Glo Fiber Announces Expansion of its Fiber Network in Lancaster, Ohio
Glo Fiber, powered by Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (SHEN), is expanding its fiber optic broadband service in Lancaster, Ohio. The network currently serves over 4,000 homes and businesses, with plans to reach approximately 10,000 additional locations by the second half of 2025. Construction began in summer 2024.
The service offers symmetrical upload and download speeds up to 5 gigabits per second (Gbps), leveraging Shentel's 16,000-mile regional fiber network. Glo Fiber's offering includes internet, phone service, video service, and Whole Home Wi-Fi, with no long-term contracts required. The company operates across multiple states including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware.
Glo Fiber, supportata dalla Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (SHEN), sta ampliando il suo servizio di banda larga in fibra ottica a Lancaster, Ohio. La rete attualmente serve oltre 4.000 abitazioni e aziende, con piani di raggiungere circa 10.000 luoghi aggiuntivi entro la seconda metà del 2025. I lavori di costruzione sono iniziati nell'estate del 2024.
Il servizio offre velocità di upload e download simmetriche fino a 5 gigabit al secondo (Gbps), sfruttando i 16.000 miglia della rete regionale in fibra di Shentel. L'offerta di Glo Fiber include internet, servizio telefonico, servizio video e Wi-Fi per tutta la casa, senza contratti a lungo termine richiesti. L'azienda opera in diversi stati, tra cui Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Virginia Occidentale, Maryland e Delaware.
Glo Fiber, impulsada por Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (SHEN), está ampliando su servicio de banda ancha de fibra óptica en Lancaster, Ohio. La red actualmente sirve a más de 4,000 hogares y negocios, y tiene planes de alcanzar aproximadamente 10,000 ubicaciones adicionales para la segunda mitad de 2025. La construcción comenzó en el verano de 2024.
El servicio ofrece velocidades simétricas de carga y descarga de hasta 5 gigabits por segundo (Gbps), aprovechando la red regional de fibra de 16,000 millas de Shentel. La oferta de Glo Fiber incluye internet, servicio telefónico, servicio de video y Wi-Fi para toda la casa, sin contratos a largo plazo requeridos. La empresa opera en varios estados, incluyendo Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Virginia Occidental, Maryland y Delaware.
Glo Fiber는 Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (SHEN)가 지원하며, 오하이오주 랭카스터에서 광섬유 브로드밴드 서비스를 확장하고 있습니다. 현재 네트워크는 4,000개 이상의 가정과 비즈니스에 서비스를 제공하고 있으며, 2025년 하반기까지 약 10,000개 추가 지역에 도달할 계획입니다. 건설은 2024년 여름에 시작되었습니다.
이 서비스는 Shentel의 16,000마일 지역 광섬유 네트워크를 활용하여 최대 5기가비트 초당 (Gbps)의 대칭 업로드 및 다운로드 속도를 제공합니다. Glo Fiber의 제공에는 인터넷, 전화 서비스, 비디오 서비스 및 전체 가정 Wi-Fi가 포함되며, 장기 계약이 필요하지 않습니다. 이 회사는 오하이오, 펜실베이니아, 버지니아, 웨스트버지니아, 메릴랜드 및 델라웨어를 포함한 여러 주에서 운영됩니다.
Glo Fiber, soutenue par la Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (SHEN), élargit son service de haut débit en fibre optique à Lancaster, Ohio. Le réseau dessert actuellement plus de 4 000 foyers et entreprises, avec l'intention d'atteindre environ 10 000 emplacements supplémentaires d'ici la seconde moitié de 2025. La construction a commencé à l'été 2024.
Le service propose des vitesses de téléchargement et de téléversement symétriques allant jusqu'à 5 gigabits par seconde (Gbps), en tirant parti du réseau en fibre régionale de 16 000 miles de Shentel. L'offre de Glo Fiber comprend Internet, service téléphonique, service vidéo et Wi-Fi pour toute la maison, sans nécessité de contrats à long terme. L'entreprise opère dans plusieurs États, notamment l'Ohio, la Pennsylvanie, la Virginie, la Virginie-Occidentale, le Maryland et le Delaware.
