Redzone Wireless Unveils 2019 Expansion Plan to Bring Broadband Services to 26 New Maine Communities
With Increasing Focus in Rural Areas, 50,000 Added Residential Locations This Year Will Bring Redzone's Fixed Wireless Broadband Access to over 50% of Maine's Population
ROCKLAND, Maine, Jan. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Redzone Wireless, a Maine-based broadband services company, announced that it has selected 26 Maine communities for new wireless broadband networks delivering 25 Mbps broadband across the state.
The multi-million dollar privately funded 2019 Maine broadband expansion follows recently launched Redzone networks serving Farmington, Dover-Foxcroft, Calais, and Machias.
New 2019 Expansion Areas
The List of Maine Communities Selected for 2019 Broadband Expansion: (listed alphabetically)
1. Alfred
2. Berwick
3. Bucksport
4. Caribou
5. Durham
6. Fairfield
7. Fort Kent
8. Frankfort
9. Gardiner
10. Greene
11. Lisbon
12. Livermore Falls
13. Madison
14. Milo
15. Morrill
16. New Gloucester
17. New Sharon
18. Norridgewock
19. Oakland
20. Presque Isle
21. Rumford
22. Skowhegan
23. Waterboro
24. Wilton
25. Windham
26. Winthrop
The current expansion areas selected were based on over 35,000 broadband service requests received from Maine residents and businesses during 2018. It is important to note that portions of 50 adjacent communities will also be served by Redzone's 2019 network expansion.
2019 Upgrades to Existing Markets
In addition to expanding into 26 new market areas, Redzone will be completing network upgrades in several existing markets including Sanford, Bath, Monhegan Island, Union, Westport Island, Portland, Falmouth and Belfast.
With the completion of this broadband network expansion, Redzone's total Maine coverage will surpass 300,000 households – representing over 50% of all Maine homes. Redzone's 5Gx fixed wireless broadband network operates on multiple wireless spectrum bands including LTE on FCC licensed 2.5 GHz spectrum, and is considered one of the largest FCC licensed fixed wireless broadband deployments in the US.
"2019 marks another exciting phase of growth for Redzone Wireless. We have a powerful combination of key drivers that make our fixed wireless broadband advantageous in Maine including premium exclusive FCC licensed 2.5 GHz spectrum, and dramatically lower deployment costs versus fiber or cable. These drivers are enabling us to reach 50,000 new households in only 12 months," said Jim McKenna, President of Redzone Wireless. "At the same time, Redzone continues to advance the reliability, capacity and speed of its technology and network in areas where it has already seen tremendous growth and demand."
"With the availability of faster Internet speeds, especially in rural areas of Maine, we can open the state's doors to future business investment, expand educational opportunities, and attract more people to live and work here," said Maine Governor Janet Mills. "This expansion is a welcome step in the direction of improving our broadband infrastructure and strengthening our economy."
"The key advantage of Redzone's approach for closing Maine's rural broadband gap is economic sustainability," said Michael Forcillo, Redzone Executive Vice President. "While everyone agrees that broadband is a high priority essential service for all Maine residents and businesses, Redzone has developed an innovative business model that works in low population rural areas, and can be self sustaining without tax payer funded subsidies."
Redzone Wireless was formed based on the premise that everyone in Maine deserves access to affordable high quality broadband to increase the quality of life here, enabled through access to information, social connection, essential services, activism, employment, healthcare, education, commerce and entertainment. The benefits of strengthening Maine through better broadband are critical and foundational for sustainable social, community, and economic development.
Media Contact:
Michael Forcillo
website: http://www.redzonewireless.com
email: mforcillo(at)redzonewireless.com
phone: 207-593-7276
Redzone Wireless, LLC, established in 2014, has developed and deployed an advanced carrier grade fixed wireless broadband network standard serving residential, small business, municipal, and enterprise clients. The company's 5Gx advanced multi-spectrum fixed wireless network platform maximizes coverage and capacity by operating across multiple frequency bands on a proprietary operational support system. Higher frequencies, such as millimeter wave & unlicensed 5 GHz, combine with mid-band licensed 2.5 & 3.65GHz to boost broadband speeds and non-line-of-sight performance. 5Gx fixed wireless provides an economically viable, and sustainable premium broadband service alternative to wireline, fiber, or cable to 270,000 Maine locations across more than 80 communities.
SOURCE Redzone Wireless
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