Metronet

Metronet is a fiber internet service provider founded in 2005. Headquartered out of Evansville, Indiana, Metronet has grown substantially over the past number of years, expanding from Greencastle, IN where they started with them currently serving Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Kentucky. It is the twelfth-largest fiber internet provider in the nation with almost a million subscribers receiving Metronet service which includes internet, television service, and home phone service. Metronet has had a similar strategy to Google Fiber when deciding what markets it will expand into. By leaving a small deposit, consumers can vote for their city to be the next area that Metronet will move into. This gives Metronet a good idea of the interest and potential market value before investing the millions, if not billions, of dollars that building a fiber network requires. This is good for both for the company as it saves them a great deal in upfront costs, but also it guarantees a level of continued service for potential customers without having to worry about taking on the cost of those installations.

Metronet has invested heavily in providing state-of-the-art services for its customers. Using exclusively fiber, Metronet provides synchronous connections for its customers. What this means is that it is able to provide upload speeds that match download speeds, a feat that technologies like cable and DSL internet are just incapable of performing. This increased bandwidth is also not shared meaning that Metronet’s customers should never have to worry about dealing with network congestion. By alternating the wavelength of light, fiber technology is able to deliver streams of data to multiple homes at the same without a loss of quality. Buffering when streaming and lag when gaming will be a thing of the past. This makes it a particularly strong choice for modern users who are either streaming heavily via services like Twitch.tv or for those who work from home and are required to regularly upload large files. As more and more people transition into these types of activities, especially since the recent explosion of those working remotely, this trend continuing will make fiber a more and more vital service.

If you need more than just internet, Metronet also offers television and phone service, all through its 100% fiber connections. Fiber allows for unprecedented quality in regards to both the clarity of your television signal as well as voice quality. Metronet’s Fiber TV, in particular, is a great choice among other TV providers as it comes with many features like free HD channels that would otherwise have increased costs associated with them. With so many options, Metronet offers multiple different plans and bundles to meet any consumer’s needs and budget. By building a bundle that combines multiple different Metronet’s services, the customer can get a lot more bang for their buck than they would have otherwise. Metronet is a company on the rise and as more and more customers call for fiber service and demand increases, Metronet will continue to increase its coverage area while maintaining a high-quality service.