Yates Co. Leads New York With Broadband Project
USDA grants $10.3 million in broadband for rural New York [...]
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Carrier
STN’s dark fiber network allows carriers to extend their organization’s fiber reach across the Southern Tier market.
Education
STN will solve your bandwidth, security and redundancy needs with connectivity solutions that are USAC and E-Rate eligible.
Enterprise
STN’s middle mile network infrastructure enables customized, end-to-end connectivity with nearly unlimited bandwidth capacity in a secure environment that you control.
Government
From building municipal fiber networks to migrating the business of government to the cloud, the quality of a community’s infrastructure and IT services are directly related to the vibrancy of its economy and satisfaction of residents.
Service Provider
Service Providers can gain rapid market access to enterprise and residential customers across STN’s 600+ mile network.
Who We are
Southern Tier Network, Inc. (STN) is a nonprofit, open access telecommunication company that operates and leases bandwidth on its middle mile, dark fiber network infrastructure.
Why Choose Us
Our open access, nonprofit business model coupled with diverse routes connecting all urban, industrial and educational centers within our region enables our customers to rapidity execute their go-to-market strategy and achieve a superior return on their investment.
Low Cost
Tailored lease and IRU options to meet your financial requirements.
Reliability
Network status monitored 24/7/365 via Network Operations Center.
Speed
Symmetrical and scalable speeds up to 100 Gbs/second.
Security
Dedicated network infrastructure.
Open Access
Multiple Service Providers available.
Coverage
600+ miles including metro and rural areas in the Southern Tier region.
Success Stories
"Southern Tier Library System (STLS) works with STN to construct lateral fiber builds from STN’s open access fiber backbone to 26 public libraries. STLS can now, light fiber and provide Internet access from its headquarters using 2 Internet Service Providers – providing each with 100 Mbps (or greater) Internet Service and huge cost savings."
"The Guthrie Clinic contracts with STN for hundreds of fiber miles throughout STN’s multi-county backbone. Guthrie’s 40 clinics and hospitals are connected into a private regional wide area network utilizing STN’s dark fiber infrastructure. Today Guthrie delivers telemedicine and telehealth applications between these locations via the STN infrastructure."
"The Southern Tier Network, when created included specific design and fiber allocation to be used in support of Public Safety applications for the benefits of overall safety and interoperability of Law Enforcement, Local Police, Fire, and EMS resources throughout our regions."
Latest News
ENDING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE:
A CASE STUDY IN FIXED WIRELESS AND BRINGING BETTER BROADBAND [...]
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Regional Benefits
Job Creation
Approximately 50 new jobs/year since 2011
Community Anchors
Connected 60+ K-12 schools; 3 BOCES campuses; 28 Public Libraries; Enhanced Public Safety - 10 emergency radio towers and 5, 911 centers
Grant Activity
$50 million in broadband grants awarded or pending
Rural Access
40% of STN’s network reaches unserved areas
Healthcare/Telemedicine
Has grown by 15% per year since 2011 and calls are averaging more than 2,500/week
Municipal Productivity
Unlimited capacity, up to 1000 times the speed with 80% savings from previous telecommunication contracts.
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