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New First in the "City of Firsts", 10 Gigabit Internet Speed for NSU, Tahlequah OK(PR Web Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Tahlequah, Oklahoma (PRWEB) March 09, 2014 RBSC Oklahoma LLC enables Northeastern State University (NSU) to access Gigabit data at levels unprecedented in rural America. This increase in speed will enable faster remote campus data transfers and empower research and education at all levels across the seven colleges located at NSU and its remote campuses in Broken Arrow and Muskogee OK. This is a first in the “City of Firsts,” states Roy Choates, General Manager of RBSC Oklahoma LLC. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the “City of Firsts”. Rural Broadband Services Corporation Inc., (doing business in Oklahoma as RBSC Oklahoma LLC) is working in conjunction with OneNet, to provide Northeastern State University (NSU), a rural higher learning institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, with a high speed broadband circuit capable of obtaining up to ten Gigabits per second speeds for transmitting digital data. This rural, high speed, multi-gigabit, circuit will be available to NSU by March 15, 2014 on RBSC’s all fiber, carrier grade, Smart Ethernet Network, providing 99.999% reliability. When this multi-gigabit circuit is activated, NSU will become the first rural, higher learning institution in the state of Oklahoma, and possibly the first rural higher learning institution in the US, with the capability to transmit data at the ten Gigabit level. In addition, RBSC and NSU are evaluating connecting NSU’s affiliated institutions and community service organizations throughout the State of Oklahoma. RBSC Oklahoma LLC & OneNet are working together to lift higher learning to a new level. About OneNet OneNet is Oklahoma’s telecommunications and information network for education and government. It is a division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and is operated in cooperation with the Oklahoma Office of State Finance. OneNet is made possible through a partnership between the State of Oklahoma and private telecommunications companies, enabling OneNet to negotiate reduced rates and utilize established, private communications networks. The result of this partnership is millions of dollars in savings to Oklahoma taxpayers, as well as the rapid development of a telecommunications infrastructure that is one of the most comprehensive in the nation. About RBSC RBSC Oklahoma LLC (http://www.rbsc.us) constructs and operates its fiber based network and broadband services to serve rural American cities, beginning with the City of Tahlequah and Cherokee County. RBSC’s Rapid Deployment Technology utilizes FCC wireless spectrum licenses, 100% fiber optic gigabit networks and shared Infrastructure for broadband and smart grid applications for rural America. RBSC systems enable first class, high-capacity, point-to-point, high-speed broadband services including voice, data and video services to commercial customers in rural America. Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/rbsc/nsu/prweb11650328.htm (c) 2014 PRWEB.COM Newswire |