Broward County Saves with Fiber Network in Florida

Date: 4 Feb 2015 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In 2014, Broward County completed its transition from an expensive leased data, video, and voice communications system to its own fiber network. The southern Florida county is now saving $780,000 per year with plenty of room to grow. With the transition to an IP-based telephony system, the County also saves and additional $28,000 per year. Pat … Read More

Community Broadband Bits 4 – Kevin Kryzda, CIO of Martin County, Florida

Date: 17 Jul 2012 | posted in: MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The fourth episode of Community Broadband Bits features Kevin Kryzda from Martin County, Florida. We discuss their county-owned network that is saving millions of dollars for the community — as detailed in our case study published last month. Activists that want to encourage publicly owned broadband in their communities should familiarize themselves with the cost savings … Read More

Florida Fiber: How Martin County Saves Big with Gigabit Network

Date: 20 Jun 2012 | posted in: information, MuniNetworks, Press Release | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Martin County, Florida, is saving millions of dollars because it built a county-owned fiber optic network rather than continuing to lease connections from Comcast. ILSR’s latest report, Florida Fiber: Martin County Saves Big with Gigabit Network, reveals how Martin County transformed the threat of a near ten-fold cost increase for its telecom budget into cost savings … Read More