CityNet is a broadband infrastructure construction company that has pioneered deployment of fiber optic networks through in-city sewer systems. The company began operations in 2000, and quickly developed a unique position and reputation in the industry for its innovative methods of building fiber networks, and for its partnerships with city governments across the U.S. and Europe. CityNet has secured numerous landmark sewer license agreements/awards to date.

The company is focused on building dark fiber networks and point-to-point fiber connections that fill the gaps in existing (fragmented) fiber optic networks within cities. The networks are deployed using a combination of state-of-the-art robotics for small, non-man-accessible pipes, and man-accessible technologies for larger pipes. CityNet's customers include cable companies, telecom carriers, enterprises, institutions and government agencies/departments.

The Products

In addition to marketing fiber on its current last-mile networks in Indianapolis and Albuquerque, CityNet's products include:

Competitive Advantages

From government entities like the cities of Los Angeles and Milwaukee, to large broadband providers like Comcast, and ISPs such as ZiaNet, CityNet's network construction methods have a number of powerful competitive advantages when compared to trenching and other traditional methods, including:

• Speed: Average deployment through small sewer pipes using our robotic systems is approximately 60% faster than traditional trenching, which is associated with older more disruptive/destructive fiber construction. In man-accessible sewers, deployment can be even faster.
  
  
• Survivability and Security and Redundancy: Sewers are deepest infrastructure inside cities (12 - 60+ feet underground), making it the most survivable and physically secure. Additionally, CityNet networks are constructed to provide a redundant/diverse pathway for data to travel.
  
  
• Ideal Way to Navigate an Urban Jungle: Ability to quickly build in hard-to-reach and even harder-to-construct urban areas (e.g. historical, heavily trafficked, complex right-of-ways), in the most non-disruptive/destructive way.