BUILD - 2019 Infrastructure Awards

2019 Infrastructure Awards Build 11 Best Fiber Optic Network Communications 2019 - Indiana Intelligent Fiber Network (IFN) has provided state-of-the-art technology services for 17 years. We profile the firm to share an insight into the secrets behind its success. Likewise, IFN provides ethernet transport to educational campuses, where high-speed and secure connections are required for distance-learning initiatives and administrative links. Today, IFN provides high-speed fiber-optic backbone capabilities to its owners as well as to other telecommunications providers and business direct customers including hospitals, schools, and government facilities. The firm’s network consists of more than 4,500 route miles of fiber-optic line across more than 70 Indiana counties. Thanks to this vast network and industry experience, IFN is now a leader in the highly competitive open marketplace of large enterprise customers, national carriers, and international carriers. The firm works hard to reduce the “digital divide” - the gap between those who can easily access the internet via high-speed connectivity and those who cannot. Currently, in rural America, 35 percent of Americans – or roughly 22 million people – lack meaningful access to high-speed broadband internet. This is compared to just 3 percent of people in urban areas. The team at IFN believes that this gap in broadband availability is frankly unacceptable, especially considering that every sector of the economy – from healthcare and education to manufacturing and farming – increasingly relies on internet connectivity. The digital divide, in other words, hurts more than just the ability to stream Netflix; it further weakens rural communities that are already struggling to thrive or even survive. The IFN team is determined to help bridge this divide by working with a wide range of organizations to equip them with the digital solutions they need. One important example of this work is the decision IFN recently made to add Wabash Valley Power Association (WVPA) as an investor and as the owner of IFN. WVPA is a large rural electric cooperative serving 23 electric distribution co-ops in some of the state’s most rural areas. IFN’s partner- ship with WVPA is expected to help jump start high-speed connectivity in Indiana communities that lack such connectivity today. Ultimately, IFN’s mission is to be the first choice of businesses and of the carriers for fast, always-on, innovative connectivity solutions that enable its customers to succeed. This will remain the firm’s ongoing focus as it looks towards a bright and prosperous future filled with exciting new opportunities for growth and further expansion. riginally established in 2002, IFN is owned by 20+ Indiana local companies who offer state-of-the-art telecommunications facilities in the communities they serve. These companies have an average existence of over 100 years, making IFN financially sound and technologically stable. Over the years IFN has become highly experienced in the healthcare and higher education environments, providing connectivity to rural/urban hospitals and clinics for high-speed imaging, electronic medical record applications, and other data transfers that require a secure data network. O Mar19244 Company: Intelligent Fiber Network Name: Jim Turner, CEO Address: 5520 West 76th St. Indianapolis, IN 46268 Telephone Number: (317) 280-4636 Web Address: intelligentfiber.com Fiber Optic Network Communications