UTOPIA Fiber hits 55,000 subscribers, touts growing public partnerships

UTOPIA Fiber, an open-access network provider operating in the Western US, disclosed on May 3 that it reaches 55,000 subscribers. The updated count comes after UTOPIA revealed it added more than 20,000-gigabit customers in 2022. UTOPIA executives said the company is continuing to add cities across Utah, Idaho, and Montana, though they didn’t specify the exact locations UTOPIA is targeting in 2023. UTOPIA Executive Director Roger Timmerman added UTOPIA is well-positioned to help cities enhance their networks to handle increasing bandwidth demands. UTOPIA, through its partner broadband providers, offers three service tiers, 250 Mbps, 1 Gbps, and 10-gig service. CMO Kim McKinley said the operator is seeing more uptake for the 10-gig offering due to an increased number of “10-gig consumer-grade devices” in the market.