GeoLinks, Camarillo, California, United States: GeoLinks

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GeoLinks began as a small team [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] passionate about providing Internet to unconnected residents in its rural local community, and is now one of the fastest-growing companies in America. In 2023, GeoLinks earned its fifth spot on Inc. 5000’s list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies and appeared on the Financial Times' list of America's Fastest-Growing Companies, achieving a three-year Absolute Growth rate of 124%.

GeoLinks’ proprietary ClearFiber™ network is leading the way in connecting rural and underserved communities across the Western U.S. Sustainably built utilizing custom solar relay stations and wind turbines, GeoLinks reaches locations without connecting to the electric grid, expanding to territories no other competitor can.

This technology led GeoLinks to become a primary winner in two Federal Communication Commission (FCC) [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] programs, [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] the Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction and [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF).

GeoLinks also recently acquired [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] national fixed wireless spectrum, becoming the largest holder of LMDS spectrum in the U.S. This enables GeoLinks to connect even more Americans with high-speed internet.

Today, GeoLinks is well-regarded as a dependable partner, thought leader, and innovator in the telecommunications industry.

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• GeoLinks Named Winner in Fierce Innovation Awards for Its Efforts to Close the Digital Divide
• Val Verde School District Broadband Network Provides Case Study for Closing the Digital Divide|
• GeoLinks Receives First RDOF Distribution From FCC
• GeoLinks Achieves Fifth-Time Recognition on Inc. 5000's 2023 List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies
• GeoLinks’ innovative approach to bridging the digital divide wins a 2023 Telecom & Wireless Merit Award.
• GeoLinks Wins 2023 Central Coast Innovation Award for Most Disruptive Technology
• GeoLinks Named to Inc.’s 2023 Best in Business List for General Excellence
• Magic Johnson invests into FWA from Geolinks
• GeoLinks’ Newest Network Upgrade Delivers Gigabit+ Speeds Across California and Nevada

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In the past two years, GeoLinks achieved [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] innovations in broadband network design and deployment that have [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] advanced the company’s mission of bridging the digital divide. Following its win of principle awards in both the FCC’s CAF II Auction and RDOF, GeoLinks surpassed its mandated CAF II deployment milestone in 2023, enabling internet access for more than 7,000 previously unserved or underserved homes.

In the emergency relief sector, GeoLinks continued to remain a key partner in the installment of life-saving fire cameras across the state of California, a system that actively provides strategic advantages for early fire detection, situational awareness for first responders, fire mapping, predictive simulations, and evacuation planning.

GeoLinks won numerous awards such as Inc. Best in Business, Merit Awards for closing the “Digital Divide”, Fierce Telecom’s Innovation Awards, and more. The company also began the first-ever deployment of [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] broadband service for 1,400 low-income households across Val Verde Unified School District in [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] California.

In the emergency relief sector, GeoLinks continued to remain a key partner in the installment of life-saving fire cameras across the state of California in 2023, a system that actively provides strategic advantages for early fire detection, situational awareness for first responders, fire mapping, predictive simulations, and evacuation planning.

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GeoLinks' achievements in the telecommunications industry stand out due to their unique and significant contributions, setting a precedent for sustainable practices and providing a solution to achieve ubiquitous connectivity. GeoLinks’ accelerated success across various sectors is largely attributed to its hybrid ClearFiber™ network. Ran off of 100% solar and wind-powered relay stations, GeoLinks has provided industry-wide evidence that green network footprints are not only possible, but can also offer more reliable power than many traditional sites. This innovation reduces the carbon footprint of GeoLinks’ broadband infrastructure and enhances service reliability, effectively preventing end-users from [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] experiencing a perceived outage when the electric grid fails. This ultimately demonstrates [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] what is possible in network design and deployment industry-wide. 

GeoLinks has collectively proven that through adopting a technology-agnostic hybrid network approach, the North American digital divide that continues to affect over 42 million Americans can one day be closed.