Internet Access
BRI launches fiber network in Charlottesville
BRI, the leading provider of Internet services and advanced network solutions in the region, has completed the first phase of construction of its fiber optic network in Downtown Charlottesville. As of mid-September more than a dozen buildings were served by the high-speed data network, which extends both north and south of the pedestrian mall. “We’re replacing traditional TDM circuits like T1’s with fiber-based metro-Ethernet circuits as fast as we can. Building our own network freed us from the limited speed offerings of the local exchange carriers and allows us to decide when and where to extend our network. We’ve already launched some multi-gigabit inter-office connections and Internet access circuits as fast as 800 Mbps,” explains Baylor Fooks, BRI President. “We’ve been able to meet the intense bandwidth needs of some of the area’s largest content providers with creative solutions. From Charlottesville we have redundant routes to the region’s largest traffic exchanges and data centers over gigabit connections, opening up broad possibilities for local business to create disaster recovery sites or access tier one collocation facilities.”
Phase two of the project, currently under construction, consists of extending the network to the Jefferson Park Avenue, Rugby Road, and Venable neighborhood areas. “We’ve been in the student housing bulk Internet access business since we launched nine years ago. There is no substitute for raw bandwidth when it comes to students.” BRI will convert its existing housing complexes to fiber-based services this school year.
BRI is also working with the City of Staunton’s Industrial Development Authority to offer fiber-based network services in downtown Staunton.
Based in Charlottesville, VA and founded in 2000, BRI offers a unique multi- faceted approach to meeting the technological needs of area businesses.