The C Spire Rural Broadband Consortium has published a new white paper, Broadband Technology Options, outlining several technology options for bringing broadband to rural communities.

These rural environments vary greatly from flat treeless farmland to small tightly-knit towns nestled in the mountains.

The C Spire Rural Broadband Consortium webpage is here! Now you can more easily follow the group’s research and testing efforts. The consortium is a partnership between C Spire, Microsoft, Siklu, Airspan and Nokia, researching how high-speed internet can affordably be brought to rural America.

Earlier this year, C Spire announced the formation of the C Spire Rural Broadband Consortium with four technology companies - Nokia, Microsoft, Airspan Networks, and Siklu - to study solutions for bringing broadband connectivity to rural areas. So, what does that mean?

"Mississippi’s rural counties lose millions of dollars a year in deferred economic benefits due to a lack of technology and slow internet speeds," says Ivy Kelly, C Spire Technology Strategist. That's why
C Spire has united with four fellow technology powerhouses to scout options to reduce the broadband digital divide in these areas.

We are leading the way! The C Spire team believes in investing in the students who will one day be technology and community leaders.

C Spire is expanding financial support for Base Camp Coding Academy, a non-profit charity that provides under-advantaged youth with fast-paced, focused vocational training in computer programming to support the technology needs of rural north Mississippi's local and regional employers.