Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners announced its strategic partnership with Hargray to provide critical infrastructure for its Lab and the innovators that use it each and every day. Curiosity Lab is a 5G-enabled autonomous vehicle and smart city living laboratory located in Peachtree Corners, Ga., a northern suburb of Atlanta.
Since its inception 70 years ago, Hargray has
grown from a local telephone company to an industry telecommunications leader,
offering a wide variety of internet, TV and phone services throughout the
southeast. Hargray Fiber, based in Savannah, GA, operates more than 2,000
route-mile fiber network in cities throughout the southeastern United States.
Recognizing Curiosity Lab’s commitment to the advancement of smart city technology,
Hargray partnered with the Lab to supply it with fiber connectivity. Throughout
Curiosity Lab, Hargray’s fiber optic cable will serve as the key infrastructure
backbone, with all services using or connected to the Lab’s network benefiting
from Hargray’s efficient, seamless transfer of data.
Hargray Fiber will continue its expansion in
the Peachtree Corners market by bringing its full suite of communication
products including enhanced data, voice and video services including Hosted
Unified Communications, Metro-Ethernet, multi-gigabit symmetrical circuits and
video services all delivered exclusively over Hargray’s 100% fiber-optic
network.
“Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners is a one-of-a-kind location
for innovative smart city, wireless and autonomous vehicle companies to test
and demo their technology,” said Chris McCorkendale, Senior Vice President, for
Hargray Fiber. “Our partnership with Curiosity Lab will help these companies
advance their technology and bring to market a broader and more robust suite of
communication services to market.”
“As Hargray Fiber continues to expand its southeastern presence,
we’re excited to offer leading fiber services to Lab users,” said Betsy
Plattenburg, executive director of Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners. “With
Hargray’s Fiber support, companies moving to Peachtree Corners and operating in
the Lab will benefit from quick, easy connectivity.”
