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866.511.8111 | 8008 Corporate Center Dr., Charlotte NC 28226 | BroadStar builds high performance networks and provides broadband, cable, phone, and security services for residential, commercial and mixed use communities.
866.511.8111 | 8008 Corporate Center Dr., Charlotte NC 28226 | BroadStar builds high performance networks and provides broadband, cable, phone, and security services for residential, commercial and mixed use communities.
866.511.8111 | 8008 Corporate Center Dr., Charlotte NC 28226 | BroadStar builds high performance networks and provides broadband, cable, phone, and security services for residential, commercial and mixed use communities. BroadStar company info
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Complete Your Vision
Cities and towns throughout the United States are taking charge of their futures by investing in broadband technologies that attract business, educate the young and improve the quality of life. For many communities, the availability and affordability of broadband services is just as important to their future as roads, schools, water systems, airports and convention centers have been in the past.

BroadStar works with municipalities to research, design, and implement citywide broadband services. The most widely used application of municipal broadband networks is for safety. In the wake of Katrina and Rita, responders using wireless broadband were among the fastest to reconnect with citizens in the affected regions. Many radio systems used by police, fire and other emergency departments nationwide are incompatible with each other and with units used by neighboring agencies, hampering a regional, coordinated response. A wireless broadband network allows these networks to communicate over a common platform, enhancing interoperability and giving first responders the tools they need to be more efficient and save more lives.

Decrease the Cost of Public Works
Municipal broadband networks have also proven useful in decreasing the cost of common public works. In Corpus Christi, TX, a metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh network is automating utility meter reading to cut costs and improve service. Using the system, the city is now reading 73 water meters per second - compared to minutes per meter using the old manual process.

Take Care of Business
Broadband is a useful retention tool for existing businesses and an attractive option for relocation prospects. Businesses rely heavily on broadband communications for finding new business, reviewing proposals and designing and manufacturing new products. Lining incumbent provider pockets for “good enough” service is no longer an option. Businesses won’t hesitate to look elsewhere or relocate to an environment more conducive to their growth. Without a high-capacity broadband ingredient, the economic development recipe falls flat.

Bridge the Digital Divide
The divide between citizens that can currently afford broadband and those that can’t is commonly referred to as the “digital divide”. This divide limits educational and job opportunities for a whole segment of the population. According to the Pew Internet Project, 53% of adult Internet users have gone online to do research for school or job training. On any given day 8% of adult Internet users are online doing research for school or job training. The potential of city-wide wireless access to reinforce educational programs from elementary school through college may be the greatest long-term potential benefit to the collective health of a city.

Citywide broadband is an essential element of a long-term strategy to invest in the human capital of the city- its workers, its residents, and most importantly, its children.

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866.511.8111 | 8008 Corporate Center Dr., Charlotte NC 28226 | BroadStar builds high performance networks and provides broadband, cable, phone, and security services for residential, commercial and mixed use communities.