Metronet has officially declared Davenport its first Certified Gigabit City in Iowa Powered by Metronet after the company’s ultra-high-speed fiber optic network became accessible to a majority of households and businesses throughout the community. To date, Metronet has installed more than 980 miles of fiber optic cable throughout Davenport, bringing future-proof gigabit speeds to residents and businesses as the company continues to expand from its initial build plan.
“As Metronet expands to bring reliable, high-speed service to more residents and businesses throughout Davenport, our community has had the opportunity to improve our education, work, and online lives to compete with rapidly growing cities,” said Mayor Mike Matson. “We are proud to officially be a Certified Gigabit City.”
Metronet began construction in Davenport in 2019 and has since grown to become the nation’s largest independently owned, 100 percent fiber optic provider, rapidly growing to create more Certified Gigabit Cities Powered by Metronet. Davenport residents interested in learning more about Metronet’s future-proof services may visit shop.metronet.com.
"As ultra-high-speed internet has become a necessity in every home, we are proud to ensure that residents and businesses throughout Davenport, and much of the Quad Cities, have access to a network that supports their community’s continued growth and economic development, providing multi-gigabit speeds in the near future," said John Cinelli, Metronet CEO. “We are thrilled to officially declare the City of Davenport a Certified Gigabit City Powered by Metronet as a majority of businesses and residents now have access to our 100 percent fiber optic internet speeds of at least 1 Gigabit.”
Certification as a Certified Gigabit City Powered by Metronet is earned once a majority of households and business locations have access to Metronet’s symmetrical fiber optic internet speeds of at least 1 Gigabit (1,000 megabits per second). The number of households is based on the total Households (2016-2020) and the number of business locations is based on total All firms (2017) from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Metronet maintains a storefront in Davenport at 902 W Kimberly Road, Suite 7, Davenport, IA 52806, and currently employs several local associates in departments such as sales, marketing, customer service and field operations.
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