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Over the course of 10 weeks, students learn the ins and outs of maintaining and operating a fully fiber-optic network.

Michael Baylor (WRAL Digital Solutions) headed down to Wilson, NC to talk to Greenlight Community Broadband and other community members about the innovation in Eastern North Carolina, during its annual Whirligig Festival. Since the time of tobacco trading, Eastern North…

If you read many articles about 5G, you’d think that we’re on the cusp having wireless broadband brought to most homes in America, providing homes with another option for broadband. But does it really?

With assets like its Greenlight gigabit fiber Internet technology and established infrastructure that continues to grow, Wilson aspires to be a "living, learning lab."

Barton College, in large part thanks to its access to high-speed gigabit Internet, is helping students develop the skills necessary for their futures — futures that will undoubtedly be directed by technology.

Collaborations between public and private organizations charter innovation in Wilson, and proponents of the city-owned fiber optic network use it as a building block for a brighter tomorrow.

Eastern North Carolina cities like Greenville and Wilson have seen a rise in industries outside of their agricultural economic mainstays in recent years.

WILSON – The City of Wilson plans to create a smart city app with the help of a $10,000 grant from US Ignite, a National Science Foundation-backed nonprofit. The North Carolina Next Generation Network, which is part of the US…