DigitalC Connects High-Speed Internet to Cleveland’s Lexington Village

DigitalC in partnership with Millennia Housing Management launched the much anticipated OVERCOME 21: Project Empower. It was made possible through support and funding from US Ignite and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Announced in March 2021, this award is now finally making affordable high-speed internet easily accessible to 225 households residing in Lexington Village, an apartment complex located in Cleveland (OH). Additional support for the project is being provided by Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cuyahoga County, MetroHealth, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Public Library, and Case Western Reserve University, among others. DigitalC was selected as a Project OVERCOME grant recipient in March 2021. The NSF conceived of and provided $2.25 million in funding for the project. The Project OVERCOME grant provided awards to seven communities in an effort designed to connect the unconnected through novel broadband technology solutions. With these funds, DigitalC will deploy millimeter wave (mmWave) technology with wireless equipment from Siklu installed on rooftops to create a mesh network that will serve to connect the residents of Lexington Village. Through Project OVERCOME, ten Lexington Village households have now joined DigitalC’s wireless internet service network, EmpowerCLE. By mid-December, a total of 225 households in Lexington Village are expected to have access to high-speed internet.