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VYVE ANNOUNCES OKLAHOMA ACQUISITION OF COMMUNITY CABLE & BROADBAND
VYVE ANNOUNCES OKLAHOMA ACQUISITION OF COMMUNITY CABLE & BROADBAND 150 150 Vyve Broadband

Vyve Broadband is excited to announce an agreement to acquire Community Cable & Broadband (CCB), headquartered in Skiatook, Oklahoma. This tuck-in acquisition will help enhance and expand on Vyve’s significant presence in Oklahoma and further its mission of providing high-speed internet, television, and voice services to both residential and business customers in rural communities and continue bridging the digital divide across our 16 states.

Community Cable & Broadband began in 1979 as Community Cablevision Company and has worked to serve eight communities in the area. Dennis Soule, the founder of CCB, stated, “It’s an exciting time for the Community Cable & Broadband communities. I know Vyve will continue to build on my vision of providing quality broadband services in the area.

Once the acquisition is finalized, Vyve will upgrade the network to deliver Vyve Gig Internet speeds and offer award-winning mesh Wifi services. “With Vyve’s resources and expertise, the acquired communities can look forward to enhanced services and continued improvements in broadband connectivity. This aligns with our commitment, major investments, and focus on Oklahoma,” said Andy Parrott, COO & President of Vyve Broadband.

 

Tornado Damage in Shawnee, OK
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SHAWNEE, OK (April 20, 2023) – Vyve Broadband is devastated to share that our offices and network has been significantly impacted by the tornado in Shawnee, OK.

The tornado that swept through Shawnee, OK, caused widespread destruction, including damage to Vyve Broadband’s offices and network. The commercial power damage caused by the tornado has resulted in service disruptions for customers in the affected areas. Vyve Broadband’s team is actively working to assess the damage and restore services as quickly and safely as possible. Andy Parrott, President & COO of Vyve Broadband, shared this message, “Our hearts go out to the community of Shawnee as they recover from the devastating tornado that struck last night. We are committed to supporting our customers and working diligently to restore internet services as quickly as possible, providing connectivity to help rebuild and connect communities during this challenging time.”

We appreciate your patience as we work to open our offices and begin the process of restoring services as quickly as possible. Our thoughts and prayers are with our employees, their families,  the citizens of Shawnee and all impacted by yesterday’s devastating events.

VYVE IS THE OFFICIAL INTERNET SPONSOR OF THE POTAWATOMI FIRE
VYVE IS THE OFFICIAL INTERNET SPONSOR OF THE POTAWATOMI FIRE 150 150 Vyve Broadband

SHAWNEE, OK  – Vyve Broadband is excited to be the official internet sponsor of Shawnee’s professional basketball team, The Potawatomi Fire. The 2023 season marks the team’s second season with The Basketball League (TBL), and after making it to the playoffs last year, The Fire is thrilled to continue its strong tradition this season. The Fire is owned by the Citizen Potawatomi Nation in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and their home base is the FireLake Arena.

The Potawatomi Fire and Vyve are excited to continue bringing affordable, high-energy, and exciting basketball to the heart of Oklahoma. Tickets for each game start at only $10, and season tickets are also available. For more information, please visit potawatomifire.com/tickets. The 24-game season kicks off on Wednesday, March 1, and the first home game is on Friday, March 17. Additionally, Vyve is excited to host Vyve Night at the Potawatomi Fire on May 25, 2023.

VYVE AWARDED BROADBAND GRANTS IN NEBRASKA
VYVE AWARDED BROADBAND GRANTS IN NEBRASKA 150 150 Vyve Broadband

Vyve Broadband was recently awarded three grants from the 2022 Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program (NBBP) to launch Fiber Internet in Archer, Chapman and Tarnov, Nebraska. The Nebraska Legislature created the NBBP in 2021 to facilitate and fund broadband development in unserved and underserved areas of Nebraska. The funds will help support the launch and ongoing support of affordable and reliable fiber-to-the-home Internet with symmetrical speeds starting at 105 Mbps, going all the way up to 1 Gig.

Vyve is excited to support Governor Jim Pillen’s recent creation of an official office to oversee broadband expansion in Nebraska. As an organization, we are committed to furthering his dedication to broadband expansion, which is transparent, flexible, and proactive to meet Nebraska’s broadband needs.

Vyve has been providing service to other Nebraska communities for over 10 years. These additional launches and funds align with Vyve’s ongoing dedication to bridging the digital divide. “Providing reliable and fast Internet to rural communities has always been part of Vyve’s Business model. We have spent millions of dollars supporting this initiative, and it will continue to be a priority in the future,” said Andy Parrott, President, and COO of Vyve Broadband.

