UTOPIA Connects Utah’s Fastest City

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) (http://www.utopianet.org) has made Brigham City, Utah, the fastest city in the state, according to the NetIndex report, released by Ookla. Brigham’s average download speed of 21.66 Mbps displaces Utah’s second-place city, Pleasant Grove, by almost 60%, approaches three times the state average of just over 8 Mbps, and gives Brigham City speeds in line with the top five fastest countries in the world.

Brigham City’s upload speeds blow away the offerings elsewhere in the state; UTOPIA customers in Brigham City see an average upload speed of 26.08 Mbps; the second-place ranking of 4.18 Mbps and the state average of 2.56 Mbps pale in comparison.

“It’s rewarding to see tangible results of our efforts in Brigham City so quickly after completing our city-wide buildout,” says Todd Marriott, UTOPIA’s executive director. “UTOPIA, the city and its residents pioneered a new broadband effort in the United States last year, and now they’re seeing the fruit of their efforts. UTOPIA’s superior, fully fiber, symmetrical broadband connection opens new doors to innovation and access that they simply didn’t have before. I’m anxious to watch Brigham City over the next several years, because I’m confident this is just the beginning of the benefits that will come from this essential infrastructure.”

“I couldn’t be happier with my UTOPIA connection,” says Paul Roberts, a Brigham City resident. “The quality and price are great for the extreme speeds that are delivered. The community-owned UTOPIA network is something I can get behind, knowing I will always have a choice of providers, enough bandwidth for my needs, and the network is operated by people who are invested in my needs and not investors’ pocketbooks.”

The NetIndex report uses data gathered over a six-month period from speedtest.net and pingtest.net, and requires 1,000 unique IP addresses before a city will be ranked. Ookla is the global leader in broadband speed testing, in part because their broadband measurements offer a much more robust understanding of how much bandwidth is available. The site measures broadband speed and quality using a sophisticated method to completely "fill the pipe," giving a more accurate understanding of a computer’s capabilities via the broadband connection.

Brigham City is one of UTOPIA’s 16 member cities. UTOPIA connects fiber directly to customers homes, and private-sector service providers use the network to offer Internet, voice, video and other services to customers. Brigham City was the first UTOPIA city to deploy a user-financed connection model to build fiber throughout their city.

CONTACT:

UTOPIA
Elizabeth Vincent, 801-613-3837
evincent@utopianet.org

KEYWORDS:   United States  North America  Utah

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Technology  Internet  Networks  Telecommunications

MEDIA: