LUBBOCK, Tx. -- 10/23/2024 -- (Vexus Fiber) -- Vexus Fiber has officially declared the City of Burkburnett a Certified Gigabit City Powered by Vexus. This marks a major milestone for Burkburnett along with Vexus now that the company’s ultra-high-speed, multi-gigabit fiber-optic network is available to a majority of households and businesses throughout the community.

“We are thrilled to announce that Burkburnett is a Certified Gigabit City,” said Lori Kemp, the mayor of Burkburnett. “This certification marks a significant milestone in our commitment to providing our residents and businesses with cutting-edge technology and unparalleled internet speeds.”

Vexus has served Burkburnett for more than a decade and has expanded its service to nearly 5,000 residents and businesses.

“It’s a privilege to bring world-class internet speeds to the people and businesses of Burkburnett,” said Jeff Kennaley, director of operations at Vexus. “As a Certified Gigabit City, Burkburnett can communicate with the world at speeds normally reserved for the nation’s largest cities, a boost to the city’s quality of life as well as its economic development efforts.”

Vexus launched multigigabit speeds up to five gigabits / five gigabits across their service area for residential customers earlier this year. They have a variety of symmetrical speeds – meaning upload speeds are as fast as download speeds — available starting at 150 / 150 Mbps to suit every household need. Businesses can receive customizable connections at limitless multigigabit speeds to meet their specific needs and TeleCloud-hosted communication solutions that bring together phone, chat and video conferencing services in one platform.

Burkburnett residents and businesses interested in learning more about Vexus services may visit VexusFiber.com.

“It’s a groundbreaking time at Vexus,” noted Kennaley. “We are expanding the services available to our customers from multi-gig speeds to WholeHome WiFi capabilities along with high-powered solutions for businesses. We’re also growing as a company by adding additional local employees in every market we serve.”

Vexus Fiber is part of Metronet, the country’s largest and fastest-growing privately owned fiber-to-the-home company. Together they operate fiber-to-the-home networks in more than 300 communities across 18 states and are actively expanding their fiber-optic network in 90 communities at any given time. In 2024, Metronet was named PCMag’s “Fastest Major ISP” for the second year in a row.

The designation “Certified Gigabit City Powered by Vexus” is earned once a majority of households and business locations in a community have access to Vexus’ symmetrical fiber-optic internet speeds of at least 1 Gigabit per second. The number of households and the number of business locations are based on U.S. Census Bureau data.

City officials interested in adding their community to Vexus’ growing list of communities may visit VexusFiber.com/Gigacity.

Vexus Fiber currently operates fiber-to-the-home networks in Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, Abilene, Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, Tyler, San Angelo, Nacogdoches, Huntsville, Denison and surrounding areas in Texas, as well as Hammond, Covington, Mandeville, Slidell, Lake Charles and Alexandria in Louisiana, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company is also building new networks in Borger, Texas, and Las Cruces and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Vexus is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas.

About Vexus Fiber

Vexus Fiber, a leading provider of high-speed fiber-optic internet, is part of Metronet, the fiber-to-the-home company. They offer advanced telecommunications services for residents and business customers across Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana. As a technology leader, Vexus Fiber offers an extensive range of internet connectivity over a true fiber-to-the-premises network. Services include TV Streaming Solutions, Voice, TeleCloud Business Services and more. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and exceptional customer service, Vexus Fiber is revolutionizing the way people connect and communicate. For more information, please visit VexusFiber.com.