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Welcome to VETRO’s Network News! We compile cool tidbits of fiber network and connectivity news from around the web to end your week connected.

This blog entry is part 2 of a 2 part series. Miss part 1? Read it here!

St. Maries Wireless Provider will Roll Out New Fiber Network this Fall Using VETRO

Online life in Idaho is about to get a little bit faster this fall! VETRO is proud to welcome Chickadee Wireless to our fiber family! A provider of wireless broadband serving 3,500 homes in the greater St. Maries, Idaho area, Chickadee is poised to roll fiber optic connectivity out to the region this fall. Chickadee got their start in computer repair and customization, so they’re seasoned veterans at providing above-and-beyond customer service to their community, and are currently sharing their plan for rolling out up to 300mbps speeds at their website, chickadeewireless.com.

Welcome to VETRO’s Network News! We compile cool tidbits of fiber network and connectivity news from around the web to end your week on a high note.

Assessing the Landscape

At the moment, the biggest trend to report from here in the US is social distancing and “flattening the curve” of coronavirus cases. Social distancing can be difficult and isolating, but good broadband (and a Netflix subscription) really takes the edge off. The team at VETRO FiberMap is committed to ensuring that our customers have everything they need to operate while the coronavirus is in full swing, so it’s business as usual from our home offices. One thing we can’t do, however, is attend our usual stack of trade shows. Yet, while time does seem to disappear these days, it was just a few weeks ago that our team exhibited at TechAdvantage in the legendary city of New Orleans. VETRO FiberMap CEO Will Mitchell attended along with Stewart Linsmith and Nick Roy from our sales team, and they picked up on a few noteworthy trends in the electric cooperative world. 

Bradley Hemphill, a longtime VETRO FiberMap user and telecom industry veteran, brings global strategy and deep technical acumen to VETRO FiberMap’s growing team.