Cisco To Install Public Wi-Fi At Arizona Libraries

Cisco is partnering with the State of Arizona to expand Wi-Fi internet access to high-need communities across the state. Working with the Arizona State Library, Cisco will install new external wireless access points at local libraries, allowing students conducting distance learning and others to access Wi-Fi from outside the building. The donation is funded through Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) Program, which has active national and state level initiatives in 34 countries, and is providing frontline relief and critical support to digital infrastructure during the COVID-19 global pandemic. In addition to this effort to provide connectivity for distance learning, the Arizona Commerce Authority and the Arizona Department of Education are collecting donated hotspots to provide students without home internet the access they need.