![]() Their award winning critical environment staff supports the continuous IT operations of organizations in a variety of verticals including finance, technology, media, government, and healthcare. Sabey Data Centers (SDC) provides many of the world’s foremost enterprises with data center infrastructure, which includes colocation data centers, powered shells, and build-to-suit data centers. ![]() Luis Gonzalez, Senior Manager Network Operations at Flume, added, “We chose SDC Manhattan as Flume’s main colocation data center in NYC because of the great price and catalog of service with access to a large variety of carriers in its beautiful building. ![]() He added, “I believe that data center tenants have advantages in placing their trust in a carrier hotel owned and operated by Sabey Data Centers versus other buildings in Manhattan that are owned by real estate investors and have many data center operators in it.” This will create for a far more reliable and speedy service while allowing us to add and manage new locations easily at scale.”ĭan Meltzer, Managing Director, Sales, for Sabey Data Centers, said, “We are honored that Flume looked at other carrier hotels in New York, and chose ours because they had a comfort level with Sabey. At SDC Manhattan, our team is combining a major data center with dense fiber to power our access networks. Flume sees a large market opportunity to bring competition to home broadband using a dark fiber approach with potential for fixed wireless extension. He added, “Across the US only 6% of residences have true fiber-to-the-home broadband. ![]() Prashanth Vijay, Co-Founder of Flume Internet, said, “As Flume looks to launch its access broadband network, we are big fans of the resiliency and dense fiber availability of the Sabey data center.” Flume will serve their customers throughout the city via rooftop antenna and fiber, with their backbone coming back to our carrier space at 375 Pearl Street.”Īt present, Flume is installing their hardware at SDC Manhattan, which is expected to become operational on December 1, 2020. Robert Rockwood, President of Sabey Data Centers, said, “With the addition of Flume as a new, valued tenant, SDC Manhattan continues to be the city’s pre-eminent data center/carrier hotel for the support of small to large requirements. According to Flume co-founder Brandon Gibson, this program will provide the first access to in-home broadband for one in every four households across the sites.New York, Novem– Seattle-based Sabey Data Centers announced today that Flume Internet, a provider of high-bandwidth, low-cost internet service for residential buildings in New York City, has signed a long-term lease at SDC Manhattan, Sabey’s New York data center and carrier hotel.įlume uses next-generation optical technology, as well as dense fiber networks, to deliver gigabit broadband service to New York’s apartment buildings, fulfilling increased demand for business-grade connectivity as greater numbers of employees work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. They were joined by NYCHA’s Vice President of Strategy and Operations Arvind Sohoni as well as community-based organizations and residents.įlume Internet is one of six broadband service providers that is working with NYCHA to provide low-cost or free high-speed internet to residents. The event took place at Riis Houses’ community center and was attended by elected officials, including Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assembly Member Harvey Epstein, and Council Member Carlina Rivera. “We are thrilled to partner with Flume in the shared mission of bringing affordable broadband service to residents of NYCHA developments and look forward to the tangible step this deployment will have in closing New York City’s digital divide,” said NYCHA Chair & CEO Greg Russ. “The Authority is committed to improving our technological infrastructure, and this public-private collaboration will allow us to expand much-needed internet service options across our portfolio.” Qualifying residents can receive up to $30 a month off an internet plan and equipment rentals, as well as a one-time discount of up to $100 for a laptop, tablet, or desktop computer (with a copayment between $10 and $50). ACP seeks to ensure that low-income households can afford broadband internet service for work, school, and more. The initiative is part of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides eligible households with a discount on broadband service and connected devices. On March 26, three Manhattan NYCHA developments – Riis, Wald, and Baruch Houses – celebrated the launch of free internet service for residents provided by Flume Internet.
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