Blazin Fast Internet in The Loop - The Loop Media Hub Blog Post
A community initiative planning to unleash the creative and innovate powers within The Loop and along The Loop Trolley right of way while also providing one Gigabit (1000 Megabits) of Internet access to each building along the trolley route.
Mission: To accelerate the economic development of the community along The Loop Trolley right of way. Provide for the creation of high value jobs, improvereal-estate values and create new private and public sector opportunity.
Description: Current stakeholders in this transformative community initiative include The City of University City, The University City Chamber of Commerce, The Center for Creative Arts, The Regional Arts Council, The St. Louis Development Corporation, The St. Louis County Economic Council and Washington University in St. Louis.
What would you do with a Gigabit of Internet access in The Loop ??
Robert L Elgin
9:45 am on Monday, March 11, 2013
Please define your terms. I already have a Gigabit of Internet access with AT&T U-verse; it just takes a while. Do you mean a Gigabit per second??
David
11:47 am on Monday, March 11, 2013
Hi Elgin,
Gigabit means 1000 Mbps or 1000 megabits per second. This is much faster than traditional home Internet connections and is similar to what Google Fiber is offering in Kansas City.
Best regards,
Dave
David
10:34 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013
Be sure to check out our PDF flyer that is on this
Blog page !
Earl Higgins
8:58 am on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
David, I found the article and the attached PDF interesting but very light on actual implementation details. I am one of the residents living along the trolley line who would very much look forward to gigabit Internet.
Will it be free? If not, what will the cost be? How is it delivered into the home or business? Is it wired or wireless? If wireless, is it 802.11n or would be be required to purchase new wireless hardware? How far from the trolley line will the gigabit access extend? Where and when will it begin to be rolled out? Were do we sign up?
Any and all actual information would be welcome.
David
6:12 am on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Good questions Earl - actually we are in a planning phase now to address these issues in our business plan. Given that, here is what I can tell you so far.
We are currently beginning to interview Service Providers and are asking to them to provide both a fiber optic and wireless solution. There have also been thirty eight access points provided for along the Trolley ROW. This will allow the fiber system to grow in any direction. Initially the fiber system will be available to businesses and residents along the Trolley ROW.