Broadband network expansion set for Dayton, other Ohio cities

A Canton (OH)-based company announced plans to build statewide network for wireless broadband services, bringing high-speed Internet access to 3 million Ohio address points, including 100,000 that currently have no service.

“It’s an exciting thing for the industry across the board,” said Kyle Quillen, chief technology officer of Agile Network Builders. “We’re going to enable anybody to get that last-mile connectivity with a fiber-grade connection anywhere in the state of Ohio. That’s a big deal.” The new venture was announced at a Telecommunications Industry Association conference in Dallas. Among its supporters is Connect Ohio, a Columbus-based nonprofit that’s been trying to expand broadband access to all Ohioans, particularly those in rural areas where fiber networks aren’t available.