HAMILTON FIBER

About the Hamilton Fiber

Originally constructed in 2004 and 2005, Hamilton’s fiber infrastructure was built with the future in mind. The 50+ mile loop around town was built more robustly than what was required for the city’s various IT, phone services, and, importantly, utility Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (or SCADA for short). In time this led to the general lease of unused fiber capacity, or dark fiber, to a private company who then used it to provide broadband service to various Hamilton companies.

Internet availability, speeds, and access are an important factor for business growth. One-Hundred-Forty years into business, Hamilton’s Utilities are still looking to the future. Seeing the true potential of the service, City Council approved a pilot program for municipal fiber in 2021 which started out with 9 customers. In 2022, with unified Council support, Hamilton’s newest utility was born. Today, Hamilton Fiber is offered by request to commercial and industrial customers within the city and is managed by staff of the Electric Department who were instrumental in its creation. The network boasts more than 70 miles of fiber infrastructure, a direct connection to the internet, and a unique 1-to-1 download to upload ratio. With a rapidly growing customer base and expanding network we cannot wait to see where this new service will take us in the future.

We Offer A True Up And Down Connection

Also known as a true symmetrical connection, for every Mbps of download speed Hamilton’s fiber offers the same upload speed.

Reliability Resides In The Loop

Hamilton’s fiber backbone has been laid in a 360 degree ring around the city. Meaning, if any part of the fiber backbone is compromised, service can be maintained in the opposite direction. This minimizes interruptions while repairs are made.

Our Fiber Has Local Support

Just like all of our other utilities, we support our fiber customers and infrastructure in house with local professionals who take pride in their work and are in the area.