Glo Fiber, betrieben von der Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (SHEN), erweitert seinen Glasfaser-Breitbanddienst in Lancaster, Ohio. Das Netzwerk bedient derzeit über 4.000 Haushalte und Unternehmen und plant, bis zur zweiten Hälfte von 2025 etwa 10.000 zusätzliche Standorte zu erreichen. Der Bau begann im Sommer 2024.
Der Dienst bietet symmetrische Upload- und Download-Geschwindigkeiten von bis zu 5 Gigabit pro Sekunde (Gbps) und nutzt das regionale Glasfasernetz von Shentel, das sich über 16.000 Meilen erstreckt. Das Angebot von Glo Fiber umfasst Internet, Telefonservice, Video-Service und Whole Home Wi-Fi, wobei keine langfristigen Verträge erforderlich sind. Das Unternehmen ist in mehreren Bundesstaaten aktiv, darunter Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland und Delaware.
- Network expansion to reach 10,000 additional homes and businesses
- Currently serving 4,000 homes and businesses in Lancaster
- Leverages extensive 16,000-mile regional fiber network
- Offers competitive 5 Gbps symmetrical speeds
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Insights
The Lancaster expansion marks a strategic move in Shentel's aggressive fiber deployment campaign, with several key implications for investors. The addition of 10,000 serviceable addresses represents a 250% increase in their Lancaster footprint, signaling confidence in market demand and return on infrastructure investment.
The deployment timeline, targeting completion in H2 2025, aligns with industry best practices for fiber builds and suggests efficient capital allocation. Municipal support, evidenced by the Mayor's endorsement, typically accelerates permitting processes and reduces deployment costs, enhancing project ROI potential.
This expansion is particularly noteworthy as it leverages Shentel's existing regional fiber backbone, enabling operational efficiencies and reduced backhaul costs. The symmetrical 5 Gbps service offering positions them ahead of many cable competitors still operating on hybrid fiber-coax networks, typically to asymmetrical speeds and higher latency.
The no-contract approach, while potentially increasing customer churn risk, reflects growing industry trends toward service flexibility and suggests confidence in their product's competitive positioning. This strategy, combined with local customer service, typically yields higher customer satisfaction scores and lower customer acquisition costs in similar markets.
For investors, this expansion represents a calculated balance between near-term capital expenditure and long-term market position strengthening. The fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure creates a depreciation-resistant asset with multi-decade utility, providing a hedge against technology obsolescence and positioning for future service upgrades without significant additional investment.
"I am excited to welcome new investment from a company that is already part of Lancaster, and will be delivering to our residents and businesses better options for high-quality internet," said Lancaster Mayor Don McDaniel.
Glo Fiber provides super-fast, symmetrical upload and download speeds of up to 5 gigabits per second (Gbps). Fiber-to-the-home technology and Shentel's 16,000-mile regional fiber network enable Glo Fiber to deliver high speeds, low latency, and unparalleled internet reliability. The company has earned a reputation for providing superior local customer service across its markets, including the growing list of communities in
"We are excited to continue our fiber-to-the-home expansion in
Glo Fiber takes great pride in several key differentiators compared to their competitors:
- Fiber-to-the-home technology with exceptional reliability
- Symmetrical download and upload speeds of up to 5 Gbps
- Easy, straight-forward pricing with no long-term contracts
- Prompt and friendly local customer service
To learn more about Glo Fiber, please visit www.glofiber.com for residential service and www.glofiberbusiness.com for commercial service.
About Glo Fiber
Glo Fiber provides next-generation fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) multi-gigabit broadband internet access, live streaming TV, and digital phone service powered by Shentel (Nasdaq: SHEN). With services now available to approximately 320,000 homes and businesses, Glo Fiber offers reliable, symmetrical broadband service using state-of-the-art technology, including XGS-PON 10 Gbps networks.
About Shenandoah Telecommunications
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) provides broadband services through its high speed, state-of-the-art fiber optic and cable networks to residential and commercial customers in eight contiguous states in the eastern
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