altafiber forms public-private partnership with Westerville (OH) for fiber build

The City of Westerville (OH) and altafiber have formed a public-private partnership to bring a multigig fiber network to the community without the city spending capital dollars on the infrastructure. Under the public-private partnership, altafiber will establish a long-term presence at WeConnect, the city-owned data center, allowing it to serve local customers while opening a new revenue stream for the municipal facility. The company and the city also plan to coordinate on underground fiber placement in select areas to moderate excavation costs. altafiber plans to build to roughly 15,000 addresses in and around Westerville. Once the three-year project is finished, residents will have broadband access capable of supporting remote work, online education, and telehealth, the partners said. The network uses altafiber’s multigig XGS-PON fiber technology and offers symmetrical speeds up to 6 Gbps.