Connectivity
Media Release: XMission to Offer Bozeman, Montana Multi-Gigabit Connections on Yellowstone Fiber
This summer, XMission will offer up to 10 Gigabit Internet connections on the new Yellowstone Fiber network in Bozeman, Montana. Yellowstone Fiber will reach every home and business in Bozeman’s city limits, allowing XMission to expand its service area to thousands of new addresses. “As Utah’s first Internet provider, XMission is thrilled to be offering […]
What to do when your Internet goes out
It’s Friday night and it’s time to wind down and watch a good movie on your favorite streaming service. You have your popcorn ready and you press play. Everything seems great then all of a sudden your movie starts buffering, you get that spinning circle of death, then a message comes across the screen: NO SIGNAL. It appears […]
Telecommuting for Better Health
XMission has long advocated for the benefits of telecommuting and although we wish the circumstances were different, we are happy to support a robust broadband infrustructure in our state and communities. Reliable and fast Internet is more important than ever. The numbers of corporate messages about the COVID-19 pandemic are reaching their own pandemic levels, […]
Media Release: XMission Recognizes its 10,000th Subscriber on UTOPIA Fiber
Today, XMission celebrated the 10,000th customer to sign up for its fiber optic service on the UTOPIA Fiber network. The customer, JR Medina of Murray, received a free year of XMission’s Gigabit data service. “I am extremely happy with UTOPIA,” said JR. “From the installation to how they hooked up my router, it was easy. […]
Getting the speeds you should get
Internet speeds today are 100 times faster than they were ten years ago. Every day we push the limits of our Internet connections to meet demands. The 250Mbps and 1Gbps connections provided by UTOPIA and XMission are no exception. We know what it means to need a fast and reliable Internet connection. The one oversight […]
Five Tips for Businesses to Avoid Downtime
Salt Lake City companies never expected a tornado to take their business offline but that’s exactly what would have happened to XMission if we hadn’t properly prepared for the worst. Back in 1999, we decided to expand into the empty former battery factory next door and convert it into a modern data center. The Internet bubble was in full […]
Google Fiber in Salt Lake City.
Please note: As of January 1, 2017, XMission no longer sells DSL services. Today Salt Lake City and Google announced at an invite-only event that Google Fiber would be deploying in Salt Lake City. I have written about this previously, but I thought it was important to reiterate my and XMission’s position on this. Google […]
What’s the Latest on UTOPIA?
Since the inception of UTOPIA nearly a decade ago, I have managed XMission’s services on the 11 city municipal network. As such, I have earned a unique insider persective and understanding of not only UTOPIA’s current situation but also its long term challenges and successes. In recent months, I have attended a figurative magnitude of city council […]
Frequently Asked Questions about Macquarie and UTOPIA
Please note: As of January 1, 2017, XMission no longer sells DSL services. Last night, I attended the Murray town hall meeting on UTOPIA/Macquarie. It was refreshing to see over 300 people turn-out with many thoughtful questions. Although there was some misinformation from the audience broadcast, the city council and mayor did their best to […]
Data Centers: A Dramatically Changing Industry
NOTE: I wrote the following while preparing to be on a panel discussion at the University of Utah recently regarding the data center industry. The data center and telecommunications industry is a dynamic, even mercurial, industry full of change, opportunity, and often unpredictable challenges. I’ve worked in this industry for 17 years and thought it might be helpful to provide […]