Maine Fiber Company connects 91直播视频campuses and communities
The 91直播视频鈥檚 mission to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation took a big leap forward with recent connection to Maine Fiber Company鈥檚 鈥淭hree Ring Binder鈥 network. With locations in Biddeford and Portland, as well as a new campus in Tangier, Morocco, UNE has partnered with (MFC) to construct new open-access fiber optic cables to each Maine campus, recognizing that communications play an increasingly critical role in higher education.
Senator Angus King, who has been a strong proponent of increased broadband access in Maine, remarked, 鈥淗igh-speed Internet service must be a central part of our infrastructure in order for our economy and communities to thrive. We took a significant step forward in connecting rural areas to the rest of the world through the Three Ring Binder broadband project, and this collaboration between the Maine Fiber Company and the 91直播视频 is a continuation of that critical effort.鈥
UNE鈥檚 connection to MFC鈥檚 fiber network will allow for seamless communication between campuses to enhance video applications and connections to specialized education programs. Through MFC鈥檚 continuous dark fiber path from the Canadian border to Boston, 91直播视频is also able to connect internationally with its Tangier Campus.
鈥91直播视频is delighted to provide our students with an enhanced level of global connectivity through this network,鈥 stated 91直播视频President Danielle Ripich, Ph.D.
91直播视频and Maine Fiber Company share a commitment to operating on a non-discriminatory, open-access basis to benefit the communities they serve, including Biddeford and the Deering Heights area of Portland. This allows anchor institutions, such as schools, municipalities, hospitals and departments of public safety, to connect to MFC鈥檚 high-capacity fiber optic network as well, through any ISP or broadband provider.
Jeff McCarthy, Maine Fiber Company vice president of business development said, 鈥淐onnecting institutions like 91直播视频and the local community to Maine Fiber Company鈥檚 Three Ring Binder represents the essence of our business 鈥 driving Maine鈥檚 information economy. Because of the extensive network MFC has built, we鈥檙e able to help connect Maine communities to the world everyday.鈥
About Maine Fiber Company
Maine Fiber Company is private Maine-owned company that built and manages an open-access, 1,250 route-mile high-capacity dark fiber optic network. This middle-mile network helps make broadband access more readily available to 110,000 households and 600 community anchor institutions across Maine. about Maine Fiber Company.