Broadband service wholesaler New
Edge Networks Tuesday expanded its digital subscriber line footprint to
Nebraska and Iowa.
Its high-speed Internet services are being offered to residential and
business users through independent Internet service providers that resell
New Edge Networks DSL access.
Des Moines, IA and Omaha, NE are the first cities welcoming New Edge
Networks high-speed relief from their broadband service drought.
Brian McDonald, New Edge Networks vice president of marketing, said the
firm is staying true to its mission to extend broadband services to
underserved communities throughout the U.S.
“From Vancouver, Washington, to Omaha and Des Moines, New Edge Networks has
come a long way in bridging the digital divide,” McDonald said. “Staying
focused on our wholesale business model allows us to aggressively expand
our footprint and become the first or early market entrant for offering
competitive broadband services in underserved smaller cities and towns.”
McDonald added that broadband demand in rural America is far outstripping
capacity regardless the delivery system.
“We’re seeing that demand for broadband in smaller cities and towns is as
strong, if not stronger than demand in the major cities where other
providers are focused,” McDonald said.
The company’s network will eventually reach more than 70 percent Omaha as
New Edge Networks intends to expand its service area to cover more than 22
Nebraska locations in 15 communities, including Columbus, Fremont and Kearney.
In Iowa, New Edge Networks plans to extend DSL services to businesses and
residents in Altoona, Ankeny, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Davenport,
Dubuque, Indianola, Iowa City, Marshalltown, Muscatine, Sioux City, and
Waterloo before the summer is through.
Based in Vancouver, WA, New Edge Networks was founded in June 1999 to
provide wholesale DSL service nationally in small, midsize and semi-rural
markets through local, regional and national Internet service providers.
The company is currently certified to provide high-speed services in 45
states and plans to extend its operations to all 50 states by early next year.
