How long does it take to build out an iTown local community network?
Construction intervals will obviously vary by size of the community and the final design of the network. Typically, for communities the size with which iTown prefers to work, initial services can be turned up within 12 months of the community’s decision to proceed to construction, and the network build out throughout the community is completed in 18 to 24 months. Back to Top Will an iTown Local Community Public-Use Network be able to support future services? Yes. One of iTown’s core principles is to pursue financially efficient ways to deploy broadband infrastructure that has unrestricted bandwidth. That is why we have a bias toward the use of fiber optic technology wherever it can be justified. Fiber optics has essentially unlimited transmission capacity. It also is very long lived. The relatively high cost of installing fiber optic cable need only be incurred once. As the user applications require increased bandwidth, the electronics attached to the fiber cables can be easily replace
