Rank (from 100/20 megabits per second): 9 Code: Green Annually, Blandin Foundation pulls together data from the Minnesota Office of Broadband Development and broadband news to gauge progress toward the state broadband goals (25 megabits per second download/3 Mbps upload … Continue reading
I’ve been looping back with counties to see how things are going. Great to get an update from Anoka County… Anoka County Regional Economic Development is currently participating in the Blandin Foundation’s Community Broadband Resources program to receive technical assistance … Continue reading
Anoka County is poised to make both the 2022 and 2026 speed goals with just a little effort. Percentage of Served Population by Speed and Date Anoka 2019 2018 2017 100/20 (2026 goal) 97.47 97.86 96.1 25/3 (2022 goal) 98.8 … Continue reading
I just left a very full room at Park Plaza Cooperative, a resident-owned manufactured home community in Fridley, where they were discussing what they’d like to see in the community for library services. The meeting included Libraries without Boundaries, Department of … Continue reading
I am doing the annual look at broadband in each county – based on maps from the Office of Broadband Development and news gathered from the last year. Last year Anoka was ranked number #7 for broadband access; this year … Continue reading
Anoka County is in position to potentially meet state broadband speed goals. They rank #18 in terms of broadband access at speeds of 25/3 (Mbps down/up) and rank #7 at speeds of 100/20. The county is well covered thanks at … Continue reading
In November, Connect Minnesota released their final report on broadband availability. Here is how Anoka County stacks up: Household Density: 271.7 Number of Households: 121,227 Percentage serviced (without mobile): 97.14% Percentage serviced (with mobile): 99.9% Anoka is part of the … Continue reading
Earlier this week, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on the ARRA-funded Anoka Network. The network was completed in June but it’s always nice to see a broadband project get mainstream press coverage and it’s interesting to see what elements of … Continue reading
For several years, Anoka County and private provider Zayo have been building an ARRA-supported middle mile network. This week Fierce Telecom reports that it’s complete… Zayo has put the final touches on the “Connect Anoka County” project, a middle mile network that will provide … Continue reading
Today I received a bitter sweet email update from Connect Anoka County… This is the last weekly update for construction of the fiber network. Construction is essentially complete with the exception of 5 miles approximately. Project updates will be provided … Continue reading
This is a very quick update on the Anoka Project. The Reader’s Digest version of the Reader’s Digest version: 88% of construction is completed. There are 237.07 miles in varied stages of construction including approximately 233 miles spliced and ready … Continue reading
The Minneapolis Star Tribune recently ran an update on the ARRA-funded Connect Anoka County Fiber Project… The $19 million Connect Anoka County project is creating a network that initially will link 145 public institutions in the county. It was started two years … Continue reading
Thanks for the heads up from Ann Higgins on the Top Digital County Awards. Here’s a brief description of the award: Ten winners were named in each of four population-based categories. The winning counties carried out strategies with measurable benefits … Continue reading
Last week, Connect Anoka County hosted a number of providers for a series of presentations on Last Mile options. Connect Anoka County is working on a community fiber network. Here’s a quick reminder of the program, from the Connect Anoka website… Connect … Continue reading
The ARRA-funded Connect Anoka County / Zayo fiber project is one of 12 CCI (Comprehensive Community Infrastructure) grants selected to participate in a study that the NTIA is conducting to evaluate economic and social impacts of the BTOP grants. The … Continue reading