Mega Broadband Investments Promotes Ed Butler to CCO
Mega Broadband Investments Promotes Ed Butler to CCO 150 150 Vyve Broadband

Mega Broadband Investments LLC (“MBI”), a leading provider of broadband services across the Southeast, Northwest, and Mid-South United States, today announced that Ed Butler has been promoted to the role of Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. A longtime business sales leader, Mr. Butler has spent the last twenty years leading commercial sales organizations in the telecom and broadband industries. Mr. Butler joined MBI/Vyve Broadband during its formation and has been responsible for expanding the company’s business sales organization. Under Ed’s leadership Vyve has seen its commercial revenue grow by double digits for five consecutive years and commercial sales now accounts for most of MBI’s revenue growth. Prior to joining MBI, Mr. Butler lead the commercial sales organizations for NewWave Communications, Consolidated Communications, SureWest, and Everest Communications.

 

“Ed has been a key part of our growth and expansion during our ownership and has been instrumental in helping us build MBI into the business it is today,” said Phil Spencer, Chief Executive Officer of MBI. “Over the last few years, our commercial revenue has seen consistent double-digit growth under Ed’s leadership”.

About Mega Broadband Investments

Mega Broadband Investments LLC, operating as Vyve Broadband, largely serves rural communities in sixteen states across the Southeast, Northwest, and Mid-South United States. Vyve Broadband offers an extensive range of broadband, fiber connectivity, cable television and voice services for commercial and residential customers. Residential services include high-speed internet with services up to Vyve Gig, all-digital and high-definition video and digital voice services. Vyve Business Services provides optical Ethernet, PRI and hosted voice services to the business community. For more information, please visit business.vyvebroadband.com.

  

Vyve Broadband Service Interruptions In Marble Falls Area
Vyve Broadband Service Interruptions In Marble Falls Area 150 150 Vyve Broadband

MARBLE FALLS – December 9, 2022 – Vyve Broadband systems in Marble Falls, Ballinger, Burnet, Cottonwood Shores, Granite Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Kingsland, Stephenville & Winters, TX, had service interruptions that started around 1:50 PM on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Vyve’s third-party backhaul provider, Fiberlight, experienced two different fiber cuts along their redundant and diverse network paths on the western route in Springtown, TX, and the eastern route near Houston, TX. The redundancy is designed to failover in a disruption from one route to the other. Fiberlights’ NOC (Network Operation Center) reported the disruption to Vyve’s NOC, and a remedy was started ASAP.

Vyve’s team drove the routes to detect the cuts and provide assistance. Vyve’s engineers also configured alternate solutions to provide restoration options and deployed a solution after four hours that allowed Vyve to restore service to the fiber-based business customers in the Marble Falls area. By 6:00 PM, Vyve restored approximately 4000 residential and commercial business cable modem customers in the same area.

Multiple Fiberlight restoration technicians arrived at the Springtown location around 6:30 PM. They uncovered that an underground construction crew had severed their underground fiber optic lines in two places about 500′ apart. The Fiberlight cables were located and flagged to prevent this sort of incident. Fiberlight restoration crews dug up both cut locations and began fusion splicing at both cut locations.

Fiberlight restoration crews arrived at the site of the Houston route cut at 9:35 PM and began restoration activity.

At 10:30 PM, Vyve’s service began to be restored and there was full recovery by 11:23 PM. Vyve has made significant investments in our network, and we invest heavily to provide redundant and diverse paths to major data centers. The likelihood of separate disruptions in two locations along diverse routes is extremely rare. However, we have experienced this twice in Marble Falls within the past year. As a result, Vyve will invest in a 3rd redundant and diverse circuit to Marble Falls. We are committed to being our communities’ most reliable internet service provider.

Vyve wants to thank customers for their patience and all the employees who have worked tirelessly to resolve this issue.

Vyve Broadband To Be Featured On Viewpoint
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Vyve was excited to be featured on PBS with the Viewpoint Project with Dennis Quaid, a television documentary.

This TV segment highlighted the ways Vyve is doing MORE to bridge the digital divide in rural America. It is a great piece featuring Phil Spencer, our CEO, and Andy Parrott, our COO & President. Rep. Cody Harris from the Texas House of Representatives also provided a great perspective on how high-speed internet can open an exciting world of new opportunities for rural Americans. Filming locations included Vyve’s Network Operations Center in Corsicana, TX as well as Navarro College, where we met with Barry Sullivan, Director of IT. Watch the full segment here: https://www.viewpointproject.com/ptv-segments-vyve-broadband/

Vyve Broadband Promotes New FHSU Associate Degree Program for Working Telecommunications Professionals
Vyve Broadband Promotes New FHSU Associate Degree Program for Working Telecommunications Professionals 150 150 Vyve Broadband

HAYS, KS – September 27, 2022 – In a move that underscores the company’s commitment to employee development, Vyve Broadband is working with Fort Hays State University and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE®), a CableLabs® subsidiary, to offer a new associate degree program for the telecommunications professionals it employs. This partnership will directly benefit Vyve employees by enabling them to earn college credits, pursue their degrees and advance their applied skills and theoretical knowledge.

“Vyve Broadband is committed to the development of our employees. We are excited about this opportunity for our team members both in Kansas and across the country to advance their skills and knowledge as well as careers. Post-secondary education plays a key role in career development, and we are proud to support all our employees who wish to work towards their degree through FHSU Online,” said Travis Kohlrus, Vyve Regional Vice President.

