Sterling Ranch advances internet speed

8 Gigs Coming

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After nearly eight years of investing in ber technologies, Sterling Ranch is expanding a partnership with Lumen Technologies as they plan to be the rst community to roll out up to 8-gig internet.

President of Sterling Ranch Development Company Brock Smethills said in 2014, the community elected to do a ber to the home community when it was not commonplace. Since then, millions of dollars has been invested into Sterling Ranch’s ber network.

“We see that as really an amenity,” said Smethills. “Just like homeowners expect pools and schools - we believe that they have come to expect really good broadband service and that’s something we hope to deliver on now, and continue to deliver in the future.” e new technology, XGS-PON, is expected to be available across all of Sterling Ranch by the end of 2024. According to the press re- lease, the technology will enable internet speeds of up to 8 gigabits per second. at is 40 times faster than the average advertised down-

In the existing relationship with Lumen, the base service was one gig service to each residential unit for $89 a month. According to Smethills, the dollar amount was reduced to $75 a month and will be e ective this year.

“So the standard service will still be one gig, or $75 a month and customers will be able to opt into if they want three gig or eight gig service for a premium,” said Smethills.

“It’s the next generation of residential ber telecommunication services that CentryLink is rolling out,” said Smethills.

While most internet networks start with ber to hubs in neighborhoods like Highlands Ranch and Roxborough, they need to be converted to coaxial cable for the nal distance to each home.

According to Smethills, the last mile of coaxial cable has been a limiting factor in internet speeds.

“Now we have glass from a point of presence all the way to a residential unit,” said Smethills. “ at gets rid of that bottleneck of that piece of coaxial copper that has physical constraints and how fast you can literally send electrons back and forth on copper.” e technology is being made available by Lumen Technologies through its premier ber internet service, Quantum Fiber.

By investing in this technology early on, Smethills said that the community was well prepared for COVID-19 as they had work from home capability before it was necessary. is new technology will allow residents to have stronger internet connection and better manage their home utilities.

“ ere’s something to be said about having good broadband that enables our residents to fully utilize technology to help their lives,” said Smethills.

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