Greenlight Community Broadband First Gigabit City in North Carolina North Carolina’s Gigabit City.

Greenlight Community Broadband First Gigabit City in North Carolina

North Carolina’s Gigabit City

Greenlight Community BroadbandCity of Wilson Background

• Fiber to the Home (FTTH) services since 2008

• 7,400 active members• More than 5,000 devices and facilities

connected in support of City operations• 350+ miles of fiber plant• Connecting major employers,

government institutions, Wilson County Schools, small businesses and residents

Greenlight Community BroadbandWhy did we build the network?

• Next Generation Broadband Network is critical infrastructure • Support the economic health of Wilson• Enhance the quality of life for the citizens

of Wilson• Improve the delivery of City services

Greenlight Community BroadbandSupporting the Economic Health of Wilson

• Business Incubator


• Exodus FX


• Regency Interactive

Greenlight Community BroadbandSupporting the Economic Health of Wilson• Carolina Breast Imaging


• Small businesses • New lines of business • Lower costs • Local priority


• Major Employers• Circuit Diversity• Multiple Points of Presence• Dark Fiber• Lower bandwidth / circuit costs

Greenlight Community BroadbandEnhance the quality of life for the citizens of

Wilson• Community Resources & Events• Boykin Cultural Center• Whirligig Park• WHIG TV• Athletic Tournaments• Wilson Tobs• Expositions• Freeman Roundhouse Museum• NC Baseball Hall of Fame

Greenlight Community BroadbandEnhance the quality of life for the citizens of

Wilson• Digital Divide• Universal Service Availability• SPOT• Wilson Housing Authority• St. John’s Community Development

Corporation• Wilson County Library

Greenlight Community BroadbandImprove the delivery of City Services

• Internal Communications


• Unified Communications Center


• Automated Meter Infrastructure


• Distribution Automation


• Outage Management


• Surveillance Cameras


• Emergency Operations

Greenlight Community BroadbandQuestions?

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Greenlight Community Broadband First Gigabit City in North Carolina North Carolina’s Gigabit City.

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