In 2023, SPS released a Request for Proposals for the WAN’s connectivity, and the Mediacom Business submission was selected as the winning proposal. Fiber construction and other technical work to connect Mediacom Business’ network to the SPS network was completed in July in preparation for the upcoming school year. The new partnership formed between Mediacom Business and Springfield Public Schools required extensive technical work and resources by both parties.
Now fully operational with the school year underway, Mediacom Business manages a fiber connection supplying 10 Gbps of connectivity to each SPS building with a 40 Gbps connection to the SPS administration site and offsite data center. These ultra-high-speed connections not only improve the day-to-day operations of the district for staff, teachers, and students but also allow Springfield Public Schools to deploy its innovative online learning platform Launch. SPS’s virtual learning platform Launch has partnerships with 342 Missouri school districts giving more than 650,000 students access to educational content that would otherwise not be available to them in their small communities.
About Mediacom Communications
Mediacom Communications Corporation is the 5th largest cable operator in the United States and the leading gigabit broadband provider to smaller markets primarily in the Midwest and Southeast. Through its fiber-rich network, Mediacom offers high-speed data, video, phone, and mobile services to over 3 million households and businesses across 22 states. The company delivers scalable broadband solutions to commercial and public-sector customers of all sizes through Mediacom Business and sells advertising and production services under the OnMedia brand. More information about Mediacom is available at mediacomcable.com.
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