The project, launched in Columbia, Mo, will add approximately 60 miles of fibre to the company’s existing infrastructure within the city, giving the network “a near all-encompassing reach” of the area and allowing Bluebird to nurture the city’s 5G capabilities with “stronger support for new and existing cell towers in the area”.
Bluebird president and CEO Michael Morey said: “Our wireless customers—the largest cell service providers in the nation—trusted us for their large-scale 5G wireless deployment. They chose us because when Bluebird makes a promise, we deliver.
“We not only meet expectations, we exceed them. Our customer care and employee work ethic has resulted in Bluebird’s successful growth and builds like this demonstrate we don’t plan to stop our trajectory any time soon,” he added.
In addition to supporting the wireless carriers’ new tower deployments, Bluebird’s increased fibre count will also enable it to offer higher bandwidth options to support growing enterprise demands.
“There have been a number of requests from healthcare, finance and education customers in the area, and this build will help us serve those needs,” Morey said. “As we continue to realise a more digital world , Bluebird continues to improve businesses bandwidth and connectivity across a variety of sectors.”
The news followed the US Court of Appeals’ decision to uphold three proposed orders from the FCC to fast-track 5G in the United States.
