The signal is not going to degrade it’s not going to get choked down.” How much it could cost “I would say the biggest thing is the cost and the reliability. “The speed is nice, but it’s not the biggest thing,” Pyle said. But now, it’s almost ready to go and every West Valley City resident will have the choice to opt in to the service. The process to get to this point was a decadeslong roller-coaster ride, with revoked grants, lawsuits and almost going dark. The effort to install the system throughout the city started in 2004, when 11 cities formed the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency, most commonly known as UTOPIA, identifying a need for a better internet connection system.Ĭopper wires and wireless connection, Pyle said, “are just inherently not as capable as fiber optic lines.”īut the process really took off during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic, when working from home became widespread and this project became critical. Most providers who advertise the service usually have partial coverage, sending data through fiber optic cables (filled with thin glass or plastic fibers) and then, after a certain point, the connection is completed with a wireless system. There are 16 providers, who partnered with UTOPIA, to choose from and rates depend on the selected service.Ī full fiber optic system is rare, said Pyle. This means that West Valley City residents will have access - if they subscribe - to high-speed internet with a reliable connection. “Now we have this huge valuable asset to our residents in West Valley City, who now have access to 100 megabit at minimum and a gig if they want it.” The system is built,” West Valley City Manager Wayne Pyle said. “All the promises that we originally made have been fulfilled.
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