Building Broadband: Accelecom LiveOak Fiber partner to enhance rural Georgia fiber broadband availability; Brightspeed brings fiber broadband show to Central New Jersey

Accelecom LiveOak Fiber partner to enhance rural Georgia fiber broadband availability
Accelecom has been selected by LiveOak Fiber, a premier all-fiber broadband service provider in Florida and Georgia, to assist LiveOak in supporting its Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) growth in Georgia. Through this partnership, LiveOak will leverage Accelecom's network to scale further and upgrade the Georgia backbone, enabling LiveOak to extend its reach, offer broadband, and improve the Customer Experience for thousands of residents and businesses across Chatham County and Glynn County, GA.

Brightspeed brings fiber broadband show to Central New Jersey
Brightspeed is connecting over 16,700 homes and businesses in New Jersey’s Somerset and Hunterdon Counties. According to Broadband Now, nearly 4 in 10 New Jersey residents can’t purchase a fiber internet plan today. These homes and businesses are missing out on the kind of connectivity they need to thrive in today’s economy. By the end of Brightspeed’s fiber buildout, nearly 31,000 locations across the communities of Belle Mead, Flemington, and Clinton will have access to the fiber network.

The table below illustrates the total number of homes and businesses that are to be connected:

DigitalC connects 5,000th household in Cleveland
DigitalC has connected its 5,000th household to high-speed home internet, marking a historic milestone in Cleveland's transformation from one of the worst-connected large cities in the country to a national model for broadband access. The milestone was achieved as part of the Pinnacle Cleveland Initiative, a four-year plan launched in January 2024 to expand internet access citywide, particularly in neighborhoods that traditional providers have long underserved. The 5,000th connection was celebrated with a surprise visit to a Fairfax resident in Cleveland's Ward 6, complete with a visit from DigitalC's CEO Joshua Edmonds, a certificate and tokens of appreciation. The service, Canopy, Powered by DigitalC, offers 100 Mbps symmetrical internet for $18 per month, or 200/100 Mbps at no cost to households with Cleveland Metropolitan School District students. In parallel, DigitalC provides free digital skills training, reaching more than 10,000 Clevelanders within 18 months.

Fatbeam targets 2x home, MDU broadband growth
Fatbeam, which has established itself as an alternative enterprise provider, is embarking on a bold expansion into the residential market across southern Idaho. To fuel this transformation, Fatbeam has adopted the complete Calix Broadband Platform and integrated SmartLife™ managed services to deliver services to single-family homes and multi-dwelling units (MDUs). Kicking off in the rapidly growing cities of Boise and Meridian, this expansion is part of Fatbeam’s five-year growth strategy, projected to double residential subscribers year-over-year.

Fidium deepens York County, Maine, fiber presence with Old Orchard Beach
Fidium has expanded its multi-gig, symmetrical speed internet service in Old Orchard Beach, bringing its fiber network to more than 7,800 homes and businesses. The expansion of its fiber network, which began in February, comes as part of Fidium’s effort to triple fiber internet access in York County, as more than 37,000 homes and businesses in Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk, Ogunquit, Wells and York will have access to Fidium with the completion of network construction.

Greenlight Networks establishes $100M fiber partnership with Baltimore
Greenlight Networks is expanding its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network into Baltimore, Maryland. Backed by a planned $100 million investment in the greater Baltimore area, Greenlight will bring its fiber Internet to Baltimore residents and small businesses starting in the third quarter of this year. Construction of this network buildout is already underway. Greenlight anticipates connecting thousands of households as early as September 2025. Construction work to expand Greenlight's fiber network has already begun, bringing fiber Internet connectivity to neighborhoods within Mt. Washington, Roland Park, Belair, Frankford, Hamilton Hills, Arcadia, Glenham, and Hampden. Additional neighborhoods in other areas of the city will be announced in the coming months. 

Ripple Fiber breaks ground in Illinois
Ripple Fiber, a Charlotte-based provider of high-speed fiber internet services, plans to expand into Illinois, with construction set to begin in Cook County. Marking the company’s entrance into its eighth state, the initial $104 million planned project is set to kick off in Elk Grove Village, with additional areas to be announced within the state. Ripple Fiber anticipates that its first customers will gain access to its future-ready fiber internet by the end of this summer. While construction in neighboring DuPage County is expected to begin in the coming months, Ripple Fiber will continue to explore expansion opportunities in the surrounding areas to increase digital access and provide more internet options for residents. With the start of the construction phase, the provider plans to open a local office and employ locally within the community.

unWired Broadband kicks off fiber installations in Gustine, CA
unWired Broadband has begun connecting customers to its fiber broadband network in Gustine, CA. Since construction began in March 2025, unWired crews have been laying fiber infrastructure across the city. Their progress has now reached an exciting milestone: the first customer was installed on June 6, 2025.

Funding for this project has been provided in part through a grant by the Last Mile Federal Funding Account, a program administered by the California Public Utilities Commission. Once completed, the project will deliver up to 5 Gbps to the entire city. Construction is on track for completion by September 2025.