Achievements: |
- Construction of the Territory’s only
100% fiber optic cable broadband network
- Improvement in the quality and
reliability of broadband services in the Territory
- Serving as a driver to lower the cost
of high speed and reliable broadband services in the Territory by acting as a
catalyst to drive competition amongst the Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
- Eleven (11) local ISPs signed on as
viNGN’s customers who are now able to use viNGN’s bandwidth to improve the
speeds and reliability of the services they provide to their customers and at a
lower cost
- 318 Community Anchor Institutions
(CAIs) connected to viNGN’s network at no cost to the CAI, including government
departments and agencies, including first responders; public and private
schools; hospitals and health clinics; and, the University of the Virgin
Islands and its Research and Technology Park
- Provides the internet infrastructure
for new and expanded services and new and expanded opportunities for the ISPs
and the community at large, including for the following, just to name a few: Critical
communications for public safety and emergency services; Medical health records
and telemedicine; Distance learning; WAPA’s smart grid; For fostering the
retention of jobs and businesses in the Territory; For the U.S. Virgin Islands
Economic Development Authority and others to attract new businesses and jobs to
the Territory; and, Support for the Territory’s GPS systems.
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