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A network upgrade in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, impacting over 92,000 locations, has been completed, according to Mediacom.
Edited by Brad Randall, Broadband Communities
Mediacom Communications on Tuesday said it has finished upgrading broadband speeds for more than 92,000 homes and businesses in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, bringing multi-gig and symmetrical service options to the city.
The company, through an announcement provided to Broadband Communities, said the work builds on its existing fiber-rich network and was completed without new digging or cable burial, a move it says allowed for faster, less disruptive upgrades for customers.
The upgrades expand Mediacom’s Xtream Internet lineup in Cedar Rapids to include a 300 Mbps down / 100 Mbps up tier, a 1 gigabit symmetrical tier (1,000 Mbps up and down), and a 2-gigabit tier offering 2,000 Mbps down and 1,000 Mbps up.
Mediacom also said the upgraded architecture is scalable to 10 gigabits per second in the future, suggesting the upgrades are intended to be long-lived as bandwidth demand continues to grow.
Steve Purcell, Group VP of Mediacom’s Capital Region, framed the rollout as a local win: “We are incredibly excited to bring these game-changing technology enhancements to the residents of Cedar Rapids,” he said, adding that the company plans to extend multi-gig and symmetrical options to more Iowa communities.
The company also announced that network work is underway in other regions, including suburban Des Moines, parts of Maryland and Delaware, the Florida Panhandle, metro Minneapolis and the Quad Cities, with a stated goal of reaching 1 million households with enhanced services by the end of 2026.
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