Quote:Brightspeed, the nation’s fourth largest fiber broadband builder focused on empowering more homes with ultrafast, reliable internet, today announced the launch of its 2-gigabit service plan tier, providing families and businesses expanded bandwidth and faster speeds to support even more online working, learning, gaming and streaming. The 2-gig service launched in select markets in May and is now available to most customers on the Brightspeed Fiber Internet network, spanning more than 1 million locations across the company’s footprint.

“As we continue to build our state-of-the-art fiber network across our footprint, we are investing in the innovative equipment that will support multi-gig connectivity,” said Brightspeed’s Chief Technology Officer Brian Bond. “We have been deliberate in creating a network that can be upgraded as advancements in technology occur to provide our customers what they need to compete and thrive in today’s hyper-connected world.”