WOW! (NYSE:WOW) has been selected as the preferred Internet, cable and phone provider for Town Madison, a new urban community in northern Alabama. WOW! and Breland Companies, the development company behind Town Madison, have partnered on a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network with mesh WiFi.
Town Madison, designed as a walkable community that encourages community connections, will include more than 1,500 single-family homes, luxury apartments, retailers, restaurants, office space, hotels and a minor league baseball stadium. WOW!'s network is being designed to support up to 1 Gbps speeds.
"To have a world-class community today, you must have world-class connectivity and Internet service," said Louis Breland, owner of Breland Companies. "We are committed to providing innovative, cutting-edge technology to Town Madison residents and visitors, and WOW! is the perfect partner for bringing our vision of creating this new connected community to life. WOW!'s service offerings, as well as their ability to provide a fiber-to-the-home solution to individual residences and a mesh wireless network will ensure seamless Internet access for future Town Madison shoppers, residents and baseball fans."
"We are grateful Breland Companies has put their trust in WOW! in choosing us as their communications partner for Town Madison," said Teresa Elder, CEO of WOW!. We operate in a very competitive environment; this partnership reinforces WOW!'s ability to go head-to-head with larger competitors and win big. Our consistently reliable services, commitment to award-winning customer service and ability to pleasantly surprise communities like Town Madison make WOW! a natural choice for today's modern communities."
WOW! plans to offer three tiers of residential Internet service in Town Madison: Internet 100, up to 100 Mbps; Internet 500, up to 500 Mbps; and Internet 1000, up to 1 Gbps. WOW! Business will provide Internet, cable and phone services to all commercial businesses within the development.