Fitness trackers from FitBit, Garmin, Amazon and other brands can help you establish and stick to a fitness routine that will keep you healthy and active year-round. But they’re far from the only game in town.

Smart watches have emerged as a valuable tool not only for managing our schedules, but also our fitness and health goals. The latest models are loaded with tiny sensors that can measure heart rate, sleep patterns and more, with the ability to sync data about your activity regimen with your health apps.

A firm focus on the future is endemic to the culture of every successful technology company. At C Spire, we don’t spend much time reflecting on the past. Ask any of my 1,900 coworkers, and they’ll likely tell you some version of the same thing.

C Spire network engineers have been busy lately adding 5G and other network enhancements around the state, with plenty more on the docket to install soon.

In the latest round of 5G enhancements, our team has deployed the technology at 10 sites in and around Oxford, as well as at several urban and rural locations throughout the Gulf Coast region—including Gulfport, Moss Point, Lucedale, Kiln, Saucier, Gautier, Pass Christian and Beaumont.

Some of the farthest reaches of the rural American South are now becoming less remote—but don’t worry, these changes won’t spoil the view or jack up the rent. They’re all virtual, and the credit goes to a growing fiber broadband internet network connecting people and businesses.

The C Spire wireless network never sleeps, and judging by our pace of network enhancements, maybe our techs don’t, either.

During 2022, we deployed network upgrades to well over 300 cell site locations, providing enhanced LTE and 5G capacity and coverage throughout C Spire Country. Nearly every day another pocket of our area sees increased speeds for browsing and streaming media, and the comfort of continually upgraded coverage.

Celebrating Christmas and the holiday season is the highlight of the year across C Spire Country. So, this year we asked our team members to nominate people in their communities who put in the work to create the magic we all enjoy. From that dedicated and talented group of holiday heroes, we selected our inaugural inductees into the Holiday Hall of Fame.

Let’s meet our 2022 Holiday Hall of Fame inductees.