Residents are starting to connect to Lehi's new citywide fiber network that aims to connect the city with affordable, quality internet.
"It is certainly a landmark day. The only regret I have is that we are not hooking up every single Lehi home today, but we should have every home in Lehi signed up within two years," Mayor Mark Johnson said.
After conducting a fiber feasibility study, the Lehi City Council went through a competitive process to choose a company that would design, engineer, construct and operate the network. STRATA Networks was chosen in December 2021, and the project that had been in the works for years was officially underway.
"Lehi is one of Utah's greatest cities, and it only makes sense for the home of Silicon Slopes to have access to a robust fiber network," said STRATA Networks CEO Bruce Todd. "Communities like Lehi are trailblazers in positioning the state for growth and opportunity and having citywide fiber internet access will allow Lehi and Utah to thrive more than ever. We are happy to be a part of it and look forward to seeing the many ways it will benefit the people that live here.
The fiber network is owned by Lehi but follows an open-access model where internet service providers can use the network to sell services to consumers. Residents who choose to connect to the fiber network get to choose one of five internet service providers — XMission, SumoFiber, Intellipop, CentraCom, or Beehive Broadband — to find the option that best suits their situation.
The "backbone" of the network will be a main line that forms a ring around the city, which creates a "redundant network so that if it gets cut in one spot, it will self-heal," Ruitenbeek said. Construction of the backbone is complete between the first two shelters and of the 41 cabinets in Lehi. One cabinet is ready for houses to be connected to service.
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