Through a combination of courses from Fort Hays and SCTE®, learners can now earn an Associate of General Studies degree with an emphasis in Computer Networking & Telecommunications. SCTE’s courses count toward the associate degree and can be completed through FHSU Online. The program is designed for professionals working in the industry who want to advance their skills and knowledge, earn college credits, and pursue a degree in this fast-growing professional field.

For a company that is a pioneer in delivering game-changing internet technology to traditionally underserved communities, this move highlights Vyve’s desire to offer more opportunities to its growing team of employees as well. The company currently has multiple openings within its growing technology group available across the United States. Candidates looking for an exciting career in telecommunications with a team that compensates employees competitively and offers unique advancement opportunities can apply here.

For more information on Vyve Broadband, visit: https://vyvebroadband.com/.

For more information on the FHSU’s new Associate of General Studies degree with an emphasis in Computer Networking & Telecommunications, visit: https://www.fhsu.edu/.

Vyve Teams with eero to Provide a Premier Home Internet Experience
Vyve Teams with eero to Provide a Premier Home Internet Experience 150 150 Vyve Broadband

The collaboration supports ultra-fast, reliable whole-home mesh wifi network connectivity, enabling faster speeds, enhanced security, and unsurpassed control

Rye Brook, NY – September 14, 2022 – Vyve Broadband, pioneers in bringing game-changing internet technology to traditionally underserved communities, announces that it has teamed with eero (an Amazon company), the first mesh home wifi system, to provide advanced whole-home wifi services to its internet customers. The agreement will enhance Vyve’s internet offering by leveraging eero’s mesh wifi systems which optimize their performance based on a household’s network layout, connected devices, and overall network usage. This results in fast speeds, efficient coverage, and a reliable connection for Vyve’s customers.

“Having a strong, reliable connection to your home is only as good as your ability to provide that strong connection to all of the devices under the roof,” comments Phil Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Vyve Broadband. “Teaming with eero helps us get that strong Vyve broadband signal to all of your devices without sacrificing speed, reliability, or security. Our eero-enabled wifi service provides an additional layer of management and troubleshooting abilities and the ability to deliver remote support to help our customers manage their eero devices and subscriptions. We’re thrilled to be teaming with a world-class whole-home wifi provider.”

Every eero device comes with encryption and security protocols. And for more advanced security, eero Secure protects your growing online life, helping to keep your personal information, devices, and network protected from online threats.

Vyve believes that access to information, literature, scholarly articles, arts and sciences, entertainment, politics, and people (among many others) are the building blocks of opportunity. With this relationship, Vyve is continuing its founding mission to provide essential high-speed internet services to traditionally underserved communities, regardless of location or socioeconomics.

To learn more about Vyve’s eero-enabled Wi-Fi services, call 855-734-VYVE (8983) or visit https://vyvebroadband.com/.

Fast Just Got Faster! Vyve Boosts Customers’ Internet Upload Speeds
Fast Just Got Faster! Vyve Boosts Customers’ Internet Upload Speeds 150 150 Vyve Broadband

Vyve Broadband, pioneers in bringing game-changing internet technology to traditionally underserved communities, today announces that it is increasing its residential customers’ Internet upload speeds at no added cost. In most cases, customers will see their speeds double, enabling faster file, picture and video uploads, as well as improved video conferencing and online gaming performance. This latest initiative is part of Vyve’s ongoing commitment to investing in the communities it serves. 

According to Vyve, customers subscribing to any of Vyve’s internet plans as listed below will enjoy the following new upload speeds:

Download Speed Level New Upload Speed
105 Mbps 20
200 Mbps 30
500 Mbps 40
Vyve Gig 50

Though Vyve customers do not need to do anything to take advantage of these new, faster speeds, the company is inviting anyone with questions to visit vyvebroadband.com or call at 866-550-VYVE. Vyve offers speeds from 105 Mbps up to Vyve Gig. 

“At Vyve, we believe that internet access is a key gateway to the building blocks of opportunity, but there is a difference between delivering on a set menu of unchanging services and going beyond to give our customers more,” says Phil Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Vyve Broadband. “Faster upload speeds mean faster access to people, education, entertainment, government services and much more.” 

With a network spanning 16 states, Vyve is not only working to improve the online experiences of its existing customers, but is also reaching out to underserved, underprivileged communities. Recently, the company announced that it is now part of the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which is designed to assist low-income households in obtaining high-speed internet. Eligible households can now apply a credit of up to $30 per month ($75 on Tribal lands) to all of Vyve’s internet plans from 105 Mbps to Vyve Gig, where available. 

The company’s track record of working tirelessly to bridge America’s digital divide has landed Phil Spencer, CEO, and Andy Kober, EVP and CFO, on Cablefax Magazine’s list of 100 top power players within the cable telecom industry. As Spencer has noted, the phrase “digital divide” will go away when “Vyve and our industry finish executing our rural build plans.”  Through initiatives like participating in the ACP and upgrading its residential customers’ upload speeds for free, Vyve is well-positioned to make this vision a reality. 

To learn more about Vyve, visit us online: https://vyvebroadband.com/

 

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