Last Mile Connections

Connectivity is an essential utility like electricity and water. Municipal networks and Fiber-to-the-X (FTTX) deliver last-mile connectivity to communities, residents, and businesses. We have decades of experience building Last Mile networks with municipal and public utility partners to deliver reliable and affordable broadband connectivity.

Sertex is constructing 400 miles of fiber optic cable on Phase I of a GPON passive optical FTTH network serving residents and businesses in 24 towns in southern Vermont. The Deerfield Valley Communication Union District, operating as DVFiber, awarded the contract in May 2023 to expand affordable 100mbps symmetrical internet service and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services to reach nearly 5,000 locations, of which 4,290 were previously underserved or unserved.

Sertex designed, built, and operates Rhode Island’s first and only municipal FTTX network for the Town of New Shoreham on Block Island. Completed in December 2022, the network includes 41 miles of backbone construction and 62 miles of new underground service drops, providing service to 1,800 homes on the remote island.

Sertex has partnered with 17 Western Massachusetts communities to construct, maintain, and provide customer installations for municipal FTTX networks funded by the Last Mile Infrastructure Program. To date, we have built over 1,500 miles of fiber optic cable plant and connected over 20,000 customers.