Broadband Task Force

Purdue West Lafyette Professor specializing in rural broadband deployment and digital divide and continued advisor on data collection and broadband mapping throughout rural Indiana. Dr. Gallardo continue to serve in an advisory role to our efforts communicating on a Qrtly., basis advising our overall visioning and approach

Microsoft White Spaces technology for internet accessibility through vacated television wave spaces.

Discussion of the birth of a fiber network to promote and retain industry in St. Joseph county Indiana. 5 original investors simply pulled the trigger with the foresight to see well into the future has repaid it original investment 10 times over. It currently hosts 10 ISP and commercial customers alike on what is now ChoiceLight Inc.

A boutique consulting firm to assist communities and regions in streamlining a R.O.W access and revenue showing model that could potentially assist governments in leveraging vertical assets for development of 13 partnerships and ultimately generate enough revenue to build a private network.

Currently building out a 70 million dollar pipeline private network in North Carolina in a population of nearly 375,000 to deploy a 5-7 gigabit corporate network that can sustain the cyber security research interest of this department research locale. This is being conducted in direct partnership with Metronet of Evansville, Indiana.

Originally an electric Co-op deployed dark fiber to serve community residents with internet in many areas that could not access otherwise through the USDA grant program to serve agriculture communities across the United States

Broadband Preparedness designation through the state of Indiana and how to create a more ready for deployment community.

Met with Task Force members to show where existing long haul fiber lines exist and methods for the task force to tap into lines to deploy fiber throughout La Porte County.

Discussion of latest technology and how communities can become ready for fiber through surveying, maps, identifying all internet providers within and around the community as well as evaluation of prospective alternatives to fiber connections.