![]() It takes the company to a new level of operations while increasing communications across the state of Nebraska, and beyond. Pinpoint Holdings Chief Operations Officer Chris Karn commented, “This is a major step forward for Pinpoint. The building and connections were completed in a period of four months. The construction of the facility required the cooperation of all divisions of the Pinpoint organization ranging from engineering to finance. In addition to ten gigabit connections and Dense Wave Division Multiplex (DWDM) capabilities, the facility is designed to Uptime Institute tier III standards. We saw this as an opportunity to strategically position our customers at the center of that traffic and establish a hub for carrier and enterprise collocation.” We built ten-gigabit facilities into the Data Center with DWDM technology, so we are well positioned and ready for growth.”Īrmendariz added, “There have been a number of other fiber builds going on around the region and it is beginning to look like North Platte is becoming a hub for activity between the east and west portions of the state. Of the project, Pinpoint Chief Technical Officer Ralph Armendariz said, “The North Platte facility is an extension of our Denver to Chicago backbone. The facility’s anchor tenant is an earthstation uplink/downlink for a major wireless carrier, leasing half of the building. 28, 2011 - PRLog - (North Platte, Nebraska) SeptemToday, Pinpoint Communications announced the completion of a 1,700 square foot, free standing data center in North Platte, Nebraska. Plans for further expansion and funding in 2022 are not yet identified, but we hope to work with towns’ and county officials to determine the best course of action to meet our goal.Sept. Our goal is for every home to be served in Nemaha County. Do this multiple times throughout the day to see if you are receiving the speeds as advertised. Please visit and type in your address or partial address and click the ‘Let’s Do It’ button below. We highly encourage you to test your internet speed, to help us continue to reach other underserved or unserved households. Pinpoint will offer, at minimum, 50/50 for $50 with even faster speeds available at reasonable prices. In other words, our residents do not have access to high-speed internet. ![]() As of today, according to the data available, average speeds Nemaha County residents are getting are 12.19m/b download and 10.86m/b upload. ![]() Data collected suggested that many households in Nemaha County are underserved or internet providers aren’t providing the speeds they are selling. Pinpoint, along with the Auburn Development Council, Lead for Nebraska Fellows and the Southeast Nebraska Development District, worked together to collect speed-testing data and letters of support for the project to demonstrate the need. Currently, a single fiber connection out of Tecumseh, Nebraska serves the area. The expansion will install fiber cable north along Highway 75 and connect with lines in Otoe County, to create a redundancy network and provide high-speed internet to those homes along that corridor. Through the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program (LB388), both Pinpoint and the state will be contributing $1,020,996 to the project totaling $2,041,993. These grants will be used to help connect 186 homes that were previously unserved. Auburn Development Council is pleased to share that yesterday, the Nebraska Public Service Commission awarded grants to Pinpoint Communications, a fiber provider serving Southeast Nebraska, for broadband expansion in Nemaha County. ![]()
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