Beginning with a few well planned projects as demonstrations of ways to accomplish the results we believe will be needed over the next decade or two. We are developing a variety of working "model networks" to select from, as systems to update any city or community looking to provide their citizens with a quality solution.
Boise Idaho
The Scope of the Boise Project
includes the design, engineering, and deployment of several separate yet integrated hybrid networks delivering the
best quality of service available from fiber through wireless networks to the end users. With an objective of providing
sufficient broadband internet, voice, video and media data service to an ever growing bandwidth hungry city.
The Boise Project is contracted with Cogent, 360, Zayo and Syringa networks to operate a combined
10GB/s
network. Should be plenty of pipe to start with.
Mesh
Global™ are developing hybrid networks to utilize the most current technologies bridging
many combinations of "last mile" delivery for multi-channel, multi-mode, point-to-point, point-to-multi-point,
backhaul, VoIP, IPTV and mesh networks.
Boise was selected as our first project for many reasons.
The Boise area is home to several high tech manufactures including Micron and Hewlett Packard. Home of
many large corporations like Albertsons, now American Stores, Morrison-Knudsen, now Washington Group International
and Boise Cascade, now Boise; Winco Food Stores, JR Simplot, Idaho Pacific Lumber, Idaho Timber and
Sorrento Lactalis. Also home to several large national call centers including T-Mobile, Sears, EDS, Cable One and DirecTV.
A community rich in banking, healthcare, insurance, education, construction, manufacturing, recreation, attitude and lifestyle. Home to Boise State University. Known for innovation, productivity and recreation. Most who live here have an above average education, income and aptitude for technology. Boise has been near the top of the list as one of the best places to live and raise a family for many years. It has also been a top choice for new franchises, restaurants, product testing and evaluation.
We've included several links below for you to discover the area, the businesses, the people and the community.
Facts
Population: Boise: 210,000 / Metro: 550,000 (Wikipedia)
Average Household Income: $ 55,000
Average Home Price: $ 178,000
Average Commute Time: 20 minutes
Annual Precipitation:
12.1 inches
Average temperatures:
90ºF in summer, 36ºF in winter
Elevation:
2,842 Feet
Sales Tax:
Currently 6%
Schools:
34 Elementary Schools
9 Junior High Schools
5 High Schools
Links
MeshGlobal
Face Link
City of Boise / Boise
(WikiPedia)
Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce
Idaho Tourism / Facts / Demographics
- 94.1 percent of households with income exceeding
$100,000 subscribed to broadband in 2009, compared with 35.8
percent of households with income of less than $25,000.
http://news.yahoo.com/video/science-15749654/rush-hour-on-information-super-highway-24636013
Companies with revenues
over $100 million per year
1: American Stores Co (
Albertsons
)
$ 10,847,300,000
2: Boise Cascade LLC
$ 6,900,000,000
3: Micron Technology Inc
$ 5,272,000,000
4: Jewel Food Stores Inc
$ 3,471,800,000
5: Washington Group International
$
3,398,082,000
6:
Hewlett-Packard Co
$
3,325,243,500
7:
Washington Group
$
3,138,917,000
8: Winco
Foods LLC
$
2,650,075,256
9: J R
Simplot Co
$
1,500,000,000
10:
Coldwater Creek Inc
$
1,054,611,000
11: Blue
Cross Of Idaho Health Svc
$
959,796,597
12: IDACORP
Inc
$
926,291,000
13: Snake
River Sugar Co
$
717,105,000
14: BMC
West Corp
$
709,600,000
15: DIRECTV
Inc Corporate Linkage
$
706,814,100
16: MWI
Veterinary Supply Inc
$ 606,194,000
17: AMIS Holdings Inc
$ 605,600,000
18: St Lukes Regional Medical Ctr Corp
$ 455,449,000
19: DBSI Housing Inc
$ 454,498,295
20: St Alphonsus Regional Medical Corp
$ 391,643,000
21: Employers Resource Management Corp
$ 378,952,260
22: Sorrento
Lactalis Inc
$ 330,178,800
23: Terteling Co Inc
$ 330,000,000
24: Potlatch Corp
$ 304,070,670
25: Trus Joist A Weyerhaeuser Corp
$ 303,100,000
Companies with revenues
$ 50 to $100 million per year
1: Idaho Fresh-Pak Inc
$ 98,734,635
2: Hansen-Rice Inc
$ 95,034,000
3: Western Aircraft Inc
$ 91,989,277
4: Dave Smith Chevrolet Olds
$ 90,700,000
5: Landscape Innovations LLC
$ 90,000,000
6: Idaho Housing & Finance Assn Corp
$ 88,027,000
7: Dan Wiebold Ford Inc
$ 87,418,998
8: St Joseph Regional Medical Ctr
$ 86,376,000
9: Smith Chevrolet Co Inc
$ 86,038,163
10: Artco Inc
$ 84,800,000
11: Basic American Inc
$ 84,000,000
13: Kit Manufacturing Co
$ 82,059,000
14: C Stein Inc
$ 79,165,615
15: Norco Inc
$ 77,200,000
16: CBS Broadcasting Inc
$ 77,194,600
17: Bateman-Hall Inc
$ 76,975,216
18: J A & Kathryn Albertson Fndtn
$ 76,539,931
19: Pocatello School District 25 Corp
$ 75,215,633
20: Ridley's Food Corp
$ 73,357,225
21: Davisco International Inc
$ 71,538,740
22: Valley Co-Ops Inc
$ 71,410,315
23: Coeur D Alene School District Corp
$ 71,277,943
24: Amalgamated Sugar Co LLC
$ 70,808,400
25: Independent Food Corp
$ 69,300,000
Top
Companies with revenues $40-50 Million Per Year
1: Interstate Group LLC
$ 50,000,000
2: TMI Group Inc
$ 50,000,000
3: Darigold Inc
$ 49,576,150
4: John C Berry & Sons Inc
$ 49,400,907
5: Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC
$ 49,365,752
6: J R Simplot Co
$ 48,568,800
7: Middlekauff Automotive Inc
$ 48,500,000
8: Contractors Equipment Supply Corp
$ 47,239,830
9: Futura Corp
$ 46,400,000
10: Madison County Memorial Hosp
$ 46,364,000
11: New Schweitzer LLC
$ 46,200,000
12: Twin Falls School District 411 Corp
$ 46,000,000
13: Idaho Press-Tribune Inc
$ 45,600,000
14: C R England Inc
$ 45,197,604
15: Guerdon Enterprises LLC
$ 45,000,000
16: Scott USA Inc
$ 45,000,000
17: Valley Wide Cooperative Inc
$ 45,000,000
18:
Atkinsons' Market Inc
$ 44,250,006
19: Boise Sales Co
$ 44,200,000
20: Floyd Wilcox & Sons Inc
$ 44,000,000
21: Intermountain Industries Inc
$ 43,757,337
22: Boise Cascade LLC
$ 43,545,240
23: Western States Equipment Co
$ 43,290,960
24: Z-Inc Corp
$ 43,100,000
25: Allied Seed LLC
$ 43,000,000
Idaho's Regional Research Institutions:
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- 84.5 percent of households with at least one college
degree subscribed to broadband last year, compared with 28.8
percent of households without a high school degree.
- 77.3 percent of Asian-American households and 68 percent
of non-Hispanic white households subscribed to broadband
last year, compared with 49.4 percent of African-American
households and 47.9 percent of Hispanic households.
- 65.9 percent of urban households subscribed to broadband
in 2009, compared with 51 percent of rural households.