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| Rendering of planned mixed-use Avalon development, Alpharetta, GA |
ATLANTA, GA – North American Properties - Atlanta (NAP),
developer of Avalon, is partnering with Hotwire Communications to build
Georgia’s first “fiberhood” — an ultra-high-speed fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP)
broadband network.
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| Mark Toro |
Avalon is a
$600 million, 2.4 million-square-foot resort-inspired mixed-use development in
Alpharetta, Ga., a northern suburb of Atlanta.
As the first to bring fiber optic technology with gigabit
Internet service to Georgia, NAP is building a custom FTTP network throughout
the community. Fiber connection speeds are more than 100 times faster than
services currently available in the Atlanta region.
Hotwire, a leading provider of fiber optic
telecommunications services, will offer 1 gigabit (Gbps) speeds to every
resident, hotel guest, retail shop, restaurant and office worker at Avalon.
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| Mayor David Belle Isle |
“There couldn’t be a more fitting place to be home to
Georgia’s first ‘fiberhood’ than Alpharetta, the Technology City of the South,”
said Mark Toro, managing partner of NAP. “Gigabit service is a catalyst
for economic development, and it’s crucial for future-proofing development in
Metro Atlanta. With bandwidth requirements growing at more than 30 percent per
year, this is the way to get ahead...and stay ahead.”
"This is a game-changer for Alpharetta," said Alpharetta
Mayor David Belle Isle. "Nowhere else in Georgia can you get gigabit
service to your home and nowhere else but Alpharetta can a business take
advantage of this cost-effective way to future-proof their operations."
“We are excited about the limitless possibilities our
future-proof network can bring to Avalon,” said Kristin Johnson,
president of Hotwire Communications. “We will provide our customers with the
most advanced technology available today and a level of customer service that
will surpass anything anyone has ever experienced in the Atlanta market.” In
August, Hotwire was named to the Fiber to the Home top 100 list by Broadband
Communities magazine.
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| Kristin Johnson |
Phase one of Avalon, opening in October 2014, will be
comprised of 250 luxury rental homes, 101 single-family homes, 400,000 square
feet of retail and restaurants and 108,000 square feet of loft office space.
Phase two calls for a boutique hotel over retail, a full-service hotel, 100,000
square feet of additional retail and more than 600,000 square feet of
additional office space.
Construction is under way at Avalon and NAP will begin
welcoming businesses and residents to the “fiberhood” in October 2014.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Elizabeth Hagin
The Wilbert Group
404-748-1367 (O) 678-642-4301 (C)
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