Wave Broadband and Santa Maria (CA) Plan Muni Broadband Network

Santa Maria (CA) has chosen Wave Broadband to build a fiber ring to include city departments, businesses, schools and residents. The Wave Broadband – Santa Maria public/private partnership aims to spark economic growth and attract high technology to the coastal city, which is about 150 miles from Los Angeles. The fiber ring is expected to support an upgrade to Santa Maria’s public safety network, with the city becoming a regional emergency dispatch center. The fiber ring also will future-proof the city, facilitate public Wi-Fi in the downtown area allow Wave to evaluate whether or not to provide Wi-Fi to residential areas.