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NGN Attends Annual Fiber Network Owners Alliance Conference
NGN recently participated in the annual Fiber Network Owners Alliance (FNA) Conference in Buford, Georgia at the Lake Lanier Legacy Lodge & Conference Center. From May 11-12, FNA members and vendors came together to provide ideas, goals, strategies and challenges facing the fiber industry. The […]
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Students at Next Generation Enjoy a Virtual Fieldtrip to Center for the Puppetry Arts
NGN’s Education Exchange recently forged a relationship between strategic partners Center for Puppetry Arts (The Center) and Next Generation, Dawson County’s positive youth development center. The two learning facilities worked together to enhance Next Generation’s curriculum to better engage students. Next Generation educators were able […]
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NGN Adds 100 Gigabits of Capacity to Its Core Fiber Optic Network
Increases Capabilities on its Broadband Super Highway Across Georgia Clarkesville, GA – April 25, 2015 – NGN, a member-owned cooperative operating over 1,600 miles of fiber optic infrastructure in North Georgia, announces the addition of 100 Gigabits of capacity across its core fiber optic network. […]
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NGN Establishes PoP at Colo Atl’s Downtown Atlanta Facility
New PoP Adds Additional Fault Tolerance and Route Diversity to the NGN Network Clarkesville, GA – April 11, 2016 – NGN, a member-owned cooperative operating over 1,600 miles of fiber optic infrastructure in North Georgia, announces it has established a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) at Colo […]
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NGN Partner Spotlight: Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC)
Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation (BRMEMC) joined NGN in 2009, as one of the founding members of the network. Together, BRMEMC and Habersham EMC combined their utility resources and management expertise to support the creation of NGN and its application for grant funding. BRMEMC […]
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NGN Welcomes Mike Grafstein and Angie Irvin to the Team
NGN is proud to announce the hire of two new employees: Mike Grafstein will be joining the Sales Department as Major Account Executive. In his new role, Mike will be responsible for securing new business accounts in NGN Connect’s service area, maintaining relationships with current customers and […]
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NGN Announces Newest Education Exchange Strategic Partners
Clarkesville, GA – January 20, 2016 – NGN, a member-owned cooperative operating over 1,600 miles of fiber optic infrastructure in North Georgia, is proud to announce the newest additions to the growing list of strategic partners for the Education Exchange, Georgia’s only regional 10-gigabit private cloud for […]
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JSA TV Interviews Marybeth Thomas
JSA TV recently had the pleasure of interviewing Hilliard A. Willbanks Middle School’s Principal, Marybeth Thomas, to discuss how her school uses the Polycom video conferencing unit. Watch as she talks about how NGN’s powerful fiber optic network and the Polycom unit have empowered her […]
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NGN Connect’s Third Annual Meeting of the Members
2015 was a great year for NGN Connect! Key members of the cooperative’s board and executive team recently shared highlights from the year during the Third Annual Meeting of the Members, held November 13, 2015 at the Dawsonville City Hall. The meeting began with a […]
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NGN Welcomes James Yonce as Network Operation Center Supervisor
The NGN team is excited to announce the promotion of James Yonce to Network Operations Center (NOC) Supervisor. James originally joined Blue Ridge Mountain EMC as Technical Support in October 2007 and quickly became a Field Technician specializing in Internet and IPTV service installations. In late 2008, […]