Wyoming’s State Broadband Gets Huge Speed Boost to 100 Gigabits

The upgrade to 100 gigabits will benefit state agencies, schools and act as a catalyst for economic growth and development.

"This is part of the governor’s initiative to increase quality of life," said the state’s CIO, Flint Waters. "We want to diversify our economy. In order to continue to expand the workforce and keep Wyoming students in the state, we have to increase broadband capacity."

Last year, Gov. Matt Mead presented the Unified Network project as a way to leverage the state’s education and government broadband demands to promote capacity growth for the state. The project will boost capacity to 100 gigabits compared to the current 2.5 gigabit network.

by Jessica Renee Napier

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