet? The need for a plan developed by industry leaders and driven by private investment is more imperative now than ever before.
Allied Fiber owns, builds and will operate its own network-neutral, fiber optic cable system, connecting sub-sea landing points, cell towers, data centers, carrier hotels, colocation huts, enterprise buildings, schools and governments with next generation, long-haul and short-haul dark fiber. This necessary dark fiber network, planned to unite along its route the continental United States, is created to address America’s need for more broadband access, wireless backhaul, data center distribution and lower latency communications services.
To learn more about Allied Fiber, visit www.alliedfiber.com
