SMBS Is A Conaortium Of Cities

SMBS is a consortium of cities and will own and operate the fiber access infrastructure and broadband network serving the eight rural Minnesota communities of Jackson, Lakefield, Round Lake, Bingham Lake, Brewster, Wilder, Heron Lake, and Okabena.

The network will consist of a 125-mile fiber ring that will connect these communities and serve more than 7300 residents.SMBS will be leveraging gigabit passive optical network (GPON), Active Ethernet (AE), and 10 gigabit Ethernet (10GE) technologies delivered via the Calix E7 ESAP and the 700GE family of ONTs."The eight rural communities that constitute the SMBS service area personify the spirit of self-reliance that Minnesota is known for," explains John Colvin, vice president of field operations at Calix. "They are taking control of their own futures and stimulating their own economic development. We congratulate the citizens of southwestern Minnesota for winning an award that has the potential to transform the region into one of the most connected in the nation, and we look forward to helping the communities served by SMBS reap the full benefits of a world-class fiber access network infrastructure."

June 19, 2011

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