The capacity of a fiber is measured in the number of bits sent per second. Megabit (a million bits) defined the capacity of early fiber-optic cables. Next came gigabit (a billion), and now comes terabit (a trillion). The latest transatlantic cable is rated at 2.4 terabits. In one second, that cable can transmit a hundred hours of digital video or 30 million phone calls across the Atlantic.

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PANGAEA’S QUARTERLY TESTIMONIAL PROGRAM

If you haven’t already submitted a customer testimonial, please take a couple of minutes and give us your feedback. Just click this link and provide a couple of sentences regarding how PANGAEA Internet has impacted your organization. Every quarter, all customers who have submitted testimonials will be entered into a drawing to receive a $100 invoice credit!

Our second quarter winner! Bryan King, President Lakeside Mills, Inc.________________

Customer Referral Program

PANGAEA Internet is available to all commercial customers that are near our fiber route. (See our Network Map.) If a referral from a current PANGAEA customer results in a signed service agreement, we will credit your PANGAEA invoice $200!!! Click this link to fill out the form.

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Board Officers

Jim Edwards (President) Joe Crowder (Secretary)

Harry Grymes (Treasurer)

Board Directors

Kate Barkschat

Chris Braund

Jeff Byrd

Keven McCammon

Rhonda Owens

Marche Pittman

Russ Pitts

Staff

Ron Walters, Executive Director

Stu Davidson, Operations Director

Carolyn Whitehead, Office Administrator

Contract Support

Jody Gill, Accounting & Reporting

Sean O’Connell, Network Technician

New CustomersPANGAEA Internet is pleased to welcome our newest customers. These businesses are now experiencing the speed and reliability of our “speed of light” fiber optic internet service:

Coldwell Banker, Rutherfordton
Brasfield &Gorrie, Columbus
Forest Edwards Insurance, Forest City
Charles Watkins Auto, Forest City
WNC Edutech, Columbus

New Office – Ribbon Cutting

We’ve moved! Earlier in May, PANGAEA Internet relocated to a location that provides our staff with much needed office and meeting space. Now that the dust has settled, we invite you to attend our ribbon cutting ceremony and take a tour of our new offices.

The ribbon cutting ceremony will New Office 3 be held on Tuesday, June 4, at 12 noon. Light refreshments will be available, along with a sampling of our super-fast fiber optic internet service.

You’ll find our new office at 75 S. Trade Street in Tryon.

10th Anniversary Celebration!

Coming soon . . . don’t miss our 10^th Anniversary Celebration. PANGAEA Internet will host the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce’s “Business After Hours” this November . We’ll have more details in an upcoming newsletter.

PANGAEA’s Community Impact

Our super-fast fiber optic internet service allows local businesses to compete on a worldwide scale. Here’s what Bryan King of Lakeside Mills has to say:

As a small business competing in a Global economy, we have found PANGAEA to be a true asset for our company. The ability to communicate with our trading partners at the speed of light has truly enhanced our competitiveness and efficiencies. We believe PANGAEA to be an asset to small businesses in our county.

Bryan King, President

Lakeside Mills, Inc.

Broadband Communities 2013 Broadband Communities (f.k.a., Broadband Properties) is the largest broadband industry association in the United States. In 2004, they awarded PANGAEA Internet their “Community Fiber Network of the Year Award.” Pretty amazing considering PANGAEA was only a year old and had less than seven miles of fiber between Tryon and Columbus, NC.Today, we are closing in on our 10th anniversary, we have 180 miles of fiber in Polk and Rutherford counties, and we serve nearly 100 customers. Our Executive Director, Ron Walters, spoke at the 2013 Broadband Communities conference in Dallas to provide an update on the impact we have had in our community.

See his presentation at BBC 2013 Presentation.

Network Mapping Underway!PANGAEA Internet is now using CrescentLink mapping software from Palmetto Engineering and Consulting of Fort Mill, SC. This advanced software will allow PANGAEA to map our entire fiber optic network.The new map will incorporate all Stu Mapping - May 2013

applicable data elements such as the number of fiber strands, splice point locations, pole attachment locations, and fiber assignments and distances. Operations Director Stu Davidson (at right) takes a breather from the task of converting data for use with the new software, which will be completed this summer.

Rutherford Business Showcase

Sean O’Connell, Network Technician, demonstrates our fiber splicing equipment.

The Superior Business Internet Service in Polk and Rutherford Counties of Western North Carolina. Serving Tryon, Columbus, Mill Spring, Saluda, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton, Spindale, Forest City, Ellenboro, Bostic and Cliffside.